A productive home business means a productive home office. Learn how to select space and then set-up and equip your home office. Extensive information on computers and office technology.
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By Shannah Carol, Home Business Magazine Publicity Editor
Mother’s Day is almost here, which means it’s time to pamper the work-at-home mom in your life! We’ve compiled a list of fantastic gifts that moms with home-based businesses would love to receive on Mother’s Day.
By John S. Rizzo & V. Michael Santoro
Are you inundated with calls promising a Page One ranking? Has your business been stung by poor or inadequate results because you hired the wrong resources? Niche Dominance was written to empower small and local businesses, as well as entrepreneurs, with a commanding online presence.
20 Simple Actions to Implement
By Daniel Bulley
"You can take some fairly simple precautions to protect yourself and your business from dumpster divers, hacksters, and the Almighty Con."
With 22,918,441 data records stolen in the US in 2011*, identity theft has reached an all time high. Roughly 16% of those were subcontractors. It’s worth noting that Verizon’s 2011 data breach investigation report states that 96% of the breaches were avoidable through simple or intermediate controls. Why not make 2013 your most secure year?
Product Review
By Jefferson Graham
According to the market tracker Ad-ology Research, 45 percent of small businesses plan to get way more involved with online video in 2012 — and even more so in future years. And why not? A website shines when it features a greeting from the owner, testimonials from customers, demonstrations of what's for sale, and the like.
Tech Experts Offer 4-Step Solution
It happens all the time: The hard-working crew at a small business loses customers thanks to the sour grapes of one person. It could be a disgruntled employee, an angry customer, or even a competitor, says V. Michael Santoro, coauthor with John S. Rizzo of Niche Dominance:Creating Order Out of Your Digital Marketing Chaos (www.NicheDominance.com).
"Due to the Thousands of Apps Available, It Can Be Hard to Decide Which One is Right for Your Small Business"
As new generations begin to take over today’s workforce so does the growing presence of technology. With over 55 million sold, the iPad is changing the way in which people conduct business.
By Victor Green
"Business is not an exact science. There is no written formula that can guarantee success, but there are basic rules that must be followed if you wish to thrive," says entrepreneur Victor Green.
You can organize your home office to create a more productive workspace. Here are five things you can do right now:
Adjusting Your Office Chair Can Mean the Difference between Pain and Productivity
For most of us who work from a desk with a compute
r, the chair we use — whether in a home office or working from an employer’s space — may not have been chosen by us for that specific task. Whether it’s your chair of choice or not, proper adjustment of seat height and angle, lumbar support, and the angle of the back are critically important to productivity, say chair designers Tracy and Tom Hazzard, co-principals of their eponymous design firm Hazz Design.
There’s a growing trend of small businesses turning to technology to get a leg up on large corporations. RingCentral offers technology of cloud-based phone services to small businesses to help them appear like a larger company to their consumers.
