Business Tip

If you’re a business owner, maintaining positive cash flow and protecting confidential information might be things that keep you up at night.

Being constantly inspired while at work is easier said than done sometimes, but we get our best ideas from our surroundings. These office design hacks are sure to spark your creativity:

Recently we shared a story about how virtual reality can help employees with nerve-wracking job interviews or a fear of public speaking. However, VR is taking on a role on the other side of the desk for employers.

Fewer cubicles foster more face-to-face interaction between coworkers, right? That’s the thinking behind the trend toward open workspaces, anyway.

When you walk into a job interview or are told to give a presentation at next week’s meeting, the resulting nerves can be overwhelming. However, today’s technology-driven world has solutions for this problem that utilize virtual reality.

We recently saved $2500 when I remembered a little-known feature of many credit cards. A quick call and my thought was confirmed. All of us have benefits we aren’t using because they are often buried in the fine print.

Many companies are looking at different ways to market their business, product or service. In the past, hiring a marketer or communicator was sufficient. Today, considering how people consume information and make purchasing decisions, those positions have morphed into something new, with titles and skills to match.

A 2018 amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act has restaurants re-evaluating their tipping practices. The change states, “an employer may not keep tips received by its employees … including allowing managers or supervisors to keep any portion of employees’ tips … ’’

It’s easy to make conference calls from almost anywhere. But while they’re convenient, conference calls aren’t the best option for building a relationship.

PR can be summarized as telling your story to a target audience. Most people are satisfied with how they tell their story; however, an element many forget is empathy – the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. If you don’t consider the viewpoints of others, communicating with a group may not be effective.

Have you recently received a lot of emails from companies notifying you of changes to their privacy policies? It’s because a European law — which includes the strictest data privacy rules ever written — the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect on May 25, 2018.

When creating documents and marketing materials, it’s easy to think “I have this much space to work with, why not fill all of it?” While this often makes sense, it can really hinder your message.

Accurate financial information is critical to the successful operation of any business venture. Your analysis of such data should relate not only to your enterprise, but also to that of your customers and vendors.

Your entire career could change with one introduction at a networking event.

According to “The Mind of a Strategist,” effectively negotiating requires practice, not to be left dormant and tapped at will. At 4, my granddaughter Emily gets it.

HubSpot’s 2018 State of Inbound report found that 63% of companies view generating traffic and leads as their biggest marketing challenge. Traditional advertising is less effective today, and newsrooms are shrinking by the day.

Running a business comes naturally to me, but managing a staff is still a challenge. It’s review time in our office and after 22 years, there is no magic formula to lead and motivate. Here are five tips to help those of you like me.

Sometimes in life you are part of something bigger. For us at 360 it is Krog Street Market.

Forming audit committees is becoming more common in the nonprofit sector, offering an unbiased outlet to monitor an organization’s finances. Here are three things to consider when building an audit committee:

The key to being happier and more productive at work might just be bringing your best friend to work with you. Your furry bestie, that is.

A recent Columbia University experiment concluded that men value intelligence and ambition in their female counterparts – up to a certain point.

The authoritative management style is fading. These days, many jobs involve knowledge work, where an employee’s main contribution is subject matter expertise. Consequently, a manager’s role is evolving into more of a “team leader” or “motivational coach.”

In this post-office world, coffee shop + co-work Post-Office is the place to be. Founded by ATL-based tech-marketing pioneers, Michele Grant and Marcus Henderson, the pay-per-use space allows entrepreneurs and career adventurers alike to work anywhere without that oh-so-dreadful contract.

Spring is in the air and that means it’s time to freshen up your office surroundings. Clutter-busting tips include:

Being late isn’t fashionable anymore (if it ever was). Habitual tardiness says a lot about you, none of it good.

In the ’90s, I met a company that provided computer networking and system integration services to its clients. On our tour, the CEO showed us a room he called the “Funhouse,” which housed the latest computers, servers and software and was available to all employees.

As the founder of Yogardener, Everarde Calk designs landscapes and teaches yoga, combining his two passions into one business.

The ability to adapt to rapidly changing work situations and the flexibility to overcome obstacles is a game-changer.

Professional development experts agree that communication skills – verbal and non-verbal – are critical to building relationships with co-workers and meeting management’s expectations.

A business school professor told me his job was “to teach managers to make good decisions in the absence of perfect information.” The goal is to make a good decision, not to analyze endlessly.