http://www.busyentrepreneur.com Learn how to write a business plan and how to start a business! Mon, 14 May 2012 14:17:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/05/5-tips-to-choose-the-right-employee-for-your-company/ http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/05/5-tips-to-choose-the-right-employee-for-your-company/#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 16:56:59 +0000 Tim Neubauer http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/?p=12439 If you have a job opening then you will require the right kind of employee for the purpose of handling the responsibilities pertaining to that particular opening or post. Choosing the right employee for one’s business is important in order to get the work done in a proper manner rather than wasting resources by selecting an incompetent and inefficient employee. The following are…]]> http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/05/5-tips-to-choose-the-right-employee-for-your-company/feed/ 0 http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/05/5-tips-for-being-a-great-boss/ http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/05/5-tips-for-being-a-great-boss/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 14:44:05 +0000 Derrick Lawhorn http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/?p=12422 If you’re too harsh on your employees, they may dislike working for you and become less productive. On the other hand, if you’re too lenient with your employees, they will also be less productive because they know there will be no consequences. Being a great boss may be difficult, especially if you don’t have any previous management experience. Here are five tips for being a great boss. Praising and Criticizing When it comes to…]]> http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/05/5-tips-for-being-a-great-boss/feed/ 0 http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/05/10-best-ways-to-reward-your-employees/ http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/05/10-best-ways-to-reward-your-employees/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 14:16:53 +0000 Derrick Lawhorn http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/?p=12415 With versatile job opportunities and changing economic outlook, employees obviously expect more from their employers and mentors. Employees need to be happily working for a company to retain the enthusiasm and motivation for delivering their optimum. A survey by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) points that about 31% of employees are satisfied with the recognition received for doing a good job. Monitoring,…]]> http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/05/10-best-ways-to-reward-your-employees/feed/ 0 http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/04/real-estate-101-is-it-time-to-hire-an-assistant/ http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/04/real-estate-101-is-it-time-to-hire-an-assistant/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:53:40 +0000 Beth Dahoff http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/?p=12258 real estate agent, you are more like a small business owner. You are responsible for your own success, and that success boils down to how good you are at handling the many hats that you must wear as a real estate professional. If business is good and you find that you are getting overwhelmed at the volume, then it may be time…]]> http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/04/real-estate-101-is-it-time-to-hire-an-assistant/feed/ 0 http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/04/how-to-reduce-your-small-business-overhead-costs/ http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/04/how-to-reduce-your-small-business-overhead-costs/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:02:01 +0000 Tim Neubauer http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/?p=12246 Owning a small business comes with a lot of rewards. It also comes with a lot of responsibility. One responsibility that can seem overwhelming is figuring out how to afford it all, especially when you are just trying to get your business off the ground, or seeing it through a rough patch. Fortunately, there are ways you can ease that financial strain. Here are…]]> http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/04/how-to-reduce-your-small-business-overhead-costs/feed/ 0 http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/04/inspirational-speeches-a-guide-to-boosting-moral-in-the-office/ http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/04/inspirational-speeches-a-guide-to-boosting-moral-in-the-office/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:40:05 +0000 Brian Scott http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/?p=12226 An inspirational speech delivered at the right time seems to produce the most miraculous results in almost any environment. In movies, they are always used when the team of people is at their lowest point or feeling as if they are not going to be able to accomplish their primary goal. However, once that speech is given, those people are inspired, encouraged and determined to…]]> http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/04/inspirational-speeches-a-guide-to-boosting-moral-in-the-office/feed/ 0 http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/04/5-keys-to-problem-solving-in-project-management/ http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/04/5-keys-to-problem-solving-in-project-management/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:09:44 +0000 Donna Burke http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/?p=11629 Most project management advice focuses on methodology – how to set your goals and outline the steps needed to achieve them. Along with that methodology comes mindset – how to be an effective communicator and, above all, how to efficiently solve problems. No matter which project management method you employ, the overall approach you need to take applies across the board. How you apply your chosen project management technique is crucial. An open mind…]]> http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/04/5-keys-to-problem-solving-in-project-management/feed/ 0 http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/04/facebook-tips-for-small-business/ http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/04/facebook-tips-for-small-business/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:50:42 +0000 Jorge Anguiano http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/?p=11622 Small businesses that are not harnessing the power of Facebook do not have the opportunity to take advantage of the 750 million active users that are logging on regularly. Not only are these users dedicated to this social networking site on a level that has never been seen before, they are also a large pool of potential customers and clients. This is…]]> http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/04/facebook-tips-for-small-business/feed/ 0 http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/03/strategy-key-for-spreading-small-business-message/ http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/03/strategy-key-for-spreading-small-business-message/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:50:32 +0000 David Starkov http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/?p=10492 Creating a Strategic Positioning Statement for Your Small Business Creating effective marketing messages is key for any small business in order to position themselves as the source that will solve their problems and/or fill their needs. Marketing messages communicate the uniqueness of the business and are designed to both differentiates and establishes the businesses competitive edge within their targeted market. The foundatonal marketing message of any small business is their positioning statement. A positioning…]]> http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/03/strategy-key-for-spreading-small-business-message/feed/ 0 http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/03/website-tips-for-small-business-owners/ http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/03/website-tips-for-small-business-owners/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:40:07 +0000 Lewis Braham http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/?p=10452 As a small business owner, the world of the web (and everything that goes along with it) can be quite intimidating. There is just so much information on the web – legitimately everything can be found on the internet, some way or another – so what do you to to make sure that your website and your products are found? Well, there are a lot of things you can do (and a lot of…]]> http://www.busyentrepreneur.com/2012/03/website-tips-for-small-business-owners/feed/ 0