small business

Practical tips, strategies, and insights for starting, growing, and managing small businesses and solopreneur ventures.

Top 7 Lead Management Trends That’ll Help You Skyrocket Your Business

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Top 7 Lead Management Trends That’ll Help You Skyrocket Your Business
Today post is written by Jason Grills. Jason is a technical writer currently associated with ProProfs Chat. He enjoys writing about emerging customer support products, trends in the customer support industry and the financial impacts of using such tools. In his spare time, Jason likes traveling extensively to learn about new cultures and traditions.

Are you dreaming of taking your business to a higher level? Are you thinking of ways of increasing conversions on your website? Have you already tried out a bunch of lead generation strategies, without being able to improve business results?

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How to Take Your Small Business to the Next Level

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How to Take Your Small Business to the Next Level

You’ve gotten over that startup stage, and your company is operating nicely under the moniker of being a small business — you don’t want to stay small forever, though, do you? You have big dreams for your company, and the only way you are going to reach those lofty heights is if you put the work in now to take your organization to the next level.

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How to Keep Employees Engaged and Happy

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How to Keep Employees Engaged and Happy
This article has been written by Noelle Fauver. Noelle is a contributing editor for 365 Business. She has a B.A. in Communication Studies from California State University, Northridge and experience in marketing, finance, and small business management.

A 700-person experiment conducted by the Social Market Foundation and the University of Warwick’s Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy in Britain showed that productivity increased by an average of 12% in employees who were happy, and reached as high as 20% above the control group. These results show that happy employees are indeed more productive.

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How to Increase Positive Feedback for an eCommerce Business?

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Increase Positive Feedback for an eCommerce Business
This article has been written by Sharline Shaw. Sharline Shaw, the founder of a leelineSourcing.com, is an expert on Chinese export trade. With 10 years of experiences in the field of sourcing in China, she is familiar with all relevant regulations and laws about China’s exporting. She’d love to share her experience with people and has written many helpful articles. You can follow her on Facebook @Sharline.

Business owners who are engaged in online business must know the importance of customer feedback. Online there are millions of potential customers that you’ve never met. How can you build trust and reach a conversion?

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10 Ways of Improving ROI When Having a Business Event

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10 Ways To Improve Business Event ROI
This article has been written by Kristen Bowie. Kristen is a marketing leader, forging the path with data-driven decisions. When she’s not writing for thought leadership and creating sponsorship proposals at Qwilr, she’s hanging out with her two urban dwarf goats, painting, or is out watching a local band. 

Events are a crucial part of your overall marketing mix and while this may seem surprising, it shouldn’t be. Real life experiences have the unique ability to shape our perceptions and feelings in a way that we can’t quite explain, but it’s much more profound than anything we feel when confronted by advertising or anything we consume in the media.

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7 Financial Fitness Tips for Self-Employed

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Financial Fitness Tips for Self-Employed
This article has been written by Shiv Nanda. Shiv is a financial analyst who currently lives in Bangalore (refusing to acknowledge the name change) and works with MoneyTap, India’s first app-based credit-line. Shiv is a true finance geek, and his friends love that. They always rely on him for advice on their investment choices, budgeting skills, personal financial matters and when they want to get a loan. He has made it his life’s mission to help and educate people on various financial topics, so email him your questions at shiv@moneytap.com. 

As a self-employed professional, you get to enjoy the freedom and other benefits you may not have in a 9 to 5 job. But with career independence comes financial responsibilities. And if you want to be successful you need to be financially fit.

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8 Millennial Retention Strategies That Will Work For Your Company

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Millennial Retention Strategies That Will Work For Your Company
This article has been written by Kelly Barcelos. Kelly is a progressive digital marketing manager for Jobsoid – Applicant Tracking System. She is responsible for leading the content and social media teams at work. Her expertise and experience in the field of HR enables her to create value-driven content for her readers – both on Jobsoid’s blog and other guest blogs where she publishes content regularly.

Millennials have the reputation of hopping from one job to another. If they get a good opportunity, they don’t mind making the switch. So, what can you do to retain millennials at your workspace?

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