If you’re considering marketing your business through social media and don’t know where to start – or how to continue once you’ve begun – then this post is for you. I’ve compiled five quick tips from marketing pros, entrepreneurs, and even some of Amata’s own best practices to share for successful social media marketing for your small business or practice.
Forget cool office perks like ping-pong tables, Friday happy hour and employee gym memberships. According to a recent Harvard Business Review article, the No. 1 key to increasing employee productivity is giving employees control over their work environment, which helps boost their overall happiness, motivation and performance in the workplace.
If you’ve been looking for office space for rent in Chicago, no doubt you’ve heard about the growing trend in virtual office space. Whether you’re a solo practitioner, small business owner or decision maker for a national or international company, there are fiscal as well as social benefits in working with an office suites provider of flexible and/or virtual office space. But, before signing on the dotted line, you shoud know that not all virtual office suites providers offer the same services and amenities.
Every customer relationship begins as a lead. And like a seed that becomes a tree, a lead must be nurtured under just the right conditions to grow. Marketing, the first phase in the lifecycle of the customer relationship, must keep a steady stream of leads coming in, and then build the relationship until those prospects are ready for sales.
So, you’ve made the decision to move your growing business to a center of business. You’ve researched all your options with office space and the benefits of leasing. You’ve decided which building offers the best mix of ease of access and parking options and you drive up to take a meeting with a leasing consultant for your first choice of address. What are the questions you should ask to guide you in making the right choice?
Starting a law office can be very risky, especially in huge city like Chicago. Chicago law offices are everywhere you look and some of those firms have been practicing for decades. First things first, don’t get intimidated! When you’re starting the process of finding space, do your research. Read below for some helpful tips when it comes down to finding the perfect space for your own practice.
As any entrepreneur will tell you, starting and growing a business isn’t for the faint of heart. Add a difficult landlord to the equation and an entrepreneur’s dream can quickly turn into a costly, time-consuming nightmare.
Entrepreneurs are known for working long hours, so it’s no wonder they have a hard time stepping away from their business long enough to take, much less enjoy, a summer vacation. This is especially true in America, which has developed a reputation as the “No Vacation Nation,” as nearly 60 percent of people admit to feeling vacation-deprived.
It’s no secret that a person’s professional environment affects their overall productivity in the workplace. Take communal workrooms, which have been hailed for breaking down barriers—both literally and figuratively—between employees. But now that the bloom is off the rose, the positive effects of these wall-less offices are slowly being overshadowed by their less desirable qualities.
It’s already 1 p.m., and despite spending half your day in the office, you have yet to cross off any of the items on your to-do list.
Sound familiar?
Whether you work in a home office, shared office or more traditional space, chances are your work environment is filled with distractions that threaten to torpedo your productivity.
