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eBay Database Compromised: Change Your Passwords Today

May 22, 2014

Authored by: Bryan Lachapelle, President & CEO E-Commerce and auction giant eBay confirmed yesterday that the website did indeed take a hit from hackers, and that the database that contains user ...

Taking a Break: Having Fun with Your Employees is Important, Too

May 21, 2014

Authored by: Bryan Lachapelle, President & CEO It’s a tough world out there in business today. You work hard at your business, and you value your staff – their abilities, their dedication ...

Twitter’s New Redesign: What You Need To Know

May 20, 2014

Authored by: Bryan Lachapelle, President & CEO It may be somewhat more appropriate to call this article, “How Instagram Changed The Internet.” I say that because Instagram’s surging popularity was the primary ...

Three Ways To Ease The Pain Of Letting Good Employees Go

May 19, 2014

Authored by: Bryan Lachapelle, President & CEO Sometimes, the worst happens. You’ve got a crew of great people and the bottom falls out. If you don’t let some of them go, everybody ...

Important Lessons That Gaming Can Teach Small Business

May 17, 2014

Authored by: Bryan Lachapelle, President & CEO Game theory is one of the most powerful tools a business (any business) can bring to bear on a problem. It doesn’t matter what it ...

Who’s Looking At Your Data?

May 16, 2014

Authored by: Bryan Lachapelle, President & CEO You’ve probably got a good idea who should be looking at your data, the question is, who actually is looking at your data? One ...

Here’s How To Make Sure You Aren’t Spending Too Much On Business Travel

May 15, 2014

Authored by: Bryan Lachapelle, President & CEO Develop Clear Policies On Expenses This is the place to start, not the avenue you take after the abuses begin. You can determine these policies ...

Five Important Ways To Re-think Your Product Range

May 14, 2014

Authored by: Bryan Lachapelle, President & CEO Whether you operate an online retail store, a brick and mortar shop or a combination, it is crucial to review and reexamine your product line ...

Four Ways To Motivate Your Sales Force Without Using Money

May 13, 2014

Authored by: Bryan Lachapelle, President & CEO While most employees are perfectly willing to take incentives and bonuses whenever they’re offered, there is more to motivating your sales force than throwing money ...

Do The Four P’s Still Rule Marketing Thinking?

May 12, 2014

Authored by: Bryan Lachapelle, President & CEO The title posts a perfectly fair and legitimate question. With so much in our world changing so quickly, it’s often good to check even our most ...