If your company is outgrowing its current location, it might be time to expand your business. Whether you add a new retail location or are pursuing a separate venture, your company could use a thorough pat-down before plunging into expansion. An inadequate plan or insufficient funding could be the downfall to your business, so we’ve … Read more
“This article was originally published at HiCharlie.com” With summer quickly approaching, many of us are indulging the fantasy of lounging on a tropical beach with yummy cocktails or taking a long-awaited road trip. As exciting as those things sound, the fantasy is often dashed when reality hits: these things cost money. Summer is the prime … Read more
“This article was originally published at HiCharlie.com” Confession: Traveling during the busy summer season just isn’t for me. In our modern age filled with digital nomads and travel hacking devotees, it’s almost a sin not to be daydreaming about the next summer vacay. But in my humble opinion, summer travel can be a … Read more
This post was originally published on the SilverNest blog. I’m a huge believer in the power of gratitude. I’ve worked with cancer survivors whose gratitude for life’s little and big gifts astounds me. And I’ve worked with people blessed with so much, yet stymied because everything isn’t just right. Regularly focusing on gratitude makes everyone … Read more
This article was originally published by Uncapped Mortgage Gone are the days when the American dream meant climbing the corporate ladder. Over the last few years, the mindset of the American worker has shifted to valuing flexibility and freedom over stability. Self-employment continues to be a rising trend as employees leave their day jobs to … Read more
In today’s mobile environment, it can be difficult for your company to differentiate itself from the competition. Some billion dollar business believe value propositions are a way for your company to lead in their industry. These short, inspiring words can instigate the first judgment a consumer makes about your company. This is why value propositions … Read more
This article was originally published by Uncapped Mortgage Generally, people think of debt as something to avoid. Debt usually means “bad” and no debt means you are better off financially. So the idea of using debt to build wealth can seem a bit dubious. Can you build wealth using debt? To answer this question, … Read more
Making learning more fun and entertaining leads to much better engagement and knowledge retention. This is why educators are increasingly implementing gamification into their learning programs, be they classroom-based or online. Gamification means adding game-design elements to learning. Those include points, badges, levels, leaderboards, and even simulations that are just like video games. … Read more
Whether you’re in the process of starting your own business or looking to expand into new premises, one of the key decisions you’ll have to make is where to base yourself. It’s true that technology has made the world a smaller place, and in doing so has made many more places suitable for building a … Read more
Your employees are on the front line of your business, and the customer service that they provide will either make or break your sales and your reputation. This is why it’s absolutely vital that you not only get the right employees on board, but you also train them well and ensure high satisfaction levels at … Read more
Burnout is more than just a bad, tiring day. It is a prolonged problem that negatively affects one’s mental health, happiness and quality of life. By learning to identify symptoms of burnout early on, you can avoid stretching yourself too thin and the downward spiral to depression. What is burnout? Burnout is defined as chronic … Read more
The best thing about being an entrepreneur is that you are always learning. You learn from books, magazines, seminars, mentors, partners, people who surround you and above all, from your good and bad experiences. And all that contribute to the success of your entrepreneur journey. Unfortunately, not every start-up climbs up the ladder of growth. … Read more