Looking for ways to motivate and reward your employees? Here are our top 25 employee recognition and appreciation ideas gathered from human resources (HR) professionals and small business owners. Many of these employee recognition ideas will put a smile on your employees’ faces without putting a strain on your budget. When employees are recognized for…
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Contractor Marketing: Generate Contractor Leads in 7 Steps
A Google study revealed that 7 out of 10 users who performed a local search visited an establishment within five miles of their location. As more people rely on the internet to find service providers such as contractors, you should be making your online marketing efforts a top stop for getting contractor leads. Online marketing…
Low Cost Franchises: Top 25 Franchises Under $25,000
We’ve found many high-quality, low cost franchises that have over 100 nationwide locations and initial investment fees starting under $25,000. They cover a range of industries, including fitness, cleaning, travel, food service and more. Many franchises prefer to work with an LLC. By setting up an LLC, it protects your personal assets from any potential…
How to Start a Vending Machine Business in 5 Steps
The keys to building a vending machine business are finding and selling the right locations, having many locations, keeping machines clean and stocked, and maximizing net margins on your inventory. In general, you can expect to earn a few hundred dollars a month per machine with startup costs running a few thousand dollars per machine….
Top 15 Retail Store Design Ideas from the Pros
The moment customers step in to your shop, those first few seconds they take to look around their surroundings will decide whether they want to stay or not. This is why your retail store’s layout and design is a huge factor in getting those all important sales. The good news is that you don’t need…
Top 15 Employee Discipline Tips from the Pros
When employee behavior does not meet company standards or expectations, it directly affects profitability. There are a number of ways to maintain your employees’ focus and prevent counterproductive behavior, but not all measures work for all businesses. If you feel uncertain on what to do when facing behavioral issues with employees, then this article is…
27 Insightful Company Culture Ideas from Top HR Experts
A huge part of your employee’s day is spent with colleagues and managers, which is why a company’s success depends in large part on the cultural dynamics. For better or worse, company culture can take hold quickly and greatly affects your brand, so knowing how to develop a positive culture is important. Whether you have…
Top 25 Worst Interview Questions – Don’t Waste Your Time
Some interview questions are awkward. Others are downright illegal. Some of the worst interview questions come from well meaning people who may not realize their questions are ineffective or possibly in violation of anti-discrimination laws. Protect yourself during the hiring process by knowing which questions to ask and which to avoid. See what these business…
Building a Real Estate Team in 2018: 16 Tips From the Pros
Let’s face it. A great real estate team will outperform a great individual agent every single day of the week. Even if you’re a rainmaker, you’re still going to have to turn away leads you don’t have time for. Learning how to build a real estate team will mean you can work every single lead…
The 30 All-Time Best Sales Books: From New Releases to Classics
Most top performing sales directors claim to regularly read sales books. Why? Because it’s probably the fastest and most cost-effective way to improve your sales capability and accelerate sales in your small business. In this article, we’ve rounded up the 30 best sales books of all time, which includes; bestsellers, classics, and innovative newcomers. My…
15 Insightful Billboard Design Tips & Examples
Consider this: Over coffee break, you blurted out a plumber’s phone number to a colleague after they complained of plumbing problems at home. How did you even manage to recall the digits when you’ve never even used their services? Then, as you drive home that day, you come across a billboard for the plumbing company,…
12 Questions to Ask When Selling a Business + Answers & Free Checklist
Selling a business can be a difficult process, which includes everything from preparation to valuation to closing the deal. Along the way, there are plenty of questions almost all business owners have. To help, we’ve answered the 12 most common questions you’ll likely ask during the business sale process. Getting answers to the following questions…