Getting More Finance Administration Tasks Done in Less Time

If your small or medium-sized business has only one finance manager or at least a smaller group of finance managers, chances are, handling every record of your company’s day-to-day expenses (on top of all their other duties) might get overwhelming from time to time, especially during earnings reports season.

Getting More Finance Administration Tasks Done in Less Time

Human error is frowned upon, but especially when it comes to handling company finances. So how can you best deliver in a fast-paced, demanding environment without overburdening your employees?

Here’s a rundown on how a cloud-based finance administration software can actually be of help to these common tasks:

  • Managing your accounts payables

Relationships with suppliers and vendors should, like customer relations, be a priority.…

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How To Protect Your Business Inside And Out

How To Protect your Business Inside and Out

Your business is your pride and joy so it is completely understandable that you would want to do everything you can to protect it. Although many business owners think about protecting their company’s premises from vandalism and theft, not everyone considers protecting the internal elements of their business like their IT system and data. In this article we will explain how to protect both the outside and inside of your business from a number of dangers.

CCTV systems

Although CCTV systems can be expensive, they are one of the best ways of protecting your staff, your business premises and the equipment inside.…

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Setting Up Point of Sale (POS) Software

If you run any sort of retail business, you are almost certainly already using some sort of point of sale (POS) system. The old-fashioned cash register, limited as it is, is a very basic POS system. However, current computer technology means today’s POS systems can be extremely powerful, allowing adaptation to many different business models and maximizing flexibility in operations.

In addition to reporting that can present sales data in a dizzying array of formats, you can introduce such innovations as loyalty programs with specialized pricing. Though it might seem daunting, setting up point of sale software is actually relatively easy.…

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The Top 5 Secrets Of Successful Bloggers

The Top 5 Secrets Of Successful Bloggers

How do those successful, popular bloggers do it? We broke it down for you in 5 easy steps.

1.   Building a brand – Your blog, just like any other person or company, has an image. You can both control that image and make it work in your favor, or you can let it run rampant and drag you down.

Decide what you think your blog’s brand or public image needs to be, and make sure that every post, your layout, and everything you do that pertains to your blog sticks to that brand. This is what will make your blog memorable, and this also helps you reach your target market of readers.…

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What Makes An Individual A Successful Entrepreneur?

What Makes An Individual A Successful Entrepreneur?

Entrepreneur’s motivation and innovation are what drives a fair chunk of economies throughout each country. As there are many good and well known entrepreneurs, there are many entrepreneurs that are not successful.

What makes a successful entrepreneur?

  1. High adversity quotient – Challenges are part of an everyday business. No matter how severe the challenge will affect the company, an entrepreneur must be able to identify and solve it. Adversity quotient is a measure of how well an individual can face challenges. People with a high adversity quotient are those who are able to take these challenges and flip them over to create opportunities for the company.They
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Three HR Tips Every CEO Should Know

Three HR Tips Every CEO Should Know

Revisions in the I-9 Form

Anyone hired to work for any business in the United States on or after May 7th, 2013, is required to complete the revised I-9 form for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

The new I-9 form is nine pages in length and fortunately, a handbook for employers is available. Samples of the new form are in the handbook along with completion instructions.

Employers are responsible for making a physical examination of any and all documents presented to them to confirm identity and the applicant’s right to work in the United States. Many documents that were acceptable for employment and identity verification are no longer acceptable.…

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The Do’s And Don’ts Of Digital Document Management Systems (DMS)

With flexible working and Bring your own Device (BOYD) policies becoming the norm, it is increasingly difficult for business owners to keep track of one of their most valuable company assets, i.e. their business-related documentation.

If important files, such as client proposals, technical notes or legal NDAs for example, generated on laptops or Tablets belonging to outreach personnel are not backed up, then you could end up losing precious data if they are lost, stolen or tampered with.

The Do's And Don'ts Of Digital Document Management Systems (DMS)

A document management system will eliminate this worry; not only will offsite staff be able to access, manage and update business-related documents from anywhere, they will be more productive because they are not wasting time trying to locate a document they know they’ve received but can’t remember where they stored it (if they stored it).…

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CRM and The Ecosystem – External Collaboration System Coexistence

Companies using CRM and MA systems to engage in ecosystem collaboration have not been able to achieve the desired target as these are customer-centric sales and marketing tools. Deploying a PRM system, though a good compromise, has not produced the desired results since the technology is outdated.

An ecosystem collaboration solution effectively replaces PRM systems as they match all the facilities offered by the PRM in addition to meeting   numerous other contemporary requirements for peer-to-peer and community collaboration and multi-channel communication, using social media, messaging, and mobile communication channels.

CRM and The Ecosystem - External Collaboration System Coexistence

PRM is far behind technologically to meet these modern requirements of an organization and has limited communication capabilities in the modern sense, which are evolving by the day.…

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5 Steps To Fixing Negative Reviews In Google Places aka Google Plus Local

Every business loves targeted, organic traffic from the search engines. Your potential clients eagerly punch in those buying keywords to actively seek your business and make their next purchase.

5 Steps To Fixing Negative Reviews In Google Places aka Google Plus Local

Positive reviews from sites such as Yelp, Foursquare and especially Google Places (aka Google Plus Local) not only further boost your search engine rankings, they also provide customers with the confidence they need to get out their credit cards.

So what happens when the money you so wisely invested in SEO has your client scared off by a negative review appearing in the search results? No company will have 100% positive reviews 100% of the time.…

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How To Avoid Brand Resentment In Your Email Marketing Strategy

How To Avoid Brand Resentment In Your Email Marketing Strategy

Email marketing is a necessary component of a marketing strategy, but some customers may view it as a necessary evil instead. Tools such as the ones provided by Vocus can insure that your campaigns are a success. The success of sharing news, products and opportunities with customers can be eclipsed by email burnout or customer resentment of unnecessary emails.

Try these five tips to ensure that your marketing emails reach their recipients and don’t cause resentment.

1. Use technology to build a gap between your company and the customers – From an online purchase to a social share, every action your customers take can be aggregated and analyzed.…

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