The American landscape is seeing a revival of the entrepreneurial spirit as the number of freelancers and contractors have surged in the last few years. The online community, alone, supports enough independent industry to host several sites devoted to matching freelancers and contractors with jobs. In the offline landscape, this surge of self-employed professionals is
When the American Transportation Research Institute recently published a report citing dozens of challenges facing the trucking and transportation industries, it confirmed what many trucking company owners and already long suspected — that running a trucking or transportation company in the U.S. comes with unique hurdles and challenges not faced by other industries. The ATRI
Running a business today means that a huge part of the marketing must be executed online. Most consumers get their recommendations on social media or on Google search. Competitors are also online, working hard to get that much needed traction in the digital landscape. The Internet is an ever-changing landscape. Not only must you be
So, you have done all that you can to prepare for your presentation – you know your topic inside out, you have the proper presentation materials and visual aids. But are you ready for the actual day of the presentation? Managing a presentation entails creating rapport with your audience, making sure everything is in place,
Choosing the right energy provider for your business is quite tricky. Regardless if you are just a start-up business looking for your very first energy provider or you have been fed up with your current electricity provider, make sure that you don’t settle for less than the best deal. First, you may want to choose
One of the biggest resolutions for many businesses this year is to boost their sales figures by at least 50% by the end of Q1. Let’s face it, behind every company value or work ethic, sales success is important for any business hoping to make bank in 2018. If you are in the products’ business,
At the end of this year and the beginning of the next year, our thoughts turn to New Year’s resolutions. We all try to make them and keep them, and sometimes we are successful, and sometimes not so much. Sometimes personal resolution s are for eating better, stopping smoking, or for not procrastinating. Other times,
Customers that come back after a great dining experience at your restaurant can be your best form of advertisement. It is essential that you capitalize on enhancing your diner, bar or café’s ambiance by choosing the correct furniture that can assure a pleasurable visit. Nowadays, most customers are searching for a more modern yet cozy
One thing no business should take lightly is ensuring the security of its website. Many security breaches that occur over the internet happen to business that expect them the least, that consider themselves smaller competitors and as a result don’t suspect they could become victims of malicious or criminal activities. If your business runs on
(Image Credit: Flickr) Hoping to move up the ladder with your current company? Getting promoted at work sometimes doesn’t happen on our timeline. Promotions are never a given with a company, and it’s become more important than ever that an employee take steps to manage their own career path. Believe it or not, there are