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Last Quarter of an Election Year- Concerns of Small Businesses
October 31, 2016 by Ed Becker
The final quarter of the year is typically spent gearing up for the holiday season, and finding as many tax breaks as possible. During this tenuous election year, small business owners are more concerned about the economy and about how the election results are going to affect their business. Small business owners are concerned, and […]
2016 Holiday Season Projections for Small Businesses
October 20, 2016 by Ed Becker
Despite the concerns, many small business owners may have about the election year and the economy, it does look like it will be a great holiday shopping season. In fact, the Kantar Forecast is touting that it will be the best online holiday in five years. And overall, even a small increase from last year’s […]
Is Your Business Aligned to Succeed?
October 10, 2016 by Ed Becker
When you first had thoughts of starting your own business, you were excited, passionate, and ready to take on the world in your own way. The reasons are numerous for those thoughts and feelings: being independent, not answering to a boss or punching a time clock, having the need to prove something to yourself or […]
Do You Wake Up Excited to Run Your Business Everyday?
August 22, 2016 by Ed Becker
Following up our last nutrition post, this topic is not necessarily one that you find often in hardcore business blogs. But it honestly is something that small business owners should think about more often; and at least every once in a while, dig deeper into, to ensure they are on the right path. When you […]
How Small Businesses Can Implement Wellness Programs
August 8, 2016 by Ed Becker
There are many large companies that have very elaborate wellness incentive and programs in place for their employees. Even when they are quite costly, it is still overall positive. It saves in reduced production times, healthcare costs, absenteeism as well as boosts the positive environment in the company. It shows that their employees are cared […]
How Poor Diet Effects Your Workforce
August 8, 2016 by Ed Becker
Poor nutrition not only is dangerous for your employees personally, but it effects your workforce as a whole, your bottom line and your costs of providing health benefits. Employees who have poor nutrition also tend to lack motivation and have lower production rates. An increase in sick days and long term illnesses are also linked […]
What can you do to prevent business burnout?
July 29, 2016 by Ed Becker
If you are experiencing little pleasure in your life, not enjoying your work as much as you used to or your skills are fumbling, you are probably battling with self-doubt and feeling overwhelmed it is time to start taking serious actions to reverse burnout before it consumes you. Each person is different and burnout can […]
What are the effects of business burnout?
July 15, 2016 by Ed Becker
From our first article in this series, we learned what business burnout is and why small business owners are at a higher risk for burnout. Now we will explore the effects of business burnout and how to tell if you are on the path to becoming burned out. Finally, in our last segment we will […]
