Editor’s Note: This essay originally ran in June 2014. We reprint it here today in recognition of Take Your Manners to Work Day. The advice is just as sound and important today as it was in 2014 because good manners never go out of style! People often make fun of me because I’m a stickler […]
“Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.” That’s one of the most famous Yogi Berra quotes and while it sounds funny, a new Google search feature may turn this oxymoron into a reality. For many small businesses, Google now gives searchers a visual picture to help them determine when the business is most packed by […]
Remember when everyone was saying, “There’s an app for that”? That phrase probably peaked in popularity about two years ago—which is about five decades in online time. I bring it up because if there were apps for everything a couple of years ago, imagine the number of apps available today. Therefore, the question is: Do […]
A major shift in computing power has happened and it didn’t take any federal legislation or “top-down” marching orders from the home office. As a consequence to the mobile device revolution, more employees are using their own devices for work. Issuing expensive hardware, such as a company laptop, is becoming increasingly irrelevant for many small […]
Small business owners spent 60 percent more time holding their mobile devices than holding the hand of a significant other according to survey results from Staples. Yes, smart phones really have allowed work to invade every minute of our day. But that’s not all bad. Actually for small businesses who are embracing the new technology, […]