Your employees love getting gifts, but you want it to be something they actually like and not forced into. When it comes to corporate and business rewards, you'd want to promote goodwill and make it a win-win proposition. Gift cards are the best way to empower the recipient with the freedom to choose their reward.  According to statistics, 44.07% of employees agree that gift cards are the “best rewards to receive,” while 27.12% agree that they are “good rewards to receive". Employee...

One of the most common goals for many Americans is to be their own boss. Even with over 30 million small businesses across the U.S., there is always room for more enterprise in the American economy. For many people, the only thing that keeps them from becoming their own boss is that they can't come up with a viable business idea. However, there are many businesses that you can start with a minimal investment and grow into your own empire. Continue reading to get some great ideas for star...

Not every business expense can be easily paid with a check or company credit card. Small, one-off purchases like a meal or snack for a meeting, stamps, or any other small last-minute expense may be much easier to pay with cash. Hence, the petty cash fund.  Petty cash is kept on hand to cover these expenses and is often somewhere between $100 and $500 depending on the size of the business and how often petty cash is needed. But even thought petty cash is small, it can be a big risk f...

If you work in project management or regularly manage teams and projects, then you'll likely already have the natural skills that make for a great project manager. Strong communication, creativity, and ability to take the initiative are all essentials - but how do you build on your skills past that? What do you do if you want to go further with your career? Here are five tips for boosting your project management skills and providing the best value possible to your team and employer. 1. D...

One of the commonly disregarded things that help a business move up to the next level is the heavy equipment. Regardless of the industry, courier, farming, or construction, making a huge investment in top-grade machinery is imperative for business progression. To catch up with your competitors and with the economic trend, enhancing your operations is one inevitable factor to consider. Thus, major firms are not new to earthmoving finance solutions. This is one way of capitalising on their re...

Whether you are a small business with a few employees or a large corporation with thousands, everyone within your organization depends upon strong leadership in order to thrive. Leadership begins with you and trickles down the chain of command. Every choice that you make affects the direction of your business and the people under you. So, how do you make sure that you are making the right decisions? For those who wish to grow as a leader and improve both themselves and their business, here ...

To be able to thrive and grow your business you need cash. Often, at some point, you will need more money than you have available in your accounts. For example, you may want to extend your premises to take on new customers.  But understandably you will not want to wait the decade it would take to make enough profits to be able to afford to do so.  If you did that your business would grow very slowly indeed. That is why most firms borrow money at some stage. But, for your loan a...

Depending on the current state of your business and your objectives, getting financing can be a great option. If you pitch the idea to people around you, some may caution you against this. But the truth is that most great businesses had to leverage debt at some point in order to grow. However, there are many cases when debt can become a liability. This is why it’s important to reconsider your motives when thinking of getting a loan. Here are some examples of good reasons to get a loan f...