The term professional is used frequently and has become a standard expectation, but the implied meaning and true meaning have become blurred. To examine the root of the original intent, we can gain a better understanding. A professional is an expert within a specific field of knowledge. By definition, they portray excellent skills related to that profession. In...
Read MoreOffice break-ins happen, and even in this day and age, they aren’t always digital. Sometimes people physically break in to an office, shattered windows and all. While you can’t do anything to prevent these kinds of break-ins, you can at least protect what’s most valuable in case someone does try to take it from you. Have Quality Insurance...
Read MoreReady to tell the world where you are? Why not use Foursquare? In fact, many people do – so many that the company has now decided to allow small businesses to rank themselves higher in search engines for a small fee. Foursquare announced early last week that it was going to start allowing self-serve ads for small businesses...
Read MoreYou may have already noticed: other companies like to check out their competition, and if your business has become a rising star, you may be getting the eye from small and large businesses alike. This means that sometimes, someone launches your brilliant idea before you have a chance to launch it yourself. While imitation is the highest form...
Read MoreHow many seconds do you think you have to make a good impression in an email? One, maybe two? Sometimes you don’t even get that – sometimes it’s a split second because people are busy and, unfortunately, sometimes a little too busy to pay you any attention. Because your time is short, it’s important to make that time...
Read MoreLet’s face it: you can use social media, SEO, and marketing all that you want, but you don’t have everything you need if customers aren’t bringing their friends your way. While other forms of marketing do contribute to the positive growth of your company, nothing is worth the amazing power of good impressions and recommendations. So how do...
Read MoreThe goal of any business is to bring in more money than you give out — if you don’t manage to do that then your business fails, no exception. With that in mind, here are some great ideas to keep that cash flowing in the right direction! Think Local When we look to larger, nation-wide businesses for inspiration,...
Read MoreThe FBI has published a warning that they have seen an increase in criminals who use spear-phishing to attack and gain access to private computer networks. Access is then used to exploit the data “to create fake identities, steal intellectual property, and compromise financial credentials to steal money from victims’ accounts.†All businesses and end users need to...
Read MoreTimes have changed, it’s true, but that doesn’t mean attempts to hack your computer are gone. While computer security has gotten stronger in the past decade, so have viruses, spyware, and trojans. Even though you have never tried to download spyware, chances are you’ve had your search engine changed once or twice, or had too many search bars...
Read MoreWe’ve all been there – we’ve accidentally deleted something and then emptied the recycle bin before we even realized it was there. Sometimes it’s not that simple and data is corrupted due to a damaged drive. While many of us back up everything we need, sometimes this isn’t automatically done – or the data isn’t on a server....
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