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7 Questions to Ask Before Starting a Small Business

Deborah Sweeney June 18, 2020 The world is searching for new business opportunities — literally. According to The Kauffman Foundation’s Trends in Entrepreneurship Series, Google searches related to new business opportunities saw a significant uptick in March 2020. Amid the pandemic and safety/shelter in place measures, trending terms on Google included “open a business,” “new … Continue reading 7 Questions to Ask Before Starting a Small Business →

5 Things to Consider Before Bringing Your Employees Back to the Office After COVID-19 Lockdown

World Level Crisis

Anjan Pathak — May 12, 2020 Millions of workers in China had worked from home for most of February, which was a new experience for many. Now many have returned to the workplaces, with reduced working hours and pay. Still, today, going back to work requires a lot of mental effort. COVID-19’s existence is in … Continue reading 5 Things to Consider Before Bringing Your Employees Back to the Office After COVID-19 Lockdown →

7 Questions Small Businesses Should Ask Before Hiring an Accountant

Outsourcing

Peter Daisyme — May 7, 2020 Eventually, every small business owner has to hire an accountant. But accountants are anything but one size fits all. Accountants bring order to one of the trickiest, most stressful parts of your business: finances. With a solid accountant, you can save your company money, stay compliant with governing agencies, … Continue reading 7 Questions Small Businesses Should Ask Before Hiring an Accountant →

Using Chaos Engineering to Root Out Failures Before they Become Outages

Change Management

Deven Samant — April 30, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted stark weaknesses inherent in systems we take for granted most of the time. An approach that is rapidly gaining ground in digital engineering circles is chaos engineering, a way of building resilience and protect against unforeseen interruptions in service. When it comes to the … Continue reading Using Chaos Engineering to Root Out Failures Before they Become Outages →

Social Media Tool Free Trials: 20+ Awesome Tools You Can Try Before You Buy

Social Media Tools

Julia Miashkova — February 16, 2020 Social media is the world’s largest database of marketing insights. It’s the place to be when measuring your market potential, shaping and managing your brand, building relationships with customers, improving your products and services, and then some. Social media is also crowded, to say the least. Handling it means … Continue reading Social Media Tool Free Trials: 20+ Awesome Tools You Can Try Before You Buy →

Pinterest debuts AR feature that lets users try on lipstick before buying

Pinterest Tools

Brands that are part of the initial rollout include Estée Lauder, Sephora, bareMinerals, Neutrogena, L’Oreal, NYX Professional Makeup, YSL Beauté, Lancôme, and Urban Decay. Taylor Peterson on January 28, 2020 at 9:00 am Pinterest has launched ‘Try On” – a new augmented reality (AR) feature that enables users to virtually try on various lipstick shades … Continue reading Pinterest debuts AR feature that lets users try on lipstick before buying →

How to Build Leads Before a Website Launch

Leads Generation

Thomas Griffin — January 22, 2020 You don’t need to have a completed website before you can start to build leads for your business. In fact, you can leverage your upcoming website launch to generate a buzz and create leads. Starting your marketing activities before your launch is game-changing for two simple reasons: You’re not … Continue reading How to Build Leads Before a Website Launch →

How to Recession-Proof Your Business Before One Hits

Business Protection

Peter Daisyme — January 20, 2020 When the financial crisis struck Wall Street in 2008, the reverberations extended to small businesses on Main Street. Not many businesses had incorporated recession-proof strategies to help get them through the crisis. Banks froze new credit lines, making it harder for businesses to keep their doors open and maintain … Continue reading How to Recession-Proof Your Business Before One Hits →

4 Methods of Validating Your Business Plan Before Investing Big Bucks

Business Planning

Tim Backes — January 3, 2020 Follow @timmyb1976 I still remember mulling over my first business idea – the odd stares I would get in shops, only to realize I have been standing in front of the same shelf for half an hour; the long debates with myself in the shower; and waking up in … Continue reading 4 Methods of Validating Your Business Plan Before Investing Big Bucks →

12 Instagram Updates You Need to Know Before 2019 Ends

Instagram Trends

Bonnie Harris — December 26, 2019 Follow @waxmarketing Instagram has nearly 1 billion active users around the world. Like other social media platforms, Instagram is full of features to entertain and engage users. The modern social media channel reveals Instagram updates frequently, and keeping up with social media changes is a challenge. So lets us … Continue reading 12 Instagram Updates You Need to Know Before 2019 Ends →