Facebook for Your Business

Connection has always been an important part of small business, and with electronic communication beginning to take control as one of the most important connectors out there, it’s important to know how to use these tools to strengthen business. Social networking in particular is a great way to connect to potential clients and promote themselves in a high-profile, low-cost way. Creating a Facebook page for your company is a quick and easy way to ramp up business.

Will You Need More Office Space?

Naman and Zoccola discuss trends shaping the industry

At the recent 2025: A Vision for Commercial Real Estate Symposium in Washington, DC, Katya Naman, CCIM, senior vice president, Lowe Enterprises, Inc., and BOMA International Chair Boyd Zoccola, executive vice president, Hokanson Companies Inc., presented an outlook on what the next five years hold for commercial real estate. They identified several trends, including an increase in density in office buildings, the rise of transit-oriented development and the need for green incentives. The program featured experts from academia and industry to debate key factors– technology, globalization, sustainability and demographic shifts—and how they will affect the workplace and the workforce over the next 15 years.

Office Build-out Cost Estimation

In order to retrofit or build-out an office space for your specific use, the tenant improvement allowance provided by the building owner is a basic element of any lease negotiation. How much should you expect to pay for the build-out or tenant improvements? One factor on which this depends is whether the space is new or refurbished. Determining your projected total occupancy cost will be key in your decision-making.

The Top Ten Posts of 2011

For the second year in a row, we give you the Denver Office News blog’s top ten most-read posts of the year. Happy New Year!

1. Why Do You Need to Rent a Conference Room?
2. How to Get Along with All Personality Types at Work
3. Creating a Strategic Vision for Your Business
4. How to Track Advertising Effectiveness
5. Use SMART Goals to Achieve
6. Personalize Your Shared Workspace
7. Executive Suite vs. Conventional Office Space Comparison
8. 3 Ways to Use Office Space More Efficiently
9. Formulating an Alternative Workplace Strategy
10. The Dangers of Using Your Home Address

Rewards vs. Recognition

If you have employees (even just one), there is a fine art to taking care of them. Unfortunately, many employers who have small offices and few employees forget that size really doesn’t matter – what does matter is treating your people in a manner that will encourage them to remain loyal to you, that will make them feel valued and important, and that reduces turnover and absenteeism. In short, you want to make your company a place that people are eager to return to on Monday morning – or any morning, for that matter.

How to Make Cold Calls

The telephone…an instrument of both good and evil. It’s your lifeline and the bane of your existence. If you work for yourself, keeping touch through the phone is especially important. Although some businesspeople claim to love making cold calls, most have to psych themselves up to do it. Where do you stand? Doing fine, or need help? Below are 14 tips to make your phone life smoother. 

Local SEO

Search engine optimization is absolutely critical for any kind of business. In a business where that depends on local customers and clients, local search engine optimization can be even more important. If people in your area can’t find your business or website, your job is that much harder. Luckily, the Internet makes it easy for your business to be visible to locals.

Have Yourself a Frugal Little Christmas

Christmas can be a wonderful time of the year, but it can also be an expensive one. It doesn’t have to be that way, though. Sometimes finding the most frugal and creative way to do things can just add to the fun! Often, the most expensive part of the season is the gifts. With December right around the corner, here are some ways you can create some very meaningful Christmas gifts without breaking the bank.

Prepare for Year End

The holidays are just around the corner, and you know what that means—it’s almost that most joyous time, the time to prepare for the end of the year payroll. To make your holidays a little merrier, here’s a guide to make sure that you don’t forget any of the details. 

Accounting Software for Small Business

Did you start a business because you had a burning desire to be an accountant? Probably not, but you’ve no doubt found out that accounting is a huge part of being a small-business owner, especially if you don’t have the cash to hire a staff accountant or sub-contract one.