by Annie Bustos July 7, 2016 Follow @TechBlocksJuly 7, 2016 With CRM, BI, storage, document management and other systems moving rapidly to the cloud, companies that are slow to make the shift to the latest cloud-based platforms will be left behind. These cloud-based systems are essential for the modern firm that wants to be agile, … Continue reading IT Outsourcing: Benefits, Risks and Best Practices
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What to Tell Your Legal Department About the Risks of Social Media
by Mike Moran March 26, 2016 Follow @MikeMoranMarch 26, 2016 This is an old topic–it predates even the term social media. I remember being asked about what to say to lawyers years ago about the “risks of blogging.” But apparently, it’s a topic that has legs, because someone recently asked me this very same question … Continue reading What to Tell Your Legal Department About the Risks of Social Media
Know the Legal Risks of Blab for Brand Marketing
by Kerry O’Shea Gorgone December 24, 2015December 24, 2015 Live streaming video has been all the rage since Meerkat debuted at SXSW 2015. Periscope rose to popularity soon after, and Blab has recently taken center stage. But should brands use these channels? To be sure, streaming video offers opportunities for to show your brand in … Continue reading Know the Legal Risks of Blab for Brand Marketing
The New Risks in Pay-for-Placement Guest Blogging
John TyremanOctober 30, 2015 It’s a common goal of any website to dominate search engine rankings and come up on the first page of Google. The problem is, Rome wasn’t built in a day, and top search engine rankings aren’t either. While there are many different strategies for optimizing your website for search engines, today … Continue reading The New Risks in Pay-for-Placement Guest Blogging
Minimize Potential Website Launch Risks by Testing New Features and Pages First
Lisa FrankSeptember 29, 2015 Imagine this scenario: You help run the website for a successful e-commerce company. You listened to your customers and redesigned a key feature on your site. Based on their feedback, you thought that streamlining the search process would lead to increased conversions. But you were wrong and conversions were flat. What … Continue reading Minimize Potential Website Launch Risks by Testing New Features and Pages First
How Do You Avoid Risks in Licensing?
Jenifer KramerApril 10, 2015 Every business has its risks but it seems like the licensing business just keeps getting more and more challenging. With limited retailer space, consumer purchasing shifting away from brick-and-mortar, few new brands and a reliance on (often lame) sequels, how is a licensor to make an impact? When we were working … Continue reading How Do You Avoid Risks in Licensing?
Small Businesses Take Risks Not Following Employment Laws
Margaret JacobyMarch 29, 2015 Each and every year, the world of entrepreneurship welcomes a whole slew of new businesses. According to a recent report in Forbes, over 543,000 new businesses are started each month, but more shut down than start up. Seven out of ten new employer firms survive at least 2 years, half at least … Continue reading Small Businesses Take Risks Not Following Employment Laws
Five Risks When Small Businesses Fire/Terminate Employees
Margaret JacobyMarch 22, 2015 Companies of all types and sizes fire/terminate employees for a wide range of reasons. However, firing or terminating employees has consequences if not accomplished appropriately. Even though the “employment-at-will” principle gives most employers the power to terminate employees at their own discretion, it does not mean that they can do so in … Continue reading Five Risks When Small Businesses Fire/Terminate Employees
These are the 3 Biggest Startup Risks (And Here’s How to Avoid Them)
Only 44 percent of small businesses survive more than four years. Overhead constraints, recession, encroaching competition – for many, the strain is simply too much. But one of the biggest reasons that so many startups fail is jaw-droppingly simple: poor risk management. The success of each new venture depends heavily upon circumnavigating a wide array … Continue reading These are the 3 Biggest Startup Risks (And Here’s How to Avoid Them)
The Risks and Opportunities in a Startup: Age 5 Years and Up
Shellye Archambeau, December 08, 2014 Shellye Archambeau In my last two articles, I explored the top risks and opportunities that startups face during their first five years of existence. In this conclusion to the series, I’d like to discuss the final phase of startup growth—Year 5 and up. If your business has made it … Continue reading The Risks and Opportunities in a Startup: Age 5 Years and Up
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