Posts by Alejandro Castro
Sending Professional Emails from Your Business
Emailing from a business domain can sound like a complicated, expensive task. However, there is an easy alternative for an administrator to send emails on behalf of the organization that does not involve having to set up and use an entirely different email system. Although the user will need to purchase their own domain, they…
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Organizing HR Documents
One of the best indicators of a successful business is when a business owner decides there is a need to increase staff. Doing everything yourself can be fine in the beginning; however, there will come a point where the business owner can no longer be the jack of all trades for the company. Developing a…
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It’s On the Dashboard
Having tools for quantifying a business’s health immediately available for a business owner to review and understand is critical to evaluate how the business is doing on a day to day basis. Specifically, online marketing focus and internet presence are an ever growing necessity, and understanding where a company stands allows a business owner to…
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Staying in Compliance as an Employer
As a business and its workload grows, hiring assistance is necessary to make sure the daily operations are run smoothly. Hiring a team of workers poses its own challenge, as there are many laws that need to be considered, differing from state to state. In addition, ensuring all legal documents are in order when hiring…
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Covering Your Business
Having to keep an eye on every aspect of your business can be difficult and tiring, but a necessary evil. One of the primary tools in a business owner’s arsenal to protect themselves is the use of contracts. But initiating a legal consultation to draft every simple non-disclosure or lease agreement can add up quite…
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Time to Take Notes
As a company grows, there are some major decisions that need to be made. They will impact a business and thus will need to be properly documented. Documenting or keeping record of these meetings is important in staying compliant and organized—being able to reference why the decisions were made and with whom they were decided…
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Planning Your Business
When you’re beginning a business and trying to get off to a good start, planning the details is important to get your ideas listed and organized. Sometimes there are so many ideas that beginning to prune them is important to focus on the goal. Coordinating ideas and focusing each detail in the right spot can…
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Getting Your Team on the Same Page
As a business’s team grows, knowing how to act and learning clear lines of distinction is important for company morale and respect—to ensure all employees are being mindful and follow correct procedures. The best way to make sure protocols and rules are followed is to set an expectation by providing a clearly documented Employee Handbook.…
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Grow Your Team, Grow Your Business
When a business expands to the point where it is no longer feasible to operate alone, a business owner will need to consider who to bring onto their team to help expand and nurture the company’s growth—and how. However, while still growing, investing on an HR department will require a large expense, out of the…
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Sign on the Dotted Line
As a business grows and matures, there are decisions that need to be made, workers to be hired and projects that have to be done. Some of these efforts may need to be outsourced when they are beyond a business owner’s knowhow. In order to make sure that these projects are carried out correctly and…
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