Cyber Financial Services: Expertise Without the Overhead. But what does that really mean?

  If you own a business, you’re likely very good at what you do. But unless your business is accounting or bookkeeping, you might not be very good at those particular skill sets. Frankly, few business owners are. And, importantly, those skills are a critical part of running a successful company. Like many business owners, you’re faced with a real dilemma. You need serious financial expertise. But your business just can’t afford...

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5 Preparations Every Startup Should Make Before Website Launch

    Every startup needs to make sure that their website is ready for prime time. The problem is, a lot of startups don’t know what that means. Besides some vague idea about “SEO” and making sure it’s bug-free, too many startup sites launch without the most necessary components for success.   Before you flip the switch on your startup’s site, here’s what you need to do:   Build...

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How to Get Online Reviews for Your Small Business

Question: I notice that some of my competitors have a lot of reviews on sites like Yelp. Other than recruiting staff and friends to write reviews, how can I get customers if I don’t have a lot of online reviews for my business?   Answer: Particularly if your sales are focused online, it’s tough to compete if you don’t have any reviews. A recent poll showed most Americans deny that social media marketing influences their...

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Managers Can’t Know Everything: 6 Tips for Managing Outside Your Areas of Expertise

Managers, especially top executives, must realize that they can’t be experts in everything. The “manager as expert” might work for an engineer who becomes a manager of an engineering team, but no middle market CEO is an expert in all aspects of the business. You must not only learn how to wear many hats but accept that you will be managing people who have more expertise in a particular area than you do. And while...

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Hiring Temp Workers: 5 Legal Reminders

  Employing temporary or “temp” workers can often be a great way to fill vacancies in your business, but you’ll need to get your legal ducks in a row. Temps are often hired through staffing or “temp” agencies and may not be actual employees of your business. However, many companies have instituted temp-to-hire policies in which an employee has a short-term contract with that company which may lead to...

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Three of the Most Common Delegation Ah-ha’s

One of the biggest shifts that most rising leaders have to make is the shift from being the go-to person to someone who builds teams of go-to people.  As you take on more and more scope in your leadership role, you can’t continue to operate as the go-to person who acts as if you’re personally responsible for everything that happens. You need to be accountable and own the results but you can’t expect yourself to do everything that...

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4 Ways Leaders Can Create a Candid Culture

  When leaders want to create an open culture where people are willing to speak up and challenge one another, they often start by listening. This is a good instinct. But listening with your ears will only take you so far. You also need to demonstrate with words that you truly want people to raise risky issues. Take the former president of a major defense company, whom I will call Phil. No one at the 13,000-employee firm believed...

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7 Benefits to Financial Outsourcing

  Growing and managing a business is quite a feat. Between basic bookkeeping and standard accounting services, financial management often falls by the side. Financial outsourcing has increasingly become a popular contracting solution that offsets the cost of traditional accounting services by providing clients with expert financial knowledge without breaking the bank.   Outsourcing serves as a catalyst that gives businesses...

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Is Your Small Business Website Living Up to Customer Expectations?

Actually, the answers are pretty simple, according to a recent study, the State of the User Experience Report. But failing to deliver on customer expectations could have lasting repercussions for your business.   Website performance A high-performing website loads quickly, streams without buffering and otherwise delivers from a technical standpoint. This is by far the most important thing customers care about, cited by 52 percent...

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Accounting Expertise Without the Overhead

Expertise Without the Overhead As a business owner, two of your largest expenses are people and overhead. Wouldn’t you like to have the right people without the overhead? That’s exactly what Cyber Financial Solutions brings to companies like yours. And we want to bring this experience to work for you. Controls without Crises Engaging with outsourced accounting firms is an important decision and should be considered carefully. It’s...

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