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3 Ways to Make the Conversion Back to the Workspace Easier

Your employees may feel a range of emotions as the office reopens for business. Excited to see friends again, of course, but also nervous about new expectations and cautious amid new surroundings. Were those plexiglass barriers always there?

New normal workplace

The comfort and safety of workers is paramount as you return to an office setting, and you as a small business leader can take plenty of precautionary measures to alleviate many of the worries people have about clustering together again. Some will likely be changes to your physical space, such as designated traffic lanes and occupancy limits. Others will represent evolutions in your policies and best practices.…

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Important Considerations for Business Succession Planning

As a business owner, your career relies on thinking three steps ahead. In the interest of proactive planning, you’ll want to prepare a business succession plan for your eventual retirement or in the case of any unforeseen, life-threatening accidents.

Business succession planning

While some business owners dread even the thought of handing their life’s work off to the second-in-command, it’s your sole responsibility to plan for what happens to your company when you’re no longer the presiding owner. Corporations are the only business entities that are exempt from formulating a business succession plan, as stockholders are technically granted ownership.

It’s a good practice to start planning early for unexpected shifts in leadership or early retirement.…

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How to Keep Your Restaurant Running at the Highest Standard

The restaurant business has been in existence for centuries. It is easy to understand why- nobody wants to run on an empty stomach. However, for restaurant owners, this space is more than just a place where people come to fill their bellies.

High-end restaurant

While cooking and serving food may look simple to an outsider, running a restaurant is more complicated. Just like any other business, running a restaurant requires skills, artistry, and expertise. Below, we discuss tips that will help you keep your restaurant running at the highest standards.

With this information, you will be able to run your restaurant seamlessly, have happy staff members, and serve satisfied customers.…

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Business Benefits of Knowledge Management System

Having a knowledge-based system can be a great way to boost your company’s efficiency. A knowledge-based system can be defined as a system which can be used to transfer knowledge whether between staff at your company or to your customers.

Knowledge management

A knowledge based system can be anything from a spreadsheet with your body of staffs working hours written down or a question and answer page on the internet for your customers to read through whenever they have any queries or concerns about your company or business.

Why Are People Using Knowledge Management Systems?

Knowledge based software is often a very efficient and economical way to improve your company’s work rate and your customers’ satisfaction.…

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Top 5 Reasons Why Real Estate Need Electronic Signatures

Have you ever wondered how many documents you sign or get signed from clients daily when you are in real estate? From sales agreements to bids, contracts, lots of documents get piled up in every deal. Managing, tracking, or prioritizing these documents might consume your lots of time. Have you ever thought of making this process easier with Electronic Signature for real estate business?

Electronic signature

Incorporating eSignature for real estate business boosts your sales and will be beneficial for your entire organization. 210 million transactions in 2014 were signed electronically. If you are still wondering why you should include electronic signatures, read on to learn its benefits for your business.…

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7 Things Small Business Owners Need to Know About Workers’ Compensation

Small businesses face a number of challenges in their day-to-day operations, including supply delays, market uncertainty, compliance issues, employee injuries, and cost calculations. Workers’ compensation can be a time-consuming and financially-draining hurdle to clear for small business owners if their employees suffer job-related injuries on-the-clock.

Workers' compensation

When dealing with a workers’ comp case, a small business owner should abide by and fully understand the intricacies of workers’ compensation. For more information, talk to a reputable workers compensation attorney like Schwartzapfel Lawyers or review the following list of seven things small business owners need to know about workers’ compensation.

1. What is workers’ compensation?

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Why Planning for a Presentation Is Necessary

These days with so many tools available on the internet it is a prerequisite in the business world that you have the ability to prepare and then make a great presentation. However, you would be surprised at the number of people that despite being highly educated have no idea where to start.

Event presentation

You wouldn’t go to a job interview unprepared so why on earth would you make a business presentation without doing your homework? Here we are going to take a look at why planning for a presentation is so important.

To know who your audience is

If you don’t plan for a particular audience how will you be able to give a presentation that achieves what you set out to achieve?…

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Can Introducing Plants to Your Premises Increase Business Revenue?

Plants are fast-becoming an important part of modern design. Look at any new development structure, from apartments to corporate headquarters, and you’ll find greenery sprouting from every available space. Particularly amongst younger generations — although this trend is by far from exclusive to millennials — plants are an irresistible design choice for everything from external community areas to private indoor spaces.

Office plantation

This desire to be around plantlife has not gone unnoticed. Only a few years ago, Amazon opened The Spheres, a series of greenhouse locations close to its headquarters in Seattle. Filled with over 40,000 plants, the concept was designed to give its employees a striking green and natural space to explore every day.…

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How to Ensure Your Retail Store is Health and Safety Compliant

Health and safety law extends to all enterprises, no matter how small they are. You are responsible for the health and safety of your retail store.

Wet floor caution sign

It is necessary to take proper precautions to reduce the dangers of occupational accidents and have a safe working atmosphere. All that’s required for many retail stores is a simple set of tasks. This article will walk you through the steps and help you make sure you’ve done everything you can.

Dealing with Wet Floors and Spillages

Wet floors may cause injuries, and your business could be liable by law. So, ensure that you keep your business clean.…

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8 Ways To Improve Your Productivity And Mental Health

During a pandemic, productivity and mental health may seem to function far apart from each other, but they actually work hand in hand. For many of us, including myself, there has been a lot of pressure to not only stay productive, but to accomplish more than ever before.

Productive employee on the job

Although many are working from home, maintaining productivity may be even more difficult right now due to the state of our mental health. Being quarantined in a confined space, unable to hug our loved ones, continuing to work full time while caring for children – and many more stressors can easily cause anyone’s mental health to deteriorate without adequate (or any) time for self care.…

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