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    Management

    How to Bring Your Office up to Date

    If you want to start the new year off right, you could think about bringing your office up to date. A well-designed workplace is a valuable asset which will impress employees and clients alike. However, before you undertake this project, there are a few key things that you should keep in mind. Northern Powergird, who can help you connect or disconnect electric supplies, have put together this step by step guide to bringing your office up to date. Plan out the project Before you get started, you should have a set plan in place. It’s crucial that you have proper and smart planning for the early stages of your renovation…

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    Management

    5 Hot Desking Tips to Increase Productivity

    Are you always looking to make efficient changes in your business to be more productive? Do you like to stay on top of business and general working trends? Hot desking is starting to become a very common practice in a lot of office spaces, and for a good reason. The practice makes people communicate more and gives smaller spaces a lot more efficiency. If your workplace is going a bit stagnant, hot desking may be the answer you are looking for. Hot desking is essentially taking away assigned seating for some, or all, of your employees. You have to keep up with workplace innovation to succeed, so consider switching things…

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    Management

    How to Discover the Ideal Office Space for Your Business

    Finding a new office space for your business can be challenging and requires careful thought and planning. A new office is much more than a simple change of address since the property you opt for will reflect your company's values, culture, and brand personality. Therefore, it's crucial to have a clear understanding of your requirements before setting out to seek new office space.

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    Management

    5 Ways That Co-Working Spaces Can Impact Your Business Startup

    Whether you are just launching your new startup or you have an already assembled team, there are great benefits you could get from co-working spaces. Research has shown that startups that work in such spaces tend to have a higher chance of success than those that do not. Working alongside talented professionals and like-minded entrepreneurs can impact the short and long-term growth of your business. Here are benefits of co-working spaces. Increased motivation Startup businesses that utilize co-working spaces tend to have a higher likelihood of staying motivated and satisfied with their job compared to those that utilize traditional workplaces. This is mainly attributed to the increased interaction with other…

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    Marketing

    Six Reasons Why Businesses Should Use LED Monument Signs

    Monument LED signs are an excellent way for businesses to advertise their businesses. These signs will advertise your business location to passersby and motorists. In addition, it will advertise your services and products by encouraging people to consider what you are offering. This is a great signage system that is in tune with the overall appearance of your location and the preferences of your niche market.

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    Management

    Unexpected Events That Could Kill Your New Business

    Even the most carefully run business can fail in the blink of an eye. It might not be your fault, but if something major goes wrong, it could leave you dead in the water. You might be able to save yourself if you have a good amount of cash behind you, but for a lot of new businesses this is not the case. Here are some of the things you should try to prepare yourself for.

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    Management

    You Can Say Goodbye To Open Plan – The Future Of The Office Looks Like This

    The open plan office was supposed to be the future (just like flying cars). But the more employers experimented with it, the more they realized it didn’t work. The open plan ideal is slowly but surely being supplanted by flexible working spaces that have zones for both concentration and communication. For many employers and workers, this will come as good news. For years, employees in the business of writing reports and data entry have had to listen to music to drown out the general hubbub of the office environment and get their work done. It’s a shame, and it reveals just how badly open plan office design got it wrong.…

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    Management

    Ask Yourself These Questions Before Moving Into a New Office Space

    Choosing an office space is one of the most important decisions your business will make. It’ll shape what your business can do for months to come. And it’ll be the deciding factor in who you employ and how you target your clients. Thus, it’s important to get the decision right. You might think that your choice of office is reversible. If you don’t like it, you can get out of it and find another. But the commercial renting market is very different to the residential renting market. In the residential market, minimum terms can be as little as six months. In the commercial market, they’re rarely less than three years…

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    Management

    What You Need to Know About Making Your Office a More Productive Place

    Productivity is very important in the world of business. If the productivity levels in your office are poor, then your profits will be poorer too, and that’s not what you want. So, what can you do to make your office is a more productive place? Making employees more productive in your workplace is all about creating the right environment. And it’s also about treating people right. Here are some great tips to help you get it right in your office. Make the Place Light All the best offices have plenty of natural light flooding in through the windows. There is nothing worse as an employee than having to work in…