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This is a guest post, courtesy of Adam Steele, the founder of Loganix, a popular SEO fulfillment company located in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. So you want your startup to get some attention? You’re in for a lot of work, because there has never been more noise to shout over. If you want to stand out, you’ll need to be agile, active with your audience and prepared to prove your worth with defining content. Sure, that sounds hard, but it’s not as bad as it sounds. All you need is the right set of fundamentals to...

When you put like minded, efficient people in one room and ask them to work together, you know that something will come out of the collaboration. If you work with a team of head one, you know that there is no substitution for a great team, where each and every individual has a contributing factor to push the teams agenda forward. But sometimes it does get difficult to get those very same team members motivated or even focused at the job at hand. You will also realise that policing adults (or children) with rules and regulations just makes...

If you feel like you’re constantly in a massive time crunch, you’re not alone. According to research from Gallup, 48 percent of Americans today say they just don’t have enough time. But despite sounding like a major crisis, that percentage has been about the same since 2001. And the number isn’t necessarily rising, as the percentage was slightly lower in the 1990s. While the good news is the business factor isn’t necessarily getting worse, it’s still impacting nearly half of the U.S. population. That’s...

Starting a new business is always an uncertain time.  It’s important, then, to be fully aware of your outgoing expenses, and stay on top of any costs that might lead to your business failing.  To ensure your venture starts on the right step, together with Flogas, we explore those hidden costs that you may not have originally considered. Minimise your monthly bills All businesses will use energy, the key is to make sure you keep these charges to a minimum. According to BusinessEnergy, micro businesses in the UK use an average of 7,500...

As stocks rise and fall, the market watch has taught us one thing: no industry is immune to the uncertainties befalling their trade. The need of the hour, then, is to prevent a slump by transforming your business processes using people, processes and technology. Agility took the IT industry by storm with its focus on team building and interactions over processes and tools. Agile frameworks are branching out now to the non-IT sectors as well, which goes to show how pivotal a role it plays in business process transformation. It not only...

When you travel to a new city, understanding the new location can be made easy with some map apps. But moving around the city, requires one to get to know the public transit system and map apps can’t get the job done, the way Moovit does. Available in 2000+ cities and with 140M customers and counting, Moovit has more riders than any other app in the world and that’s what makes it more reliable and accurate. Moovit can help you move in a city using public modes of transport and even locate your next bus in real time if you need it. Whether...

You can find ID Cards in all corporate businesses with 100+ employees,especially those in urban settings or large buildings with multiple entrances and exits. It would make sense for any event hosted by the same company to carry on that same sentiment, for the obvious reasons that ID cards provide enhanced security to everyone inside the event. Your event-goers need to feel safe, and the easiest way to do that is by insisting on an ID card system for the event. Having ID cards at corporate events ensures that only invited guests attend...

There are a lot of reasons why someone may want to sell their business. There are those that are unwavering, such as a seriously ill loved one or necessary move, and those that require some time for you to think it through like if you think it might be profitable for you to sell it and go into early retirement. Below, we’ve outlined some things you should take into consideration before committing to selling your business. Why are you interested in selling? The first question to consider when debating selling your business is why you’re...

It’s not always easy to find work. Sometimes, there aren’t enough jobs in our area, and we need to look to further afield. But if we’re going to say ‘cya later’ to our present home city, then why limit ourselves to a place elsewhere in the country? The world is getting smaller and smaller all the time, and it’s possible that you can look to other places around the globe for work. Below, we take a look at how you can find employment elsewhere, and some of what you can expect when you move. Finding Work We can all thank the...

Smart and hard work, not hard work alone, wins in this game called business. What this means is that no matter how unique a business idea you come up with, without being a bit smart, your competitors will outsmart you. But forget about beating the competition first and think about saving on costs. The lower it is the better. How can you save money on your business operations? It is not too hard really, once you put on your thinking cap and start working on it. Here are some easy cost saving ideas you may be missing out: Exploit The Free...