Ruby

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

It happens during the third of five stages of small business development—the success stage! Growth is the goal for most small businesses. At Ruby , we provide businesses with highly-trained, vetted professionals who integrate virtually with any team. In other words, to focus on growth or not.

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Ruby

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Launching a small business is an exciting—and daunting—endeavor! One of the most crucial aspects of any new business enterprise is to acquire sufficient funding. Current SBA loan offers The SBA 7(a) loan is the Small Business Administration’s “most popular product,” writes NerdWallet.

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Ruby

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Or maybe, just maybe, you’re starting to feel a little less passionate about running your small business. But as a small business owner, it can be tough to find time for R&R. And handing responsibilities off to someone else, even for a day or two, is often impossible for small teams and solopreneurs.

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Ruby

OCTOBER 5, 2023

If you’re planning to launch a small business or scale an existing one, either way, you need cash. Here’s a rundown of the top lending avenues to check out: Bank Loans/Lines of Credit – Bank loans and lines of credit are a tried-and-true method of getting money for your business. Why do you have to spend money to make it?

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Ruby

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In an ever-changing and ultra-competitive landscape, small businesses that want to attract the best talent can’t afford to neglect culture in pursuit of growth. To make people want to work with and for them, the savviest small business owners are intentional about culture. What does “culture” mean for your small business?

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Success

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Last year we watched small businesses feed the needy, host socially distant dance parties and power-wash playgrounds , all while their doors were closed. And although for some 2021 may finally feel like business as usual, the truth is many (if not most) small businesses still need our help. Census, 67.5%

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Ruby

JULY 14, 2023

Somewhere, there’s a giant box stuffed with crusty old business ideas that don’t work anymore. As 21st-century business owners, you’re supposed to “think outside” that box because not every small business fits neatly into a traditional mold. For businesses, it can pay huge dividends, too! Woody and Buzz.

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Ruby

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

“Start your own small business!” Your business wasn’t there, and then — hey presto — it was! We just want to acknowledge that the idea of starting your own small business is an inner journey as much as it’s a list of things to do. Check out Udemy’s vast library of training opportunities. All because of you.

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Ruby

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Small business owners tend to be driven by a fiery passion for what they do. In such cases, maybe a standard, for-profit business model isn’t the right fit. If you’re starting a business but want to focus on supporting a cause or community, maybe forming a nonprofit makes more sense. Follow your passion.

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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

OCTOBER 28, 2022

There are countless platforms out there that work for small businesses, such as Slack, Chanty, or HipChat. All it takes is a people-first mindset—something that small business owners excel at. The post Ways to stay connected with a scattered small business team appeared first on Ruby Receptionists and Live Chat.

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Ruby

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

One of the most important aspects of any small business is receiving incoming calls. But not every business has the luxury of a dedicated team member monitoring the phones during the workday—not to mention all the calls that come in after-hours. Work phone ringing off the hook? That’s a great thing! Interested in learning more?

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Vantage Circle

OCTOBER 17, 2022

When it comes to small businesses, these roadblocks seem even more vast. In this article, I'll take you through some easy but effective strategies to help small business owners enhance their employee engagement levels. 9 Employee Engagement Strategies That Small Business Owners Can Use.

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Insperity

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Training and development initiatives are important because they help ensure your staff continually improves and keeps their skills current. Unfortunately, many small business owners don’t have the budget for big-ticket seminars or workshops, so they assume all company-sponsored professional development is simply out of reach.

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Ruby

MARCH 15, 2022

So let’s talk about the changing classroom: while learners of all ages are going back to school in person, when it comes to work, remote training is here to stay. We think that’s a great opportunity to improve your approach to training⎯ensuring that you own your business , instead of your business owning you.

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Ruby

APRIL 30, 2018

Start creating customers for life Whether you sell customizable sporting goods, run a dental practice, or train dogs, you’re in the customer service world. Ultimately, you’re showing the necessity for your business in a customer’s life. Your customers won’t know how they survived without you!

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Ruby

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Every day spent recruiting is a day when an imminent business need goes unfulfilled. And then, after all that effort—if you’re lucky enough to find the right someone at the right time—a whole new world of work reveals itself: new employee training. Oh boy, training. Training a new employee can be both exciting and exhausting.

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Ask a Manager

MAY 5, 2022

This post, what kind of leave policy should a small business offer? , A reader writes: I’ve only ever worked at small businesses with less than 25 people. This worked for me AND it worked well for both businesses, but I realize it isn’t what everyone would want. At both places we had unlimited PTO.

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Insperity

AUGUST 1, 2024

Benefits of employee mentoring Small businesses can benefit greatly from mentoring because it’s relatively inexpensive compared to formal training and development programs. A mentoring program can get off the ground faster than a formal training program. You can also decide what tools and resources (e.g.,

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Insperity

JULY 27, 2021

For instance, your HR department will now have time to finally tackle that performance management initiative that identifies appropriate training opportunities for your employees. Myth 3: “I’ll lose my status as a small business.”. And you’ll feel better knowing that the PEO is helping to manage potential risks.

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BMT Office Administration

MARCH 13, 2024

They Get Rid of Cumbersome Paperwork Small businesses that are still doing manual payroll deal with mountains of paperwork, including employee schedules, time cards, odometer readings, and more. This can be a downside for small businesses lacking the budget to pay for third-party training programs.

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Success

APRIL 6, 2024

Inspiration behind How to Not Kill Your Business When Andresen first launched her consulting firm, she targeted mom-and-pop shops, feeling they most needed business continuity planning. “I Instead of allowing this to kill her business, Andresen pivoted, writing her book with small business owners top of mind. “I

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Work Life

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

A train car, thrown about like a toy in the 21-foot flood waters, leveled the brewery, which had been situated across the street from the Swannanoa River. Additionally, western North Carolina was largely robbed of its fall tourism boom, leaving small businesses uncertain about survival as we approach the leaner winter months.

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Go Burrows

AUGUST 11, 2024

Fanni Gambero went from office admin to co-founder and president, and is passionate about helping small business assistants take their career to the next level. She serves small businesses as a Casting Director to find their Co-Star roles. She immigrated to the US in 2014.

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The Receptionist

JULY 5, 2022

And if you think that your small business is safe from malicious actors, think again. According to this study , 43% of cyber attacks were aimed at small businesses. Perhaps the scariest part of the aforementioned study is that the vast majority of small businesses are unprepared for any cyber attack — both small or large.

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Work Life

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

By June 2023, Google had launched a new cybersecurity certificate program and committed $20 million in cybersecurity training to colleges across the U.S. It was actually based on a small pilot training program we had created to bring people without college degrees into Google’s tech support team—the people who support Googlers.

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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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Ruby

MAY 7, 2024

How do virtual receptionists make life easier for one-person businesses? Small businesses = tight budgets. Between the salary, taxes, benefits, training, and equipment costs, the “true employer cost” of an in-house receptionist goes as high as $53,900 a year. No onboarding, no training, and no equipment costs.

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Work Life

MAY 30, 2024

Nearly 90% of small-business owners who are hiring report having few or no qualified applicants for open positions. In a tight labor market where employees have a choice in where they work, many are gravitating toward companies that offer on-site training, education, and other benefits that help them advance in their careers.

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Go Burrows

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Suess CONNECT WITH BRIANNE Brianne on LinkedIn Mills and Mae Services on Instagram ABOUT BRIANNE Brianne Price is a mama of two little kids, a wife to a Paramedic Lieutenant, an Executive Assistant to three executives, and the owner of Mills and Mae Services (a coaching and connecting company for all types of virtual assistants).

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Attendance Bot

JULY 29, 2024

Time is one of the most valuable resources for any business, but this is especially true for small businesses, where every minute can impact the bottom line. For small businesses, keeping an eye on where time goes can mean the difference between profitability and struggling to make ends meet.

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Workplace Insight

JULY 25, 2024

A number of fundamental issues, including a shortage of high-quality data with which to ‘train’ the technology is threatening the AI ‘boom’, according to a new white paper from the Open Data Institute. Intellectual property law must be urgently updated to protect the UK’s creative industries from unethical AI model training practices.

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Success

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Time your move You own a small business. But I learned something else too: I was pretty good at writing grants. Today, I own a grant-consulting company. Here’s what I wish I’d known when starting out. You’ve scrimped and saved, acquired loans and debt and annoyed family members and that lone hedge fund owner at the bar.

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Workplace Insight

APRIL 3, 2024

The growth plan will focus on the Central Business District as well as small businesses and outer London. The jobs will be created by securing new investment for London, growing small and medium-sized businesses and attracting new businesses to the city.

Planning 69

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Insperity

JULY 19, 2022

If productivity concerns are identified, HR can recommend solutions such as: Coaching or counseling Performance improvement plans Additional training Assigning mentor/mentee relationships Reassignment or redefining job roles Discipline or if necessary, termination. Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I). Summing it all up.

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Workplace Insight

APRIL 4, 2024

Training was identified as key to taking advantage of the benefits of technology with 79 percent agreeing that education was needed to fully capitalise on AI’s capabilities. The report also claims to highlight areas of focus, with more than half (56 percent) of HR Leaders reporting that they need more technology to operate effectively.

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Success

JULY 2, 2024

Cybercrime is a concern for large corporations, hospitals and governments, but it also affects small businesses. Prevention: Mandatory employee training on recognizing and reporting threats should be held regularly to keep cyber hygiene top of mind. Insider threats Insider threats are another human menace to organizations.

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