Human Resource

Staying in touch with your customers is one of the most important aspects of a successful business. You need reliable lines of communication to get your message across and ensure your voice is heard, yet many brands struggle to keep in contact with their customers and suffer as a result. Luckily, learning how to stay in touch with your audience needn’t be as difficult as you might initially expect, as there are a few key areas in which you can focus your efforts to provide the best lines of communication for your business to make the most now.

So, if you would like to find out more, then read on to uncover some of the best tips and tricks that you and your team can utilise today!

The Power Of Social Media.

In the modern day, the power of social media is colossal. Many billions of users operate on the … Read the rest

If your house or office is like most others, the holidays can be a hectic time. As enjoyable as this time of the year is, there is also a lot to do and the last thing you want to worry about is making sure your home is clean and ready for the festivities. Hiring a cleaning service in Vancouver is the ideal way to have a stress-free, relaxing holiday.

Here are just a few of the reasons why you should consider hiring a cleaning service for the holidays.

A Clean Slate for Decorating.

Holiday decorations can transform your home into an amazing backdrop for the tree and gifts, but they can also be extremely difficult to keep clean. When shelves, walls, and floors are lined with holiday décor, it is extremely difficult to keep everything dusted and vacuuming can be a hassle when you have to move holiday gifts and … Read the rest

It might be easier than ever for anyone to start a business, but most of those fantastic entrepreneurial ideas still need some cash investment to launch. Fortunately, there are plenty of business ideas out there that require much less of an investment, and you could be earning money as your own boss much sooner than you think. You don’t need any special skills either! While none of these business ideas are get-rich-quick schemes, they could be very lucrative if you put the work in.

If you’re on the lookout for a new career direction or simply want to earn a little extra money on the side, here are some business ideas that anyone could do in 2021.

Pet Sitter.

If you’re good with animals and time management, then pet sitting is an increasingly popular side-hustle that could quickly become a full-time business. Your responsibilities are, generally, very simple. You will … Read the rest

More often than not, those who need a lawyer are the people who can least afford such a service. For a personal injury case like a vehicle accident, it can be tempting to accept whatever the insurance company can provide as a settlement offer than go through the legal process with an empty pocket. However, you don’t have to take this journey alone. A vehicle accident lawyer can still help you, even if you’re in a tight financial situation. 

In this article, you will learn how you can afford to hire a lawyer to handle a vehicular accident case, so you can obtain fair compensation for any damages incurred.

Work With A Reputable Law Firm.

If you have a personal injury case, related to a car accident or workers compensation, most private law firms usually work on a contingency basis. The payment to the lawyer is contingent upon obtaining … Read the rest

You are a starting entrepreneur and you are making good progress. You receive more and more orders and the turnover and profit keep increasing. You open a second branch and even hire staff. Things are going well for you! But then disaster strikes and you are involved in a traffic accident or an occupational accident. You are incapacitated for work and your company is at a standstill or your staff is on their own. 

What now? In this article we inform you what you can do to prevent loss of income and how you can recover personal injury from a liable party.

Prevent loss of income as an independent entrepreneur.

To safeguard your income, it is possible to insure yourself against incapacity for work. Most major insurers offer these disability insurance policies. The advantage is that in the event of incapacity for work due to, for example, an occupational accident … Read the rest

by Hema Crockett and Jamie Jacobs, co-founders of Gig Talent 

With the continuous advances in technology, it’s easier than ever for businesses to get work done remotely. Since so many organizations have spent time working in a remote environment due to Covid-19, we’ve quickly learned what works for this unique situation and which areas need improvement. Many organizations have already adopted a permanent remote work model moving into the future even beyond the new year.

While the unknown continues affecting businesses and people in different ways, there have been many conversations around keeping this remote work environment a more permanent (or optional for some) change. There’s much to learn from all of this pivoting as we continue to figure out what works best for us. Here are a few reasons why remote work is here to stay along with tips on how leaders can build on new opportunities moving forward.… Read the rest

by Andi Gray, president of Strategy Leaders

It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has left many existing small businesses struggling, and the continued economic uncertainty threatens to kill the ambitions of entrepreneurs who planned to launch new businesses but now must put their dreams on hold.

This crisis will end up being much worse for small businesses than the 2008-11 sub-prime mortgage crisis. That 2008 crisis mostly hit banks, mortgage,insurance, automotive – all of which were primarily big, publicly owned stock companies. The only small business dominant category was the construction sector which was devastated for years.

Today’s crisis hits and potentially harms nearly every type of small business.

During that 2008-2011 period, for the first time, the number of business starts fell below the number of business failures. In other words, more businesses were killed off than were launched, and many people wondered whether we had killed entrepreneurship … Read the rest

Ready to integrate a business online and want a professional service to handle the paperwork? Below are our five top-rated that allows you to form your company online based on its pricing, features, speed, and customer service.

1. ZenBusiness.

ZenBusiness is one of the leading business formation services. The company was founded back in 2015 by 3 entrepreneurs who are looking to help small business owners incorporate. ZenBusiness provides an unbelievably affordable price point of US$39. They elad the list of the best all-around online incorporation service company.

We paid close devotion to customer feedback with our research. Almost all of the reviews that we read are positive when it came down to online incorporation and ZenBusiness!

ZenBusiness does a brilliant job of giving legal online service. To be honest we had to look to find a negative aspect of their business. We noticed that they aren’t completely accurate with … Read the rest

by Andy Bojko, Director at Hidepark Leather

With many retailers hit hard this year by the pandemic, businesses are turning to ecommerce to regain lost sales in 2021 as their customers move online to conduct their shopping.

The events of 2020 have caused a significant shift in buying habits, meaning online sales will become a lifeline for many businesses over the next year. To help ecommerce retailers set up for 2021, here are 3 tips on how businesses can successfully implement small changes to their website to succeed over the next year.

1. Focus on the personal connection you have with customers.

Amazon dominates the ecommerce market with its competitive pricing and rapid delivery options, with the service being particularly popular among students who can sign up for a student Prime account for just a small fee each month. To compete with this, your business must focus on its unique … Read the rest

To have a breakthrough idea is not enough to launch a startup. The idea should be supported by a business plan. Together with IT businessman and investor Rustam Gilfanov, we try to figure out what one needs to take into account when designing a business plan for a startup.

“There is a difference between a business and a startup. A startup is the launch of a fundamentally new solution, a market innovation. The goal of a startup is to turn into a business.” — Mr. Gilfanov explains.

At the same time, a startup must meet the principles of business planning even before it is launched. No investor will consider an idea that lacks a development strategy.

This is what Rustam Gilfanov advises newcomers to pay attention to when preparing a business plan.

Test the Idea.

Define the problem that your idea solves and conduct an initial marketing research. Make sure … Read the rest