ProAssisting Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Small businesses are the lifeblood of economies, playing a pivotal role in driving innovation, fostering community connections, and contributing significantly to economic growth. Moreover, small businesses reflect the cultural fabric of regions, preserving traditions and adding vibrancy to communities.

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Ruby

JUNE 10, 2024

Pulling from our experience, here’s a quick rundown of 20 of the best scheduling tools and apps for small businesses. Table of contents Acuity Acuity Scheduling is a popular appointment scheduling option owned by Squarespace and designed for small businesses of 1–36 people. You can learn more and try it for free here.

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Ruby

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Has anyone ever mentioned how important you and your fellow small businesses are to your community? Small businesses not only lend local flavor to the towns and cities they operate in, but they’re also the economic backbone of countless neighborhoods! Provide free consultations to fellow small businesses.

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Ruby

MARCH 15, 2020

Dear small business owner, We know you’re busy, so we’ll make this quick: You deserve a lot of love right now. You’ve dedicated your life to your business, putting in the work, quietly making the world run. We wouldn’t have services of any kind—no consulting, no accounting, no website help.

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Insperity

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

There is no call maze to navigate – simply contact your payroll consultant who knows your account. In addition to direct deposit, a payroll card option, an employee self-service site and system alerts, we provide you with dedicated support.

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Ruby

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

We were excited to chat with Karin Conroy, owner of Conroy Consults, a marketing firm for lawyers and law firms that specializes in website design and development. All small businesses need to consider their first impressions, especially law firms. Ruby has been her full-time receptionist for six months! Good question!

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Success

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Client contracts sometimes even require you to have freelance business insurance. Business insurance for freelancers can be confusing According to a survey by Next Insurance , “40% of small business owners said it’s more stressful to understand insurance than taxes.”

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WellSteps

AUGUST 7, 2024

Working directly with the broker allows for a consultative approach. The broker can analyze the health claims and design the wellness program to reduce those claims where possible,” says Cameron Black , Advisor/Director, Corporate Wellness Consulting at Ollis/Akers/Arney. “An

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Work Life

AUGUST 26, 2024

Many leaders and consultants tend to talk about company culture as a monolith—a cohesive set of behaviors, values, and attitudes that set the tone in a workplace. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from the pages of Inc. and Fast Company.

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Success

AUGUST 6, 2024

“As a CEO, I hold the belief that climate protection is not merely an environmental concern, but it also has significant implications for our business,” notes Jon Morgan , co-founder and chief editor of Venture Smarter , a consulting firm that specializes in helping startups and small businesses scale and grow.

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Ruby

MARCH 28, 2022

In today’s small business landscape, women-owned businesses are leading the way. Women are starting as many businesses as anyone, and women of color are starting businesses at a faster pace than any other demographic.

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Success

MAY 5, 2023

There are a variety of exciting titles coming out this summer for small-business leaders and entrepreneurs. Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business (18th ed.) You might be looking for books to read on your lunch break, by the pool or just in the air conditioning.

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Workplace Insight

MARCH 22, 2024

In addition, according to The 2024 Workplace Flexibility Trends Report from TechSmith Corporation in partnership with workplace research firm Global Workplace Analytics and Caryatid Workplace Consultancy three quarters of workers have yet to receive any training for the rise of flexible working arrangements.

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Insperity

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Businesses with 500 employees or less constituted 99.9 companies in 2018, which employ nearly half of the nation’s workforce, according the Small Business Administration. In return, you’ll get a more productive worker who is willing to give it their all and has a vested interest in the success of your business.

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Success

MAY 11, 2022

Your business’s online hub should actively help you make money. When I ask small-business owners, ‘Is your website helping or hurting you?’ An email sign-up form with a promise of something in return: This can be a discount code, free e-book or video related to your business, access to a free consultation or another giveaway.

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Ruby

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

That non-stop stream of interruptions will destroy your focus, which is never good when you’re performing complex tax calculations and customer consults, is it? Enhanced scheduling capabilities Staying organized is vital for every small business on any given day. Save time and win business with Ruby. So far, so good?

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Jen Lawrence

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Often, small businesses that are looking to grow and scale will hyperfocus on either people or technology and, in the end, struggle to rebalance themselves after their investment. As an Operations Consultant, I can help you identify areas of opportunity and assist you in developing a strategic and effective plan of attack.

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Workplace Insight

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Minister for Small Business Kevin Hollinrake said: “Giving staff more say over their working pattern makes for happier employees and more productive businesses. Put simply, it’s a no-brainer.

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Success

AUGUST 20, 2024

This obsession began to develop into actual methods, and Ronzio started consulting on it. Around this time, Ronzio picked up the phrase “operations manual” from the book The E Myth: Why Most Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It. It’s something that thousands of businesses are doing right.” By having a process.

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Office Space

JANUARY 17, 2024

Our easy-to-use visualization tools help both global enterprise organizations with sprawling offices and small businesses looking to optimize limited spaces. OfficeSpace Software provides unparalleled room booking analytics functionalities tailored for today’s workplace dynamics challenges.

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Work Life

JUNE 11, 2024

In her twenties, after a few years in consulting and private equity, she quit her job. “I eBay is, low-key, one of the biggest circular-economy players in the world—the original one,” she says of the company, which has been in the resale business for nearly 30 years. Every minute for a small business owner counts,” Su says.

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Productivityist

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Pamela Slim is an author, community builder, consultant and former corporate director of training and development at Barclays Global Investors. Since 2005, Pam has advised thousands of entrepreneurs as well as companies serving the small business market such as Infusionsoft, Progressive Insurance and Prezi.

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Justworks

MAY 12, 2020

Given this uncertainty, Justworks partnered with customer Octave to host a webinar that aimed to help answer some of the small business community’s most pressing questions on coping with staffing changes.

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Success

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Market disruptors are often met with caution Sophie Wright, founder of WrightCFO, runs a consultancy of fractional CFOs for startups and small and midsize enterprises (rather than those companies hiring in-house). I created what I needed as a CFO and what I found small businesses needed.

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Success

JULY 30, 2024

The majority… of our sources are… small businesses, and [they don’t have enough to pay for PR],” Shankman says. Harrison Tang , CEO of Spokeo, a people search engine based in Pasadena, California, says the service “has helped [his] business gain significant exposure.”

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Jen Lawrence

APRIL 11, 2022

One big no-no I see most often is small businesses collecting and saving credit card information. For example: As a system consultant , I’m given a plethora of sensitive information when working with clients – primarily account logins. Keep it restricted to the bare minimum. What is your deletion process?

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Success

DECEMBER 11, 2023

There’s quite a bit on the line—in a study of small business challenges , 33% reported retention and motivation as a top concern. Managers should leave with a better understanding of what employees need to be happier and more effective in their positions. There’s a reason exit interviews aren’t enough to improve retention alone.

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Success

MAY 20, 2022

An online survey conducted by Forrester Consulting in 2019 found that 49% of respondents saw revenue boosted by partnerships and 77% of respondents saw “partnership development as central to their 2019 sales and marketing strategy.” . The formula for a successful strategic partnership may seem easy: 1 + 1 = 3.

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Ruby

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Effective at bringing in a certain amount of business? Needs-based selling —which many refer to as “consultative selling” —is different. For that reason, a customer-centric approach is essential for any small business. Oh, and capturing leads when your sales team is busy taking other calls? Not really.

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Ask a Manager

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

A reader writes: My consulting business is finally picking up after years of being stagnant. The people telling me this are small business owners themselves. my friends and family are warning me not to hire employees for my small business was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager.

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Success

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The host of The Millionaire Money Podcast , founder of Money Mindset SHIFT and a bestselling author, Crandell is an international speaker and master financial and neuroscience coach and consultant. She has been featured on more than 73 platforms, sharing the power of the human brain in creating behavior that drives monetary increase.

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Success

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Most entrepreneurs today realize the value of establishing a strong and memorable brand for their company or product, but how important is it to develop a brand for yourself as an individual business owner? Do you really need to develop a strong personal brand to have a successful startup or small business? Pick your niche.

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Work Life

OCTOBER 30, 2023

It definitely doesn’t measure performance or improve business outcomes. “In reality, companies should be striving for engaged employees, not just satisfied employees,” says leadership consultant Abbey Louie. “People need to see where they’re going in the organization,” he says. ” 6.

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Success

MARCH 8, 2023

The women surveyed in Guidant’s “ 2023 Small Business Trends ” report were primarily motivated to become entrepreneurs due to being “ready to be their own boss” (28%) and “[dissatisfied] with corporate America” (23%), with only 13% seeking to pursue their passions. And some organizations are looking to help change that.

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Success

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The rate of startup creation across the nation plummeted 44% between 1978 and 2012, prompting small-business advocates to sound alarms. But it shouldn’t come down to luck when we know that the most basic need of a small business is access to capital. These roadblocks keep small businesses small or struggling to grow.

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Success

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

“For some creatives, the word ‘content’ may have a connotation with being more disposable due to the fast pace of social media,” says Jen Jones Donatelli, a certified creativity coach and the founder of Creative Groove, a small business that coaches and offers community programming around creativity and self-expression.

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Ruby

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

For small businesses, an employee buyout often focuses on the sale of the company’s assets.” Liquidate the business’s assets and close the doors for good. Even the best analytical tools and consultants can’t see the future. Consult experts. This type of restructuring is a company takeover by its workers.

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