Have you ever read something really, really boring but struggled through it because you recognized the information was of high value? As students, we’ve all labored through massive, ancient textbooks, our eyes becoming heavier and heavier, our minds overflowing with dates and formulae. As adults, we have a little more discretion. Nonetheless, we’ve all been […]
Continue readingAnthony Smith is founder and CEO of Insightly, a customer relationship management software for small businesses. More than 100,000 businesses worldwide leverage Insightly’s cloud-based technology, easy-to-use interface and freemium pricing model to organize and manage their business. AT: Could you tell us a little bit about your own history and background? AS: I grew up […]
Continue readingBelieve it or not, the Internet — as most Americans tend to know it — is about 25 years old. A timeline of Internet history points to 1987 as the start of commercialization, even though hardcore techies will know the Internet existed before then through the Arpanet and other avenues. Rise of the Hackers Through […]
Continue readingShare this image with your social networks![social_share] Ah, the wonder of youthful enthusiasm. The joy of youthful exuberance. The endless one word replies to any question about their day. The mind of a young person knows no bounds. It’s fresh and not weighed down by cynicism and defeatist attitudes. Time and time again the excited […]
Continue readingIt is all too common in 2012 that entrepreneurs and business owners have a great company that is making a profit in difficult economic times, and yet the traditional financial institutions reject an application for a loan. Reasons for needing the loan vary from buying more stock to increasing marketing expenditure to buying bigger premises. […]
Continue readingIf you employ people in your business, you will know that human capital is one of the biggest expenses, especially in the service sector. As a company grows, it can be difficult to keep on top of each and every employee, and without an often expensive interview process, soon you start to encounter diminishing returns […]
Continue readingA lot of realtors work either in small businesses or on their own, which can be quite daunting when you have a lot of homes to sell and no one to help you with your workload. Marketing yourself and the homes you are selling is important to the success of your business; therefore, getting real […]
Continue readingSpam is subjective. Broadly defined, it refers to all business outreach. When it comes down to individual definitions of spam, some people are more discerning than others. You might think that anything involving a Nigerian oil baron and his generous offer to share five billion dollars with you is spam. Or you might go with […]
Continue readingShare this image with your social networks![social_share] A man is headed north to reunite with his long-lost family. He knows of only one route to arrive at his destination; a long, solitary road. He sets off one dewy morning full of resolve, pacing himself and stopping to smell the roses along the way. Though he […]
Continue readingIf you are a company of any kind, then your Internet connection will likely be a business broadband service, which will be provided by a specific ISP, or internet service provider. With such a huge range of options available, choosing the right service provider for your business can seem overwhelming, but it is crucial to […]
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