commercial auto insurance

Switch to Commercial Auto Insurance for Your Home Business

You operate your own startup business from your home office or garage. Over the past year, you have experienced great success and are starting to struggle to keep up with orders. Whether you are crafting furniture, producing a delicious line of jellies, or providing consulting services for professionals downtown, you need a vehicle to get work done. Should you just keep using your standard auto insurance, or should you be looking at a commercial auto policy?

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Homeowners Insurance Does Not Protect Your Home-Based Business

Homeowners Insurance Does Not Protect Your Home-Based Business

Last year saw a record number of Americans lose their job due to the coronavirus pandemic. Perhaps you were one of them and decided to start your own business from home. Another possibility is that you already operated a business and recently decided to move your operations home. Whatever your situation, it is important to make sure that you have the right home-based business insurance from the start.

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cyber liability insurance

Cyber Liability Risks for Work-from-Home Employees

Employees are already the weakest link when they’re in the office; the vast majority of cybersecurity breaches occur due to the mistakes or negligence of employees. So, what happens when they’re working from homeWorking from home can increase productivity and efficiency — as well as reducing costs. But it also introduces some cyber liability problems that do need to be addressed.

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Employees taking time off

Why it’s important for your employees to take time off

Let’s face it: your employees are human beings, not robots. They need time to rest and relax, which means that they need a break from time to time. Maybe you offer time off to your employees, but they don’t seem to want to take it. As a boss or a manager, maybe you’re completely fine with your employees taking some time off for a vacation (or stay-cation due to COVID), but does your team know that? Here are a few of the benefits of employees taking time off and a few ways you can encourage your employees to do so. 

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Business success

10 habits for business success

If you are in charge of a business, you know that it’s not an easy task. It’s not easy to be the boss, and success in business can feel like something daunting. There are, however, a few habits you can develop to help you run your business and to help the business itself succeed. Sure, you might have heard the usual – work hard, be innovative, don’t give up, and so on and so forth. But here are a few other habits that you can develop for business success. 

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Being a business leader

Tips if you’re new to being a leader at your business

Being the leader of a business can be tough, especially when you’re fairly new to it. There are going to be times that are tough and there are going to be some struggles. You have to work hard and you have to step up your problem-solving game. Your experiences can influence the kind of leader you end up being. But the struggles you face can help you learn and grow as a leader. It can take time for those leadership to develop. Anyways, there are a few things that you should know if you’re just getting started in a leadership role.

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Delegate to employees

How to delegate at your small business

One part of being the leader of a business that can be particularly challenging is delegating. However, it’s really beneficial for both your employees and for you. You get help tackling your to-do list and your team members get to learn and practice new skills. It can be hard to loosen your grip on your control – maybe you’re of the mindset that you need to do do everything yourself to ensure that it’s done properly. But with a little practice you can get used to delegating. Here are a few tips.

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