How to Inspire Your Team
Hint: Ask the right question
Leadership expert Simon Sinek has made a living encouraging business owners, managers and entrepreneurs to do one REALLY SIMPLE thing: Figure out why you do what you do.
Most of us, Sinek says, have a good handle on the what. For example, our "what" is IT management and support. That's what we do each day to pay the bills and keep the lights on. But Sinek believes we find true inspiration only when we have a clear understanding of why we do what we do. He's right. In our case, we get up each day because we love helping small businesses use technology to be more successful and efficient.
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Image Formats - But Were Afraid to Ask
 Creating a snappy email signature, assembling a slide deck for a big sales presentation, or throwing together a flyer at the last minute for a conference or trade show? With the proliferation of desktop publishing apps and cheap image editing software, we're all graphic designers now.
Now that we have all of these great tools at our disposal, it's on us to learn the basics. Here's a primer on image file formats, what category they fall in, and where they work best.
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Smart Strategies for When Sales Slump
McKinsey Quarterly Offers a Few Tips
 If you're feeling like sales at your small business have reached a plateau (or even dropped), here are some suggestions to get you up and running strong once again.
No one likes to cold call. Even gristly sales veterans would rather "farm" existing customers for new business than hit the phone. But every company needs to dedicate time to hunting for new prospects.
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