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To Share or Not to Share?

To Share or Not to Share?

Feb 15, 2019

If you are a start-up, small business or freelancer, getting the space you and your team need to get your work done can be out of your budget. Often, finding a space that doesn’t break the bank could come with other sacrifices like an undesirable location.

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You’ve Got a Friend in Me

“You’ve Got a Friend in Me”

Dec 14, 2018

A lot of people consider volunteering an activity done mainly by students and retirees. However, what people don’t often consider is that volunteering within your community helps make your business stronger.

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Bring the “Silver and Gold” to Local Businesses

Bring the “Silver and Gold” to Local Businesses

Nov 12, 2018

“These are establishments that are often the character of a neighborhood, a community. The relationships created between customers and those that work in independent business frequently go beyond just purchases — it becomes familial”

– Rembert Browne, culture critic at large, New York Magazine, via Forbes

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Will Work for Food

Will Work for Food

Sep 27, 2018

We’ve all been there, speed walking to the point of running when we find out there is free food in the break room. You would think our burst of energy to the box of donuts would prove that food is a great motivator, but many employers overlook such a simple office perk.

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Taking Your Small Business to the Warehouse

Taking Your Small Business to the Warehouse

Jul 23, 2018

When we think warehouses we often think of a large, open cement and brick space full of skids and boxes. However, warehouses can be used for more than storing overstock or your old baseball cards.

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How to Cast Your Net Beyond Your Small Business

Jun 12, 2018

When you search “tips for growing your small business,” you will often come across lists that include containing costs, franchising, or income streams. What is often left out, however, are social tips, like networking and workshops.

That isn’t to say things like customers, employees, and revenue aren’t important (you are a business, after all), but it is only part of a much larger picture. However, forming strategic partnerships won’t happen sitting in an office or stock room all day.

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Green is the New Black

Green is the New Black

Jun 01, 2018

Continually motivating your team to perform can be tricky and exhausting.
For instance, what moves one staff or independent contractor might fall flat with another.
Age, time in life, and personal interests are only part of the puzzle.

One factor that is appreciated by any worker regardless of age, sex or function is an aesthetically pleasing work environment. Although we all have our own personal tastes, not many would say no to a little more nature inside their work space – especially after a long winter or wet spring.

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