Category Archives: Business

Al Hartman Looks at Whether a REIT Investment Is Right for You

For a very long time, people who wanted to invest in stocks would find that they required a lot of highly specialized knowledge. They would work with brokers, but would need to determine just how trustworthy those brokers were, and then make decision based on that. This all changed when mutual funds started to be developed, something that Al Hartman has long

Larry Polhill Addresses the Myths in Commercial Real Estate

There are a lot of things that people don't properly understand when it comes to commercial real estate (CRE) as a market. Larry Polhill, the previous director of APFC, has decided that it is time to change this. He wants to provide the information that the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) often does not provide investors with. Essentially, however, as

3 Types of Common Workplace Injuries

Most people spend a large chunk of their time at work. According to a Gallup poll, full-time employees in the U.S. work 47 hours per week on average—almost a full day more than what’s considered the “typical” 40-hour workweek. With so much time spent at our places of employment, there’s always the risk of sustaining an injury on the job. Companies

6 Reasons Cloud ERP Makes Practical Business Sense

Many people in the business world have at least heard of enterprise resource planning (ERP). If you own or manage a company, you’ve probably know a bit about the benefits of ERP and its newer iteration, cloud ERP. Here are six reasons cloud ERP makes practical business sense. Cloud ERP Doesn’t Require as Much Initial Investment In the past, operating

Best Practices for Working from Home: What You should Remember

More and more entrepreneurs are working remotely – away from the traditional office, either at home, in a coffee shop, or another place they find more suitable. The same is true for freelancers and office employees of both the private and even the public sectors. Working remotely offers many advantages for the employees as well as the employers, and it’s

How to Make Your Business More Secure for 2018

It’s hard to imagine that there was ever a time when we didn’t need to be vigilant against viruses and hackers, but it’s become as much of a fact of life as colds and flu. Around 75% of enterprises will experience a breach of security in 2017, but only around 60% actually expect it to happen! Anticipating a security problem is vital if you and your

Five Ways to Show Appreciation for Your Online Customers

As the operator of an online store, you must do everything you can to attract and retain customers. This is true no matter what types of products or services you sell. Not surprisingly, all customers want to feel appreciated by a business. They want to feel that a business owner is grateful for the person's decision to spend money in his or her online store.

The Advantages of Leasing a Commercial Property for your Business

Businesses are plagued by a great number of factors other than simply making profit. So much influences the efficiency of a running business, all accumulating to have a resounding impact on company performance. Ultimately, consumers want transactions with companies who are reliable, competent and most certainly look the part they claim to play. A huge

Moving Business Intelligence to the Cloud

More and more businesses are now focused on cloud-based business intelligence (BI). In fact, it is a main area of focus for specialists like Abhishek Gattani, who understand that BI delivered “as service” through the cloud may be revolutionary, it is also more cost-efficient, flexible, and user friendly. In 2010, the Wisdom of Crowds Cloud Business

How Best To Market Your Product Using The Internet

If you are looking to use the internet in order to boost your brand, business or product, you have many different options available to you which can offer varying levels of success. Digital marketing has completely changed the face of marketing and you can now access millions of people through the use of the internet. I spoke with a good friend of mine and