Articles tagged "Small business"

How Automation Helps Olark Give Sales a Human Touch

In the age of automation and efficiency, some tasks are better suited for a robot, or more realistically, a computer. If it's repetitive, there's a good chance a tool exists to handle it for you. But some tasks and jobs require a human touch and approach.

How a female entrepreneur helps other female entrepreneurs streamline their businesses

Pia Beck just turned 26, and she's already running her own successful business. Through , Pia helps other women do what she did: create the business and life they want—and leave an impact.

How to Make Difficult Decisions

Your decisions make you. Whether you’re selling them as an entrepreneur, marketer, writer, or any other kind of knowledge worker, or facing a serious crossroads in your personal life, the choices you make today define your future.

4 Ways to Have Fewer Meetings at Work

At Proof, a 15-person seed-stage startup where I work on the marketing team, we all wear a lot of hats. We spend time on everything from customer support to interviewing candidates to assembling desks—in addition to our time-intensive primary roles.

Hire a Virtual Assistant and Start Delegating

There comes a time in every small business owner's life when they look at their to-do list and realize they simply can't get it all done.

How to Spur Innovation Inside Your Company with an Internal Event

Innovation can cost a pretty penny. U.S. businesses in 2012 spent $317 billion on research and development, according to the National Science Foundation.

Why You Need to be Blunt to Win, Hudl's Unconventional Company Value

To close out a two-week software development sprint in February, six Hudl team members gathered at 3 p.m. at a nearby bar for drinks and an introduction to a new card game.

How a Two-Day Side Project Turned Into a Productivity App with 11 Million Users

Pocket promises to help you do one thing: "save for later." Built around this simple offering, the app—one of a half-dozen of its kind—has attracted more than 11 million users who have collectively saved over 950 million items.

Pivoting through a crisis: how one company bounced back

In late February 2020, we got the first call from a client: they were so sorry, but they had to cancel their event. Over the next three days, the same calls and emails kept coming in.

How to Use Zapier to Automate Everything

You found workflow automation tool Zapier, which puts you ahead of the pack. Now you can start building workflows and connecting all your apps.