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Don’t Be An Impediment to Employee Advancement
If you want your business to outlast you, you’ll need to put a succession plan in place.
But for any succession plan to...
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How to Prepare Your Business for Tax Day in 2024
The beginning of the 2023 tax filing season was Jan. 29, so now is the time to get a start on preparing filing...
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Clever Videos Can Jumpstart Your Marketing Message
Short-form videos have taken the digital marketing world by storm in recent years. Platforms like TikTok, Instagram and YouTube have paved the...
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The Power of the Prize in a Business Marketing Strategy
Marketing plays a crucial role in the success of any business. However, with so many companies vying for attention, it’s not always...
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Looking at Financial Wellness as a Key Employee Benefit
Small-business owners have a natural interest in keeping their employees happy, productive and motivated.
One of the best ways to accomplish these goals...
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Is 2024 a Defining Year for Home Service Businesses?
A new year, 2024, is here and business owners in the home service sector are bracing for a year that promises both...
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Use Role-Playing to Boost Your Service Sales
In this industry, superior technical skills alone aren’t enough to guarantee success.
Today, effective communication, customer relationship management, and the ability to successfully...
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Proceed Carefully When Expanding Your Service Menu
I built a deck out on the dune. It turned out well. Not perfect — when you do the work, you always...
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7 Tips for End-of-Year Tax Prep
Tax season can be a grueling period for any small-business owner, sapping time and resources that you could otherwise be spending on...
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Jobber Shares More Entrepreneurship Tips in Second Season of Podcast Series
Jobber, a provider of operations management software for home service businesses, recently started the second season of “Masters of Home Service,” a...
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How to Protect Against the Threat of Cyberattack
Remember the good old days when the most common forms of cybersecurity threats involved getting an email from someone claiming to be...
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Use the Holiday Season to Showcase Your Employee Appreciation
The holiday season is a time for joy, generosity, gratitude and gift-giving. And if that informs the way we treat our friends...
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US Hydrovac Breaks Barriers as a Certified Minority-Owned Enterprise
US Hydrovac is a minority-owned business. The Indianapolis, Indiana, underground utility services company is certified as such. What does that mean exactly?
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