Telecommuting offers you many freedoms—you can work from home, while traveling, from a coffee shop or park, and you can work flexible hours. However, the freedom of telecommuting presents some at-home challenges that you don’t face in a traditional office environment. Here are ways to overcome the challenges you face when telecommuting. Create a Workspace If … [Read more...] about 4 Ways to Be More Productive When Telecommuting
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5 Powerful, Alternative Marketing Strategies for 2013
In today's economic climate, marketing has never been so important. While you know that your marketing mix is important, you will need to focus on alternative strategies that will communicate your message more effectively if you want to compete. Direct mail marketing, billboard advertising, and radio advertisements are all still effective ways to reach your target audience, … [Read more...] about 5 Powerful, Alternative Marketing Strategies for 2013
Business Smart: 5 Legal Situations You Need to Consider Before Start Up
Are you starting a business and wondering whether you can do everything on your own? Starting a business, even a small one, can be difficult. Not only do you need to create a business plan, you also need to consider all of the legal liabilities that are involved with starting up. From naming your business to creating an entity, there are a number of ways that you can violate … [Read more...] about Business Smart: 5 Legal Situations You Need to Consider Before Start Up
Tips for the Woman in Charge
It is undeniable that women have come a long way in the workplace. Walk into any boardroom today and an increased number of women are sitting at the table. Many are taking the lead at Fortune 500 companies while even greater numbers have become entrepreneurs, striking out on their own and successfully starting their own businesses. Still, it hasn’t always been smooth … [Read more...] about Tips for the Woman in Charge
5 tips for mastering LinkedIn
We’ve heard over and over again that networking is an incredibly important part of building a business. Make connections. Find resources. Build your network. Seems simple, right? Well, networking can be difficult and keeping up with the connections you have previously made is time consuming and often unrealistic. Luckily, LinkedIn is a fantastic tool to help with this. Here are … [Read more...] about 5 tips for mastering LinkedIn