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Monthly Archives: March 2017
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4 Ways Your Video Can Forge a Personal Connection and Grow Your Brand
by Vern Oakley • • 0 Comments
Elon Musk used video to break down barriers. So did YouTube’s Susan Wojcicki, and PepsiCo’s Indra Nooyi. You can, too.
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The Business of Om: 6 Inspiring Yoga-Based Businesses
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These six yoga-based businesses aren’t just about profit, they’re about finding balance.
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All in the Family: How to Tackle 5 Big Family Business Challenges
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Family drama can be hard enough without the added element of managing a business together. Here’s how to keep your family and your company running smoothly.
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Public Relations for Small Businesses: 6 Tips for Success
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Public relations may seem like a need for large corporations or celebrities, but it can go a long way for the mom-and-pop shops. Here’s what you need to know.
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New Research Looks at the ROI of Building a Confident Workforce
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New research from Tupperware Brands and Georgetown University explores the link between worker confidence and the bottom line.
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Sick employees not taking time off to fully recover
by Owen Gough • • 0 Comments
An estimated 137.3 million working days were lost due to sick or injured employees in the UK in 2016, according to new research from the ONS Sickness Absence in the Labour Market report. This is equivalent to 4.3 days per worker (the lowest recorded since the series began in 1993, when it was at 7.2 days
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Google’s mobile-first index: Seven myths dispelled
by Ben Lobel • • 0 Comments
Google is well on its way to crawling the entire web using the mobile version of their bot – and as a result, your content will soon be ranked primarily on the content it serves to mobile user-agents. Below, we’ve collected the most common myths heard around Google’s move to a mobile-first index, and address each
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Tips for budding entrepreneurs
by Ben Lobel • • 0 Comments
Just about everybody has a good business idea so why don’t they always happen? It is the fear of failure that stops us from following through with ideas. More often than not, peers will dissuade you by pointing out why it won’t work rather than being supportive. They’ll say things like, ‘Don’t waste all the
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Nature’s Sunshine Q4 Sales Up 5% To $84 Million
by Nicole Dunkley • • 0 Comments
Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: NATR), a leading natural health and wellness company engaged in the manufacture and direct selling of nutritional and personal care products, recently reported its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2016.
Fourth Quarter 2016 Financial Highlights:
Net sales of $84.0 million increased 4.9% compared to $80.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2015. On a local currency basis, net sales increased 4.6% as compared to the fourth quarter of 2015. Synergy Asia Pacific delivered 13.7% growth (11.1% in local currency) in net sales as compared to the fourth quarter of 2015.
The quarter included incremental net sales of $2.3 million related to China pre-opening product sales through Hong Kong. Net sales were positively impacted by $0.3 million of favorable foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, offset by a