Protect Your Business Before A Crisis Hits
Oftentimes, many small and even mid-sized businesses become so focused on growing the business itself that we never stop to consider the impact of a key personnel loss. Personnel issues with key people can have a huge impact on your company’s success. As your company grows, it’s important to think about things that could jeopardize…
Get the Most Out Of Your Partnerships
Whether we’re talking about money, information, technology, or vendors, all business leaders need something from someone else. Keeping a close connection with your network helps keep those resources close at hand. Your professional partnerships can also be effective in optimizing your time and energy, often with mutual benefits. To build stronger and smarter partnerships, consider…
Email Subject Lines Subscribers Can’t Resist!
Your list of contacts in your email list are a hugely valuable business asset. The ability to send valuable content to your target audience, all the while building long-term relationships plays a big role in your online marketing efforts. But, how can you strengthen these relationships if your emails aren’t being opened? …
What to Check after an IT Security Incident
The IT world is changing – with new technology, mobile capabilities, applications and social media, businesses are finding it more and more difficult to protect their important data and comply with ever changing regulations. Coming up with an effective Incident Response Plan (IRP) can enable Security Operations Centers (SOCs) to reduce the negative impacts of…
Project Close Out – 4 Crucial Steps
While often overlooked, the project close out step is one of the key learning experiences and process improvement activities that can be performed during a projects life cycle. By actively closing out a project, you are actively evaluating the success and missteps of a project, as well as ensuring stakeholders are happy and an appropriate…
Successfully Grow Your Business
Chaotic and unencumbered business growth has the potential to lead many organizations, both large and small, into a ‘crash and burn’ reality that, without organized structure, can inhibit sustainable growth. Consider the following three essentials for successful business growth: 1. Developing an Organization Chart Keeping an accurate and up-to-date Organization Chart is essential for businesses…
IRS is Sending out Identity Verification Letters to Possible Identity Theft Victims
In its efforts to combat identity theft, the IRS is stopping suspicious tax returns that have indications of being identity theft, but contain a real taxpayer's name and/or social security number and sending out (by US Postal Service) Letter 5071C to request that the taxpayer verify his or her identity. (The IRS will not email…
Reward Employees – Without Spending a Dime
Making your employees feel appreciated doesn’t have to be expensive. In fact, there are ways to reward your team that don’t cost any money. Regular recognition and praise given to employees has been shown to increase productivity, engagement among coworkers, loyalty and career satisfaction. Here are 20 ways to reward your employees, all without cost:…