What To Include In A Benefits Package?
As you scale your business, you’ll need the right team by your side. We’ve talked a lot about employee acquisition, but one key component in finding quality employees is offering good employee benefits. When considering what benefits to include in your...
Are Chatbots Right For Your Company?
While the technology of films like “I, Robot” and “Blade Runner” is far from becoming commonplace, some of their modern conveniences are quickly gaining traction. A study conducted by Juniper Research indicates that, by 2020, 80% of businesses will be using chatbots,...
Are Shipping Costs Keeping You Up at Night?
If e-commerce is a staple of your business model, shipping and handling costs can keep you up at night. For any business, especially an e-commerce-driven company, overpriced shipping could send profit margins plummeting. Take a t-shirt company, for example. The price...
Improve Employee Engagement With These 3 Tips
Employee engagement is one of the most important facets of a successful business, and there are stats to show for it: Highly engaged teams are 21% more profitable than their less engaged counterparts. And the best way to encourage employee engagement is through a...
Tax Season and Your Employees
At the beginning of every year, there are two critical numbers in tax-law provisions that are adjusted for inflation. The IRS and Social Security Administration usually release these figures in October. Unfortunately, at the time of writing this, these figures have...
How Do Facebook’s Privacy Policies Affect Your Marketing?
Facebook has recently experienced backlash regarding its privacy policies, and, as a result, their advertising tools will likely change soon to calm the tides. In a recent blog post, Mark Zuckerberg outlined his vision for the social media empire as a...
Top Cost-Cutting Measures
As we approach a new year, companies are looking for new ways to save money and properly budget. As a small business, it can be difficult to save money and grow at the same time. There are, however, some unique things you can implement to trim your operating budget....October 2019 Newsletter
This content is available only to AFE members. Want to become a member? Sign up here. Already a member? Login now... Username Password Remember Me Forgot...
How To Succeed In Your Q4 Planning
Planning for the next quarter can be an intimidating task. If you’re not familiar with finances, you can easily get lost in the assortment of information available on the subject. If you’re feeling the pressure as the next quarter approaches, here are some...
A Layout for Workspace Success
Over the years, the “ideal office” has gone through several changes. The early 2000s tried a transition from cubicles to open floor plans, with the inclusion of ping-pong and foosball tables following soon after. But what truly makes a productive workspace? Here are a...
Marketing To Millennials
When developing your marketing plan, it’s easy to rely on traditional strategies that have worked in the past. But with millennials making up more of the market, those traditional tactics may not work. As the marketing landscape shifts toward millennials, there are a...
How To Save Money and The Planet
Nowadays, most consumers are environmentally conscious; in-fact recent reports have shown the over one-third of consumers will pay 25% more for sustainable products. What makes these trends in consumer behavior even more impressive is the demand Gen Z is showing for...
How To Avoid The Headaches of Business Travel
Business Conventions can be very beneficial for your company, but one wrong step can make a trip end up costing more than it’s worth. Here are some of the best ways to avoid business trip headaches. Prepare For the Worst It may sound easy and straightforward, but...
Data Tools To Heat Up Your Insights
What’s one of the best ways to waste your time and money? How about spending capital on a fancy looking site when you don’t know how user-friendly it is? A website that doesn’t appeal to consumer sensibilities will deter them from engaging and...
How To Be Successful in a Gig Economy
Your success in a gig economy requires a different mode of thinking than other business environments. To rise above others competing for the same dollar, here are two tips to both survive and thrive. Keep Your Brand Personal Becoming a leader in a gig economy requires...
The Pros and Cons of Fiverr
Fiverr.com has generated a following recently as the place for a plethora of freelance marketing materials and services. However, in this gig economy, there are 100’s of freelancers and platforms competing for your marketing dollar. So, is Fiverr worth the hype?...
The Basics of CRM
When you first begin to pursue your passion as a career, it can be daunting to learn all the business jargon and tools. When looking at how to manage your customer experience best, one Google search will send you into a frenzy of confusion with terms like “Best CRM...
What Face-To-Face Marketing Can Do for You
Whether your business relies on eCommerce or thrives in its brick-and-mortar setting, face-to-face marketing can make an impact on brand loyalty. Here is a quick breakdown of what face-to-face marketing is and how it can positively impact your business. What Is...
The Basics of Intraoffice Conflict Management
Conflict can arise anywhere at any time, regardless of how well team members work with each other. Failure to address conflict efficiently can lead to high turnover rates, which can cost anywhere from 16%–216% of the salary of the individual as noted in our last...
Entrepreneur Magazine
- Apple Is Reportedly Launching Touchscreen MacBooks After Resisting the Trend for Over a Decade October 16, 2025Apple will debut the new line of laptops in late 2026 or early 2027.
- 5 Things Formula One Rookies Already Know That Could Fast-Track Your Growth as a Founder October 16, 2025What can the high-speed mindset of Formula One rookies teach founders about accelerating their own success?
- With No Money, I Built a Business Selling to 165,000 Suppliers. Here's What You Need to Know Now to Succeed. October 16, 2025Brett Rose was 25 years old when he got his start in retail. He's seen and learned a lot.