How to manage a culturally diverse remote small business team
Diversity in the workplace is a topic that gets a lot of attention, but just how well are small businesses doing when it comes to hiring a more diverse workforce? A scientific poll conducted last [...]
Small businesses can bolster hiring plans for the New Year with flexible work options
Forecasts are like the weather. They can change rapidly. But right now there are signals that small business is planning for growth in 2017. Small business insurance provider Insureon surveyed over 1,000 small-business owners in [...]
How video meeting tools can help small businesses improve communication with employees and customers
It is time to say goodbye to the written company memo at your small business? One CEO thinks so. When Julie Sweet became CEO of Accenture’s North American business last year, she banned corporate memos [...]
Don’t let office noise dampen the holiday spirit among small business employees
This is the time of year when not every small business employee may be feeling “merry and bright.” In fact, some may be feeling more like the Grinch. That’s because noise, especially in open-space work [...]
Podcasts may be just the right channel for small business marketing
Have you considered podcasting as a way to tell your small business story to your target audience? If not, it’s something you might want to do. Citing results from Edison Research, the Pew Research [...]
Is your small business technology meeting the needs of the millennial worker?
Say what you want about millennials, there seems to be no debate that they are having an impact on the workplace. A Gallup study, “What Millennials Want From Work and Life,” finds that like [...]