If you have ever wanted to be your own boss, starting a small business is one of the best ways to do it. You get to test out your own ideas, make your own products or offer services that can help the community that you serve. How can you manage your small business with confidence and authority and still be looked upon with a degree of admiration? (more…)
Fishbowl CEO David K. Williams is a regular Forbes contributor. And he’s really starting to turn heads. His article, “Meet The Zentrepreneur: A New And Emerging Breed Of Entrepreneur,” inspired one reader to write his own article about it, entitled “What would you ask?”
The author of that article talked about a hypothetical conversation with Abraham Lincoln in which he could ask the dead statesman any question. He elects to ask how to build his character in a way that reflects Lincoln’s superior moral character. He parlays this topic of guardian angels into a discussion of angel investors and what it takes for entrepreneurs and their businesses to survive in this rough and tumble world of ours. (more…)
Manufacturing managers are responsible for ensuring that factories run efficiently. This can be a really hard job. Luckily, there are a multitude of tips to improve your manufacturing management game. These 5 tips will help you find new ways to make your factory run more productively. (more…)
The job of a project manager entails some heavy responsibilities that can impact the future direction of the company you work for. You need to be aware of your team members, the project’s process and timetable, and, most importantly, the big picture for the outcomes you want to see. The people you’ll be managing may not see past the work they do, but you’ll have to keep everything in line with the overarching goals.
To be a great project manager, you’ll need to motivate your team to do their best work without micromanaging their every move, according to Workfront. It’s a big step in your career and it can push you toward more success and different projects in the future.
While many professionals can only dream of this position, stepping into the shoes of a project manager for the first time can be overwhelming, to say the least. Here are six tips to help you become better at your job. (more…)
“Teamwork is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.” – Andrew Carnegie
Leaders have a tough job to do. It’s no easy task to take a group of unique individuals and guide them toward a common goal. Today’s leaders must learn to adapt to their team’s needs and personalities, communicate effectively, as well as motivate and inspire increasingly diverse groups of people. Here are three ways you can more effectively lead your team to greater heights. (more…)
Today’s state of technology, economy, and global business provides businesses everywhere with skilled employees who can contribute to your company from almost anywhere in the world. It becomes more and more of a promising option to add remote employees to your team to save space and money, but this option comes with a few cons.
Here are some tips that can help you better manage and motivate your remote staff. (more…)
There are reasons why some people and organizations in the business world are more effective than others. Research using social scientific methods has studied individuals in the business workplace environment to identify relationships, methods and more. The psychology of business is a way to understand the connection of successful relationships between, workers, employees, consumers and organizations for mutual benefit. (more…)
Small business owners have a variety of challenges when it comes to growing their companies or sustaining the levels of success that they have already reached. They may not have the financial or human resources available to advertise and advocate for their brand. However, just because a business may be small doesn’t mean that it can avoid compliance.
How can small business owners keep their companies in compliance with the law? (more…)
In today’s business world, it’s more important than ever for companies big and small to focus on better management systems that meet or exceed expectations. Most businesses have trouble learning how to maintain systems that improve performance management, even though it’s an important ingredient for success. To gain a better understanding of what’s missing from most systems, here are some examples of how some simple ideas can result in a winning business management system. (more…)
Mary Michelle Scott has retired from her position as the president of Fishbowl. She held that position for five years from from January 2011 to April 2016. She came to Fishbowl at a precarious time in the company’s history and she leaves at a time when the company has never been in a stronger position.
In mid-2011, Fishbowl managed to obtain a $1 million loan from Zions Bank just in time to meet an important deadline. Then Fishbowl earned enough profit to completely pay it back seven years ahead of schedule at the end of that same year – before it had to pay a single penny in interest. (more…)
