Wendy Raizin, Founder & Designer at Raizin Design While working as an investment banker within New York’s famous financial district, I made the bold decision to pursue my creative eye through interior design. Since launching my business, Raizin Design, LLC, in 2002, I have turned my passion into profit by making a name for myself […]
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Wes Wernette, FireKing Security Group Security Practices Every Business Should Follow To paraphrase Forrest Gump, secure is as secure does. Protecting your business is an ongoing process. After all, security threats never take a day off. It pays to take precautions on both sides of the door. Threats from Without Locks and Keys Designate only one
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Gary C. Smith, President & CEO, NAEIR If yours is like many companies, you’ve got pallets of excess inventory taking up valuable warehouse space and putting a drag on your bottom line. The good news is, there’s a smart, easy way to turn that slow moving inventory into a hefty asset. One that doesn’t involve
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Mark Doyle, Partner, Tredway Lumsdaine & Doyle LLP Communication is key when building a lasting business strategy. CEOs know this to be true, and the most successful among them will establish a clear, concise and compelling plan to accomplish their goals. Once those goals are met however, it is surprising how many business leaders drop
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Gary Morais, CEO, Bottom Line Results The 80/20 Rule has long been an axiom for executives who tend to apply it to nearly every aspect of their businesses. The Rule postulates that 80 percent of results stem from 20 percent of activities; e.g. 80 percent of sales revenue is generated by 20 percent of
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Tim Leberecht, Author, The Business Romantic It’s a tough talent world out there. While the economy is picking up, workers are disenchanted. Worldwide, as a recent Gallup poll shows, only 13% of them are engaged. Many employees feel disconnected from their leadership: Studies indicate that trust in business leaders is extremely low, and there is
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Erik Knight, CEO, SimpleWan Think Cyber Attacks only hit large corporations? Think again. In this day and age of information gathering, online data breaches are all too common whether you own a large or small business. 2015 was plagued with news about consumers getting their identity stolen from companies such as Home Depot, Target and
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Alan R. Zimmerman, “The Payoff Principle: Discover the 3 Secrets for Getting What You Want Out of Life and Work” The Problem When you ask CEO’s what they want out of life and work, the two most common responses are “I just want to be happy” and “I want to be successful.” And most CEO’s work
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John Pierce, Author, Sell More and Sleep at Night – Developing Relationships with Emotional Intelligence to Increase Sales Senior leaders have learned there are many reasons for stalled sales and missed goals. Today we explore two concepts that can keep senior leaders better informed and help increase company sales: 1. The Math “The Math” is an
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Michael Randazzo, Author, Tales of an American Entrepreneur: Journey of a Small-Business Owner Whether you are a nascent entrepreneur or a seasoned CEO, many challenges are rooted in the same word: acquiring. Entrepreneurs ask themselves: “How do I acquire more customers, quality employees, or a better bottom line?” I cannot address these conundrums now but experience
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