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3 Tips for Preventing Crises from Ruining Your Business

January 24, 2019January 27, 2019 ConvergeTeam

For the entrepreneurial small business owner, the name of the game is “play to win”, and the stakes are high. On the one hand, you could “win” a life of affluence, freedom from bosses and other people’s schedules and policies, and the ability to structure your own life as you see fit. On the other hand, you could lose everything — including all of your own personal savings — and find yourself filing for bankruptcy. Now, most small business owners aren’t likely to lose absolutely everything, or gain the entire…

What Can Help You To Grow?

January 23, 2019January 27, 2019 ConvergeTeam

In business, you’re always going to want to be growing. It’s just the way things go. Because if you’re not growing, then you’re stagnating. And that’s definitely not fun for anyone. When you first start out, you’re always going to want to make sure that you’re on track. That you’re able to do things to the best of your abilities. That you can get to where you want to be. Because we all have visions and goals. That’s why we start businesses. To make a difference, to change things, to…

3 Things You Need To Start A Successful Farm Business

January 22, 2019January 27, 2019 ConvergeTeam

If you’re an early riser, who loves being outdoors, mostly working in solitude, and you don’t mind work that’s physically demanding you may enjoy the role of becoming a farmer and running your own business. However, you may be wondering where to begin, if so, below are a few guidelines you can refer to give you some structure when creating your own farm business. Education Becoming a successful farmer is no easy task and so it would be in your interest if you don’t have any experience or education, to…

What Should The Next Step Be For Your Business?

January 22, 2019January 27, 2019 ConvergeTeam

When you started your business all those years ago, you had visions of where you might end up in the future. You could have owned a huge, recognizable chain one day or you could be living a simple life with a small and thriving business. Every entrepreneur is completely different so it is important to take every decision as it comes. You might want to see your business grow even further or you might be ready to retire from a certain industry and move onto something different. If you’re at…

Engaging Your Business With People So It Can Grow

January 19, 2019January 27, 2019 ConvergeTeam

If you’re a smart business owner then you want your company to grow, but it’s difficult to compete with a constantly expanding marketplace. There are more competitors in every industry on a yearly basis, so how are you going to stand out? Well, it’s all about people, at the end of the day. Companies struggling to make an impact are the ones which get so engrossed in technicalities that they forget about the people who keep the business running and the people to whom they’re selling goods and services. Let’s…

The Safety Points Your Business Might Be Ignoring

January 17, 2019January 27, 2019 ConvergeTeam

Safety should be one of the biggest things you’re focusing on with your business. But truthfully, is it? No! Your business is something you focus on in broader terms. Why would you focus on safety, when you want to focus on making money. Afterall, money is what makes the world go round, and it’s very much a money orientated world when it comes to business. But where safety is concerned, there are so many things that can go wrong if you begin to ignore it, which is what we want…

The Best Ways To Make Sure They Always Pay

January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 ConvergeTeam

In business, one in ten invoices are paid either late or not at all. That costs small and medium businesses around $3 trillion. That’s no small amount, and it leaves nearly 30% of companies in some debt. In some cases, an excess of unpaid invoices can be enough to shut a company down for good. That’s because a lack of payment here doesn’t simply mean that you don’t receive any return from a job. It also means you waste money on supplies and wages which you never make back.…

Project Management: A Worldwide Career

January 14, 2019January 15, 2019 ConvergeTeam

A lot of people today are looking for a career that can take them around the globe. Even if you don’t have any immediate plans to move overseas, it is always nice to know that your job would not be a barrier if you did decide to make a move. Project management certainly fits this bill. International travel within a job that you really enjoy can enhance your work experience dramatically, and it is very important when it comes to developing a number of interpersonal skills. This is because you…

Stop Making Expensive Decisions For Your Business

January 11, 2019January 15, 2019 ConvergeTeam

Money makes the world go round, and we really do think that everyone has a bit of an expensive taste. Even if our personal lives it’s easy to manage money because if we have something, we typically want to spend it. Even if that spending is on something in the shops that you just feel like you have to have, and that something is a tasty ham sandwich. But when we’re so revolved around money and when a business typically generates so much money, it’s easy to see why spending…

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