How To Get Your Creative Agency Clients To Respect Your Time
Sunday, 15 May 2022
by Carla Rose
Managing projects in a creative agency can be both fun and rewarding, especially when everything goes to plan. However, more often than not, project managers and their teams will find themselves at risk of scope creep. Scope creep occurs when a project’s objectives, requirements, or vision shifts from what was agreed upon at the start.
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3 Professional Services Trends to Know in 2022 + How to Make Them Work for You
Thursday, 06 January 2022
by Carla Rose
The pandemic affected every service industry trend over the past two years, and professional services trends were no exception. Adapting isn’t easy—but it is possible, especially for professional services companies that take the time to plan for what the future may hold. Today we’ll look at three professional services trends—along with challenges and solutions—to be
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Running a Business in the New World: 5 Key Small Business Trends from 2021
Thursday, 30 December 2021
by Carla Rose
Like 2020, small business trends in 2021 weren’t what most of us expected. Many businesses continued to feel the effects of COVID-19, which caused problems from cash flow to workforce retention. However, small businesses didn’t stand by and wait for the storm to pass. They looked for new ways to increase value for clients, created
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Holiday Retail Hiring: 3 Tips for Managing Temporary Labor in Busy Times
Thursday, 09 September 2021
by Carla Rose
Hiring seasonal employees is a huge undertaking for retail businesses. Temporary labor requires temporary management, which means a redistribution of your time and priorities. It also requires special budgeting, forecasting, scheduling, communication and about a dozen other things you may have yet to prepare for. So how do you get ahead when it comes to
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4 Small Business Funding Options to Grow Your Business
Thursday, 08 July 2021
by Carla Rose
Growing your company is a simple goal, but the small business funding you need to make it happen? That’s more complex. The good news is that there are many solid small business funding options; the biggest hurdle is determining which ones are right for you. From venture capital investment to microloans, we’ll discuss 4 of
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The Future of Consulting Firms: 3 Tips for Management Consulting Post-Pandemic
Thursday, 24 June 2021
by Carla Rose
What does the future of consulting firms look like? That’s the (multi) billion-dollar question the consulting industry is asking now. Research estimates that the global management consulting industry lost up to $30 billion in revenue in 2020. So where does that leave people who are tasked with managing a consulting firm — today and in
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