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Here are some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various small business, HR, career, and digital/social media tips. Veem @GoVeemKeep your #SMB goals on track this year by checking out these 3 tools! https://hubs.ly/H09GS5w0 by @NFIB Gene Marks @genemarksWith @SamsClub closing 63 stores across the country, #smallbiz is looking at some […]
4 Ways Businesses Can Be More Customer-Centric and Successful
We hear much talk these days about companies becoming “customer-centric.” It means putting customers at the center of the business. The idea is to build a positive consumer experience both before and after the sale, with customer retention and repeat business as the goal. In a highly competitive age — when attracting and retaining customers has
Here are some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various business, career, personal, and digital/social media tips. NFIB @NFIBNew year, new skills? These free (or low-cost) #smallbiz #elearning courses can help you build new talents, strengthen your leadership, and more: http://bit.ly/2CXsve5 Metric5 @Metric_5Getting ready to follow your dreams? Check this article from
Five Ways to Make 2018 Your Best Year Yet
1. Try something new. In their “Habits Across the Lifespan” study, Duke University researchers found that nearly half of human behaviors are habit-based, regardless of age. For example, we not only have favorite restaurants, but we also tend to choose the same menu items over-and-over again. It’s the same in business. After receiving a promotion, Carrie’s boss
Career & technical education programs make a difference for area students, businesses
Kyle Karkowski works with precision on luxury BMWs at Driver’s Village, a sprawling automobile mega center that sells 22 brands of vehicles in Cicero. His skills and confidence as a master technician offer a stunning contrast to his younger life as an uninspired teen-ager, when he struggled to sit at a desk and questioned the
Here are some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various New Year’s, small business, marketing, career, and web/SEO tips. SBA @SBAgov#HappyNewYear from all of us at the SBA! If you’re thinking about starting a business in 2018, follow these 10 steps — http://owl.li/amv130huCrd NFIB @NFIBFinance experts share what #smallbiz owners should
Crisis Communications for a 24/7 News Cycle
It’s not a matter of if, but when. Today, every organizations operates in a complicated world, and the chances of something going wrong, and needing a carefully worded and positioned response at some point, is inevitable. To help prepare for this eventuality, communications professionals and organization leaders should consider five key factors to successfully navigate
HR Challenges: 2017 Year In Review
My team and I were recently reviewing all the work we handled in 2017. It’s an exercise we do annually and use it to prepare for the new year. I compared our work with a list provided by the Society of Human Resources. Wow. Prior years have been active, but 2017 takes the cake. Nearly
CNY tweets – December 25, 2017
Here are some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various business, career, personal, and digital/social-media tips. SBA @SBAgov96% of the world’s consumers are outside of the United States. Get tips on how to take your #smallbiz global: http://owl.li/thng30hfoLW Marketinglady @bismark2165 Ways to Market a Small Business http://1.webit101.com/5waysfe6d #SmallBusiness #SmallBiz #Marketing Robert
Small Retailers Face Many Holiday Obstacles
Many locally owned small retailers earn 25 percent or more of their total annual sales during the critical holiday shopping period between Thanksgiving and Christmas. The business decisions made during this important period can directly impact cash flow for the following year. Small retailers generally do not have the sales volume or financial resources to
Stay up-to-date on the companies, people and issues that impact businesses in Syracuse, Central New York and beyond.