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• Profit Problems

  If you don’t think your business is making enough money, it’s worth exploring some possible reasons. Before giving up your entrepreneurial dream, take a hard look at your shortcomings in accounting and excessive expenses.

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• Questions Employers Should Ask

  How do you know if you have the perfect candidate to fill your open position?  You don’t.  But your odds could improve if you remember to ask these four questions.
  
  

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• Delivering Your Story on YouTube

  YouTube offers an alternative to the stories features on Instagram and other social media sites, but it requires a different approach. Do it right and you can stay in touch with subscribers and followers on an informal basis throughout the day.
  
  

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• Working with Cranky Customers

  It’s not always easy, but if you’re in a client-centric industry, more often than not the customer has to be right.  On the days when you’re ready to blow your top, try focusing on these fixes to help you stick it out and win over their respect.

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• Privacy Guide

  The 2019 Privacy and Data Security Guide is available free from the Department of Employment and Economic Development and Gray Plant Mooty.  Written for non-lawyers, it will help small businesses understand best practices.

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• Tools of the Schmooze

  Does your networking toolkit include technology, multiple generations and a few apps? If not, it should.  By Barb Umberger
   
  Following are the sources used in this story, which appeared in the March 2019 issue of Business Central Magazine.
   
  Social Media Examiner
  Social Media Examiner is a U.S.-based media company, founded by Michael Stelzner. It publishes online magazines, blogs and podcasts about how business people can use social networks, on two websites: SocialMediaExaminer.com and MyKidsAdventures.com
  http:// www.socialmediaexaminer.com/9-ways-to-use-facebook-groups-for-business/
  
  Shapr app, how it works + reviews
  https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shapr-business-networking/id859091569    
   
  Bumble Bizz app
  www.businessnewsdaily.com/10532-the-buzz-on-bumble-bizz.html
  Because of the app's existing geolocation features, it's easier to find professional connections in your local area, and the app focuses on what you're looking for when networking, as opposed to LinkedIn, where it's difficult to tell what others are using the site for. Be sure to select Bizz mode or you’ll be using its original dating functionality.
   
  Pipedrive: http://www.softwareadvice.com/crm/pipedrive-profile/
   
  Show ‘Em The Code
  You may have missed this one, but you’re going to love it. It's the LinkedIn QR code feature.
  www.adweek.com/digital/linkedin-heres-how-to-connect-with-others-using-qr-codes/
  www.forbes.com/sites/williamarruda/2018/12/20/new-and-valuable-linkedin-features-to-help-you-grow-your-network/#43040c743c3a
  http:// www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/4214?lang=en (accessed Jan. 20 2019)

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• Embracing Technology

  Once slow to implement technology, the construction industry is trending toward the increased use of digital do-dads and whatchamacallits.  By Mary MacDonell Belisle
   
  Following are the sources used in this story, which appeared in the March 2019 issue of Business Central Magazine.
   
  Advanced Construction Robotics, “Tybot [VIDEO],” July 6, 2018. Online, accessed January 8, 2019. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvmuzXKCnI0>
   
  Blazna, Ed, “North Hills firm develops robot to help with bridge construction,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; October 30, 2017. Online. <https://www.post-gazette.com/business/tech-news/2017/10/30/advanced-construction-robots-allison-park-Saxonburg-robot-bridge-construction-rebar-Tybot/stories/201710290084>
   
  Construction World Magazine, “7 Ways Robotics is Transforming the Construction Industry,” Blog. Online, accessed January, 2019.
  <http://www.constructionworld.org/6-ways-robotics-transforming-construction-industry/>
   
  Construction World Magazine, “Top10 Construction Trends in 2019. Video. Online, accessed January 2019.<http://get.constructionworld.org/top10-2019/>
   
  Dillow, Clay, ––“The Construction Industry is Finally Embracing Technology [VIDEO],” Fortune, October 2, 2018, Online, accessed January 2019. <http://fortune.com/2018/10/02/construction-industry-technology/>
   
  DroneDeploy, “2018 Commercial Drone Industry Trends,” May 2018, Online, accessed January 2019. <https://dronedeploy-www.cdn.prismic.io/dronedeploy-www%2Fae535fda-dfc9-4bcf-9743-292df714e9fe_dd__2018_trends_report-f.pdf>
   
  GenieBelt, “Top 10 construction technology trends for 2019,” Blog. <https://geniebelt.com/blog/top-10-construction-technology-trends-for-2019>
   
  Lorek, Sarah, “3 Key Benefits of 3D Laser Scanning [VIDEO],” Constructible, Online, accessed January 10, 2028. <https://constructible.trimble.com/construction-industry/3-key-benefits-of-3d-laser-scanning-video>
   
  Slowey, Kim; Cowin, Laurie; Beeton, Joe; Brown, Kathleen; “7 trends that will shape commercial construction in 2019,” January 7, 2019, Online, accessed January 12, 2019,<https://www.constructiondive.com/news/7-trends-that-will-shape-commercial-construction-in-2019/543978/>
  
  Slowey, Kim, “Majority of contractors using offsite construction, survey says,” Construction Dive, January 10, 2019. Accessed January 15, 2019. <
  https://www.constructiondive.com/news/majority-of-contractors-using-offsite-construction-survey-says/545673/>
   
  Spinks, Rosie, “The self-healing concrete that can fix its own cracks,” The Guardian, June 29, 2015, Online, accessed January 6, 2019. <https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/jun/29/the-self-healing-concrete-that-can-fix-its-own-cracks>
  Peters, Lori, “Why Wearable Technology is One of the Best Construction Safety Tools,” Connect &Construct, Triax Technologies, Spot-r wearable tech, January 26, 2018. Online, accessed January 12, 2019. <https://connect.bim360.autodesk.com/triax-wearable-construction-safety>
  
  

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