Posts Tagged ‘productivity’

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

Ready to make 2012 your best business year yet? Well, you can start by making sure your financial house is in order. We asked Galia Gichon, an independent financial advisor for her top tips on how to kick the new year off right! Read below for her advice.

The holidays are a distant memory and you are experiencing the hangover via your bulging credit card bill. Not sure what to do besides dig deeper under your blanket? It’s not that bad and here are … read more

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

Some good data just came out about small business. First, the indicators measuring ‘optimism’ rose from 90 percent to 92 percent. Hiring expectations also rose to seven percent up from three percent.

Could 2012 be a good year for small business? We certainly hope so, as do the tons candidates looking for jobs and internships with companies like yours.
 

For those of you planning on hiring interns next year, here are three tips to help make your hiring a success:

  1. Start Early: Whether you’re
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Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

Guest Blog by Amanda Wiss, founder of Urban Clarity

To be on top of your game, you want an organized, well-maintained office – one that allows you to achieve clarity that it’s difficult to find in a chaotic space. Ready to boost your productivity? It’s as simple as these 5 steps.

Step 1: Edit the excess! Grab a huge black trash bag, a clear one for recycling, a third for shredding, and dig in. You’ll also need a donation box for items that don’t support … read more

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

Starting a business today costs less than ever before. With the wide range of do-it-yourself tools, start-up costs are a fraction of what they used to be. Want to incorporate? Forget hiring a lawyer — check out Legal Zoom or the Company Corporation for basic legal documents. Need a logo? Try crowdsourcing the idea with 99 designs. Want a website? Plenty of hosting companies offer simple template solutions. And when the time comes for growth and you look to build your team of talent, we … read more

Thursday, August 18th, 2011

As people who run a business that’s focused on hiring, the topic of business growth is incredibly interesting to us. We see lots of businesses use Urban Interns when they are busy and in need of extra hands.

They often get to that next level by bringing in a team to help — often, based on what we see — starting with part-time help and interns.

But when is 'Big', Big Enough?

That ‘s the question at the heart of the new book “The read more

Thursday, August 4th, 2011


You don’t have to look very far to notice a back-to-school promotion or advertisement. While for many of us, school days are (thankfully) well behind us, it’s a good reminder that we’re weeks away from the end of summer. As quiet as the summer months can seem, it’s as if the entire business world got the memo to step up the pace right after Labor Day.

If you have some down time in the next few weeks – be sure to use it wisely! Here’s … read more