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I used to work for a live entertainment agency owned by an energetic little old lady. I worked in sales/customer service and also performed comic roasting and celebrity impersonation. Business … Continue reading How to Keep a Jump Ahead of the Business Cycle
I enjoy helping people, whether it’s answering questions on Quora or narrating a story in a manner the writer loves. Success to me in my former corporate purchasing job meant … Continue reading Ways to Strengthen Your Customer Service Muscle
Big data is a trendy topic in the business world today. It didn’t spring forth from nothingness in the early 2000’s, though. Processing large amounts of data for business purposes … Continue reading Exploit Big Data Like the Best of the Fortune 500
A business horror story. I was a purchasing professional for many years in the tech industry, first in biotech, then in semiconductors. We bought special filters from a company for … Continue reading How Boring Process Documents Secure a Happy Ending
One of my favorite quotes dealing with planning is an African proverb, “for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.” Is your business planning for tomorrow? If … Continue reading How To Bring Substance to Your Business Planning
Your business needed more employees yesterday. But you want quality employees, ones who will stick around. How do you catch the perfect employee quickly? Assemble accurate job descriptions for the … Continue reading How to Smooth Your Hiring To Capture the Right People
SOX, FINRA, FERPA, HIPAA, and PCI DSS can be as indecipherable as they sound. They’re tricky to deal with if you’re a small to medium business. Keeping track of the … Continue reading One Way to Solve the Data Compliance Puzzle
In a previous blog, How to Keep Out the Bandit, https://goo.gl/fKu3Am, we discussed how small and medium businesses attract hackers, too. Studies show over 50% of attacks aim for companies … Continue reading Surviving a Breach by Forging a Path
The recent gyrations in the stock market brought to mind the repercussions suffered during the end of the last bull market in 2007. All good things must come to an … Continue reading Expanding Your Revenue Streams to Crush Economic Kinks
Your marketing manager requests a more flexible schedule and mentions telecommuting four days a week. Otherwise, she’s going to need a three-week vacation right now in the middle of trade … Continue reading Remote Workers Give Your Company A Boost
LPWAN or low power wide area network allows the local dumpster to tell the garbage collectors it needs a pickup. The city remains tidy at a low cost as this … Continue reading Your Business Assets Dial It In
Your sales call completed, you have a few minutes to spare. You remember that account transfer you needed to make today and recall you left your laptop at the office. … Continue reading Cyber Security Runs with You
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