Types of Insurance You Need to Protect Your Small Business 

There are several ways to protect your business and all the hard work you have put into it. Perhaps the most important thing you can do is to make sure your business is adequately insured with the proper types of insurance plans. A recent N.Y. Times article reported 40% of small businesses in the U.S. to have no insurance whatsoever, while the SBA estimates between 36-53% of small businesses are involved in at least one lawsuit in any given year.

Small business meeting

Small businesses are vulnerable to all types of risks, but with the right protection, these can be diminished considerably.

Protecting Your Business & Your Workers

Of all the types of small business insurance plans, one that is required by most states is Workers’ Compensation.…

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How to Compare and Choose the Right Transcription Service

When it comes to transcription services, it is important that you make sure you compare and choose the right ones for you. This is because it can make your decision a lot easier and it can do you a lot of favours if you choose the right service.

Transcription service provider

In this article, we will discuss how you can compare and choose the right transcription service. If this is something that you want to investigate and find out more about then, make sure you read over this article.

Find Out What Service You Need

There are different ways to use transcription and depending on what you need it for you will be able to find the one that is best suited to you.…

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How to Look for the Best Legal Representatives for your Company

Every company requires legal counsel at some point. This is why chief legal officers or CLO are often in the C-suite of large companies. Small and mid-sized businesses need legal counsel, as well. This can help them set up company policies and management of said policies to minimize the potential for lawsuits when disputes arise.

Legal representative for your business

Legal counsel can guide you in crafting enforceable intellectual property agreements, product warranties and non-disclosure forms. However, not all businesses have this counsel on hand when drafting documents, and lawsuits and claims can arise that aren’t in the purview of an HR attorney.

Here are a few tips for finding the best legal representatives for your company.…

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10 Ways to Make Extra Money for Christmas

So we have officially hit the preparation period for the festive season, and it’s only a matter of time before we start hearing the carols from every corner. Of course no one wants to be left behind, and so everyone is running from every corner trying to get some extra dollars. Savings have never done any better, and people have never worked harder.

Making extra money for Christmas

I’m going to assume that since you are reading this article, you also have some big plans. Maybe you want to surprise your family, take your girlfriend on an exotic trip, buy your boyfriend that gift he has always wanted, replace that coffee maker for your mother, buy your father a watch or just give yourself an insane treat this Christmas.…

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Top 3 Reasons Why Your Business Needs Insurance (When Providing Company Cars to Employees)

A business must have company cars to get employees from one place to another. Those places being the office, client’s houses, or if your employee travels a lot for work.

For some businesses, having employees drive many miles a week is necessary, but we forget that driving can be dangerous.

Company car insurance

Even if the person is an experienced driver, accidents still happen because of the weather, other drivers, cyclists, pedestrians, poor road maintenance, or traffic.

All of these variabilities make it essential to have the right auto insurance to protect you and your workers while traveling.

1. Customized Policy Features

If you are worried about getting a quote that will not suit your company’s needs, remember insurers can customize your policy.…

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Security Risk Management For Enhanced Cybersecurity In SMBs

Risk is inherent to all businesses, whether large or small. Unfortunately, there seems to be a greater focus on high-impact criminal activities within large corporations. Since the media focus on large businesses, it is easy to think that your small business is not at risk. However, small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are at a higher risk since they do not have the resources to handle data breaches. More importantly, 60% of SMBs go out of business after a cybersecurity breach.

Risk management tips

The 2018 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report found that 58% of cyberattacks target small to medium-sized enterprises. Ultimately, SMEs or SMBs are more accessible for penetration than large corporations.…

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Responsible Small Business Funding Approaches

Growing your small business takes more than a great idea and hard work. You will need funding for start-up and operations until your business is self-sustaining. Even then, there will be times when your business needs to purchase equipment or inventory but there isn’t enough cash reserve to make it happen.

Business funding options

There are many funding options available for small business owners, and by knowing the pros and cons of each, you can be more informed about which option to pursue. The type of situation or circumstance you find yourself in may also contribute to which solution is the most secure for your company.…

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3 Major Benefits of SEO for Your eCommerce Business

The number of businesses implementing eCommerce sites and selling their products in the digital space is rapidly growing. If you’re thinking about joining the bandwagon, start off the right foot by implementing SEO best practices.

SEO for eCommerce

The purpose of Search Engine Optimization is to improve your rankings in search engines and drive more organic traffic. In other words, when you appear on Google’s page one, people will come to your website and, very likely, make a purchase.

SEO stats show that search is the primary traffic source for shopping websites:

  • Search engines drive ten times more traffic to shopping sites than social media.
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How to Boost E-commerce Sales in the Holiday Season

We’re getting close to the holiday season, the period when people are willing to spend a lot of money on presents for their loved ones. However, since your customers are preparing their wallets, you should as well do several things to get better results and higher profits.

Boosting eCommerce sales

Because of that, we would like to provide you a few strategies to boost e-commerce sales in the holidays, and hopefully, you’ll manage to have more sales in 2019 as in the past few years.

Offer free shipping and refunding options

One of the easiest ways to generate more sales during the holidays is by offering free shipping.…

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Team Spirit: 5 Reasons Why You Should Make Custom T-Shirts for Your Staff Members

Today a multimillionaire entrepreneur is just as likely to be wearing jeans and a t-shirt as a business suit. Casual is the new cool, which is one reason many businesses now supply employees with branded company t-shirts. But, style aside, investing in custom t-shirts can improve workplace efficiency and create more relaxed employees.

Employees wearing company tshirts

Casual, comfortable workwear makes dressing for work easier and acts as a mobile advertising medium. It is also very easy and affordable to create your own unique shirts.

1. It Is Not Difficult to Print Your Own T-Shirts

Some businesses order company t-shirts from printers who use large machines to screenprint bulk orders.…

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