10 Simple Ways to Improve Website Usability

A large number of people have visual or hearing disabilities, so you should design your website in ways that allow those with either minor or significant impairments to view and navigate your web content.

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Handling Emotionally Harmful Employees and Toxic Coworkers

Effective communication is about connecting with the people who can make your life better, right? But what about the people who don't want to make your life better? Learn how to deal with harmful employees and toxic people in the workplace.

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Litigation Battles Within a Franchise Business

In America, litigation has become very prevalent and you have to be prepared for the possibility of facing a lawsuit or even just the threat of lawsuit. Learn the common reasons for lawsuits in franchising and how to avoid litigation battles with partners

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Running a Day Care Home Business: Involving Parents

If you are running a day care business from home, day care providers should grab every available opportunity to involve parents and welcome their input. The rewards of this parental participation is mutually beneficial

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Importance of Teamwork in Your Small Business

Professional speaker and consultant, Gregg Gregory, uses the Blue Angels as an example of excellent teamwork and offers insight into the critical elements needed to make your team excel.

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Postcard Marketing: How Often Should You Mail?

To reap the biggest rewards from a direct-mail campaign, you should follow-up your initial mailing with several others, on a carefully planned timeline. But then the question becomes: how much is too much?

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10 Steps to Hiring a Web Designer to Create Your Business Website

How do you go about choosing the best web designer or web design company? Learn 10 steps you need to know when hiring a web designer to create your website

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How Gen Y Employees Can Save You Money and Grow Your Business

Generation Y — sometimes called Millennials — are the fastest growing segment in America’s workforce. Almost 80 million strong, they already comprise the entire 18-to-32 demographic. Along with their ever-present cell phones and new definition of “business casual,” they bring tremendous potential to the workplace (just ask, they’ll tell you). However, Generation Y’s approach to employment can make them a challenge for managers and executives to attract, retain, motivate, and develop. In Y-Size Your Business: How Gen Y Employees Can Save You Money and Grow Your Business, Jason Ryan Dorsey — The Gen Y Guy® — shows you why embracing

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Attract More Clients: Dump the PITA Customers

If you want to attract more clients, then you need to fire the pain-in-the-ass or PITA customers who do nothing but suck up your time and energy. By dumping them, you free up time to develop and care for the ones who really matter.

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3 Reasons Why You Fail to Attract Clients Using LinkedIn

There are over 80 million influential professionals from over 200 countries on LinkedIn that can become your potentials customers. Learn the 3 common mistakes to avoid when using LinkedIn

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5 Common Home Office Mistakes and How to Fix Them

The biggest mistake a person can make in working from home is having a home office that doesn't work for him or her. Learn the 5 common mistakes people with home offices make, and how to fix them and boost productivity.

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Why Buyers Don’t Like Salespeople

If buyers could get by without salespeople, do you think they would? It is an interesting question if you stop and consider the role of the salesperson. Of course, considering the role in an abstract way is one thing, but what about when you consider it from a personal perspective? What happens as a salesperson when you put your emotions aside for a moment, relax, take a deep breath and honestly ask yourself, “What role do I play with my buyers?” When I ask salespeople what value they bring to their buyers, I usually get a typical answer that is

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