Processes
Jamara Wilson
3 Ways to Manage Small Business Operations

In every business, there are day-to-day tasks that contribute to the overall success of the organization as a whole—we’ll refer to the sum of these tasks as business operations. Typical business operations could include purchasing and organizing resources, creating products, providing services, keeping track of accounts, and general office management.

3 Ways to Manage Small Business Operations
Business Development, Processes
Jamara Wilson
How Lean Management Can Help Your Small Business

When it comes to manufacturing, determining the right process is everything. But developing the right process for each element of your small business is something that takes a lot of time and constant editing. Many people are familiar with the brand Toyota, but not many people know all of the changes the company’s manufacturing process had to undergo before it could become what it is today.

How Lean Management Can Help Your Small Business
Business Development
Jamara Wilson
The Importance of Proposal Management for Small ...

Every businessperson knows how essential a business proposal is in the process of obtaining new clients, but not everyone knows how to do it right. Business proposals can either make or break your small business, so it is very important to always put your best foot forward. To ensure that a great proposal is coming a potential client’s way, proposal management is needed.

The Importance of Proposal Management for Small Businesses
Business Development, Nonprofit
S. Wasike
3 Small Business Strategies for Your Nonprofit

Each and every nonprofit organization has a common purpose: to serve the public through outreach programs, donations or even scholarships. Although the term nonprofit states in and of itself that the people who run these organizations are not seeking to make any money for themselves, sometimes it helps to run the organization in the same manner one would run a business.

3 Small Business Strategies for Your Nonprofit
Technology, Processes
Kristine Redillas
4 Ways to Streamline Client Onboarding in Small ...

In small businesses, obtaining clients is a primary objective for growth. It’s pretty much Business 101. The more clients you have, the more your business grows. Every small business owner has their own way of running their business, particularly when it comes to onboarding new clients, but the general definition of what this should look like is as follows:

4 Ways to Streamline Client Onboarding in Small Businesses

People

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3 Steps to Establishing Cross Channel Communication in Small Business

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3 Steps to Establishing Cross Channel Communication in Small Business

One of the most common pieces of advice given to people in relationships is that communication is key. This advice is most often applied to romantic relationships, but it can also be applied to business relationships. As a small business, you have a specific message about who you are and what you have to offer that you need to communicate with your current and potential customers, so it’s important that you understand all of the channels that are available to help you communicate your message effectively.

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How Employee Workshops Can Help Your Small Business

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How Employee Workshops Can Help Your Small Business

There comes a time for every small business when either new standard operating procedures need to be introduced or specific issues within the team need to be addressed. Although some information on company guidelines and expectations can be passed to your staff through memos, one of the best ways to ensure that your team is completely on the same page is to facilitate internal workshops.

3 Skills Small Business Owners Need to Be Successful

3 Skills Small Business Owners Need to Be Successful

If you are the owner of a small business, you probably don’t need me to tell you that owning a business is not an easy job. Because small businesses typically have a staff of less than ten people, the owner is often forced to wear a number of different hats. For many business owners, this can prove to be very difficult

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How to Incorporate Automation into Training and Development for Small Businesses

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How to Incorporate Automation into Training and Development for Small Businesses

Because the world of business is constantly changing, it is imperative for small businesses to be flexible enough to roll with the changes. Policies and standard operating procedures that worked for your small business a few years ago may no longer be applicable in today’s tech-based workforce.

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How a Small Business Can Create a Healthy Workplace Environment

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How a Small Business Can Create a Healthy Workplace Environment

Every Monday morning, when the alarm signals the arrival of yet another work week, many employees roll out of bed with a sense of dread. Whether their dread is due to interpersonal issues with co-workers, the repetition of mundane tasks, or the amount of workload waiting to be done, this is not an ideal way to start the week.