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Common Mistakes First-Time Entrepreneurs Make and How to Stop Them

As you enter your first enterprise, you will likely face many challenges. It's important to understand the common mistakes made by first-time entrepreneurs so that you can preempt them. Hiring who you know, rather than who is best As a first-time entrepreneur, you may be tempted to hire people you know looking for work. Perhaps it's a friend or family member who has expressed an interest in working for your company. While this can be a good way to help out someone close to you, it can also lead to problems down the road if their skills don't match what's required of them on the job. Hiring based on skill set rather than who you know and trust is best. Not having a great product or service Even if you don't want to compete on price, which many small businesses do because they can't afford to compete on service, you still need to have something unique about your product or service to succeed. Without this unique element, your customers will go elsewher...

Cisco Launches First Global Hybrid Work Index Key Findings Reveal Hybrid Work is Powered by Mobile and AI Talent Sits Everywhere

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- News Summary: + New Index from Cisco -- based on millions of aggregated and anonymous customer data points - provides global insights on people's preferences, habits, and technology usage in the era of hybrid work + Over 200% growth in the use of AI capabilities shows people's desire for improved meeting engagement + On-the-go mobile meetings increase by 300% during pandemic + Security remains paramount: hybrid workforce was targeted with more than 100 million email threats daily in September 2021 alone Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today unveiled its first Hybrid Work Index (HWI) based on millions of aggregated and anonymous customer data points. The Index, which will be updated quarterly, examines how people's habits and technology interactions have permanently reshaped work a year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings show hybrid workers expect greater flexibility, accessibility and security, while businesse...

The New Post Pandemic Hiring Realities

Nicky Garcea, Co-founder and Chief Customer Officer of Cappfinity. getty Before the pandemic, it was business as usual: Everyone was tucked into their cubicles, being as productive as possible, and perhaps waiting for the next great opportunity to move ahead. Covid-19 changed that, possibly forever. Now companies need to rethink the kinds of talent they want or need to attract, and define talent slightly differently than they were accustomed to doing. Even here at Cappfinity, we’re asking that candidates describe their strengths, soft or durable skills in greater detail, rather than focus on a history of their past experience. What does this changing hiring landscape look like?  In the customer service arena, soft skills might include traits like empathy, patience and delivering stellar advice. If those skills were developed in a restaurant setting, but the candidate is applying to work in a call center, in the past they may have been considered a poor candidate. Now...

To Instantly Boost Your Creativity, Think Subtraction, New Study Suggests

The easiest way to solve tough problems is also the one we usually think of last. Imagine you're facing a problem at work--maybe your big presentation isn't quite working, your new design lacks something, or your hiring strategy needs a tune-up. How do you proceed with solving the problem? Ask a dozen different people for advice and you may get a dozen different suggestions. From a new recruiting strategy to an additional slide to a new product feature, everyone will have something to add, but you know what no one is likely to suggest? Taking something away from how you currently do things. According to a much buzzed-about new study recently published in Nature, humans have a pervasive bias to add things on when searching for solutions--and that's causing us to miss out on a whole lot of great ideas. Human brains love to add, forget to subtract. There's already a huge number of known biases that mess up our decision making, but as Diana Kwon recently reporte...

AM and PM Pacific Time: Small and Medium Enterprise Business Productivity

AM and PM Pacific Time The increase in productivity will increase the income of small and medium enterprise businesses in the short and long term to meet the needs of consumer demand in pacific time. For new entrepreneurs, start-ups, expanding companies globally, corporate restructuring, diluting assets have a great responsibility ie the ability to repay financing through commercial financial institutions. Human resources Skill factor The educational institution provides excellent scholars and graduates with knowledge in the social, scientific and technical sciences category. Human resources that can be categorized into 4 are -: 1. Graduates; 2. Skilled; 3. Half skilled and 4. Less skilled to meet market requirements within or outside the country. Vocational or technical certificates are issued based on different skill levels depending on education and experience. Certification is provided by a qualified agency assisted by an employer who sends them to the program offered. For ...