Sponsored by BusinessInsuranceUSA.com: Have you made your New Year’s resolutions yet? Did you include your business in those resolutions? The start of a new year is the perfect time to review your small business insurance needs against your existing coverage to make sure your business is fully protected in the event of an emergency. What if your office caught on fire … [Read more...]
2014 Telecommuting Statistics Infographic and 99 Work at Home Productivity Tips
If you read Women on Business frequently, then you know we're huge advocates of telecommuting. From personal experience, we see the benefits in terms of productivity that translate directly into higher revenue for the companies we work for. Over the years, we've shared many of the statistics that support working from home, and you can find some of that data by following … [Read more...]
Help Create the Small Business Health Index
Would you like to help create an index of economic indicators that captures the health of small businesses in the United States? Fit Small Business is developing a Small Business Health Index with a goal to provide accurate data on the state of small business health in the United States, and the Women on Business audience has been asked to help! While the term of "small … [Read more...]
Sponsored Video: Taking Risks and Giving Back in Business
Another year is nearly over and it’s time to reflect on what your business has accomplished this year. Yes, this usually includes making sure that you increased sales and profits, kept your spending down, and can keep your doors open for another year. However, it’s also a time to evaluate whether or not you’ve been taking risks that will open the doors to potential success even … [Read more...]
Sponsored Video: Recognizing People Who Help You Overcome Business Struggles
In the United States, November is a month of giving thanks, particularly on Thanksgiving Day, and giving thanks should extend to your business, too. No matter where you live or do business, it’s the perfect time to reflect on your business struggles over the past year and recognize the people who helped you overcome those struggles. Following are six groups of people who … [Read more...]
Cost Savings of Telecommuting Would Be Over $1 Trillion Per Year
If U.S. employees with compatible jobs (meaning they could work from home) worked remotely for just half the year, the national savings would be greater than $700 billion according to a new infographic from Sure Payroll (below). The Monetary Benefit of Telecommuting to the Nation But what if those employees worked from home all the time? That cost savings would double to over … [Read more...]
Sponsored Video: 5 Tips to Build a Sense of Community on Your Business Blog
Writing a blog is one of the most effective forms of content marketing and can give both large and small businesses a direct line to consumers for a minimal monetary and resource investment. However, if you can’t develop a community around your blog, you’ll just be broadcasting information rather than engaging and building relationships that turn audience members into paying … [Read more...]
Women in Tech are Making Their Mark – Infographic
Marissa Mayer, Sheryl Sandberg, and Meg Whitman may be the leading faces for "Women In Tech," but how does their celebrity translate for other women in the field? Sadly, not as well as you might think. For example, did you know that although women hold 57% of all the jobs in the workforce, they only hold 25% of the jobs in the computing/technology industry? Fortunately, … [Read more...]
Rosemary Nonny Knight Joins the Women on Business Team
Please join me in welcoming Rosemary Nonny Knight to the Women on Business team of contributors. Rosemary's business background will enable her to bring unique insights to Women on Business. For example, she holds a Masters Degree and Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy. She practiced as a self-employed and employed pharmacist successfully for nine years. In that time she managed … [Read more...]
Diversity: The Key Ingredient to Building a High Performance Team
Sponsored by Visa Business: A high performance team is defined as one that operates with a common purpose, common goals, mutual respect, trust, and commitment. A high performance team goes beyond participation to collaboration where team members work together interactively to achieve common goals by capitalizing on each member’s unique skills, knowledge, and abilities to … [Read more...]