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Being defensive at work… an alternative approach to receiving criticism.
Have you ever found yourself arguing back in a reactionary way after receiving criticism at work? Being defensive is a very common reaction to criticism in the workplace. In most cases, being defensive however can hinder progress or do no good at all. Often times, a defensive reaction only further distances the opposing critic.
Next time [...]
Co-working in Kentucky
There has been a lot of press lately with the recent trend called co-working. Co-working was essentially a term coined by Bernie DeKoven in 1999 to describe the emerging trend of the virtual collaborative workspace. In 2005, Brad Neuberg applied the term to a physical office-type space.
Co-working is a way for work-at-home professionals or independent [...]
Benefits of Content Management Systems for Business Websites
Want to place your business ahead of your competitors? Then it’s time to place your business publishing on autopilot. A Content Management System (CMS) will take your business to the next level by helping it to expand and allowing you to publish your writing faster and thereby open up your creativity.
One way to grow your [...]
Reasons To Incorporate Your Business
Protect your family’s personal assets
Incorporating your business will provide you with a protective wall between your business and personal life. An incorporated business will help to keep safe your personal assets from the risks of business. If you don’t incorporate, you could risk losing your personal savings, college savings, etc.
Tax advantages
An incorporated business can [...]
Developing A Corporate Social Media Strategy
When developing a social media strategy for a company or corporation, it is a good idea to draft formal guidelines that are clearly written and easily accessible for employees, management and future hires. Social media is not something companies should run away form. In fact, social media like Twitter, Facebook, Digg, etc. should be embraced [...]
Full StoryAnalyze Your Web Performance With Free Tools
The ability to track visitors to your website is a key to business success online. If you measure and study traffic patterns, you will be able to better understand which marketing efforts are best performing and re-use elements that work and discard efforts that just waste time and energy. Here is a simple list of [...]
Full StoryWhy Would a Small Business Need a Website?
When you think of a website the first thing that comes to mind is a company that has a large customer base spread throughout the United States and abroad. Today, everyone should have a website, especially small business owners in Kentucky.
Full StoryHow Networking Online & Offline Can Help You Find New Customers
Whether you’re a small business owner or a freelancer, you can increase your customer base by networking online and offline …But, there is one catch …you have to know how to network effectively from the very beginning. Many entrepreneurs receive poor results from this form of marketing because they don’t understand the concept of [...]
Full Story4 Simple Ways To Go Green In Your Office
Save Power With Your PC
Step One:
Conserve energy by setting your computer to “sleep” or “hibernate mode” when you are away from the desk. With most operating systems, you can program a computer to automatically hibernate after a designated period of inactivity. This simple trick is environmentally friendly and helps preserve the life of laptop batteries [...]
Quickbooks vs. Quicken
Quickbooks vs. Quicken: What do I need?
Quickbooks vs. QuickenMany small businesses want to track expenses and finances with something a bit more sophisticated than spread sheets. There are a number of good programs and tools out there for helping small businesses. In this article we focus on the two most popular tools for small business accounting: Quickbooks and Quicken. Which of these two great tools is good for you?
