Benchmarking is a useful business strategy for any company, regardless of how big, or small, they may be. What is benchmarking? In a nut shell, it is the continuous process of measuring your products, services and work processes, against those of the recognized leaders in your field. Benchmarking can be an eye opening experience for any business. It’s a wonderful…
A recent survey by CareerBuilder.com found that 57% of hiring managers have reported catching a a lie on a candidate’s application. The most common resume lie cited? Nearly 1 in 5 noted applicants who stretched out dates to cover up gaps in employment. Other areas in which applicants have lied include: 18% – Past employers 16% – Academic degrees and…
The WeChamber is sponsoring an all-day Teleconference Event to “Help Women Do Business On and Off the Web.” The goal of an Women’s Internet Marketing Summit is for attendees to walk away with the knowledge required to create a new strategy to take their business to new heights via the Internet. The program will provide information and tools to leverage…
According to Constant Contact’s 2006 Small Business Holiday Outlook survey, 62% of 1,500+ U.S. small businesses said they anticipate a strong holiday season. This is up from last year. Hopefully, they are right as 78% of those business owners said the December holidays are important to their yearly earnings. In anticipation of serving the expected high turnout of holiday shoppers,…
You’ve got the idea, the desire, the skills but lack the necessary funding to start your own business. Finding that funding is not always easy. Traditional options such as SBA and bank loans, financing through your credit cards, or borrowing from family and friends are popular avenues to pursue, but they are not the only ones. One additional possibility is…
The American Express Small Business Monitor, a semi-annual survey of business owners, found that healthcare, tax relief and energy policy are the top issues among small business owners as they head into mid-term elections. Healthcare and tax relief are cited by nearly one in five small business owners (19%) as the issues that will impact their votes in November, followed…
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