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28 Sep 2020

Small Business Spotlight: The Daily Bagel (Desert Sun Bagel Co.)

Business

This is the first in a series of interviews we'll be doing with small business owners in the Reno, Nevada area. Many small businesses have seen their way of operating or their bottom line deeply affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdowns, regulations, and changes in consumer preferences. In this video, we spoke with Shane Ritter, the co-owner of The Daily Bagel (now known as Desert Sun Bagel Co.), about their business and how they have adapted this year. View the full Daily Bagel interview on…

28 Jul 2020

Generating Creative Ideas in the Workplace

Business, Employees, Psychology

You may not consider yourself to be a “creative person” and nothing you do requires any artistry. However, almost every job (that doesn’t have you doing mindless, repetitive tasks) presents challenges and obstacles that require a creative idea or solution. A salesperson, for example, can come up with new ways to market their goods/services and creative ways to pitch to clients. Clear Your Mind It’s near impossible to think creatively when you’re going a million miles an hour completing small tasks and answering emails. When a creative solution…

30 Jun 2020

Ways to Beat Workplace Stress

Business, Wellness

Assuming you sleep 8 hours a night and work 40 hours a week, that means you spend 35% of your waking hours working. If you’re overly stressed at work, it’ll greatly reduce your quality of life at and away from the office. There are many sources of stress, from difficult clients and coworkers, to tight deadlines and sales quotas. This list can’t solve the myriad of different stressors you may face on the job, but here are some useful tips to help you deal with them constructively and…

20 Apr 2020

When and How to Reopen Your Business After Coronavirus

Business, NEWS

Note: This article was posted in April 2020, so some information may not currently be accurate due to the changing nature of the pandemic and regulations surrounding it. To our valued clients and friends, We maintain full service to you, our clients. Whether it's working from home or in the office we stand ready to help, answer questions, and solve your insurance problems. We maintain a limited staff in the office to handle problems and 75% of our is staff working from home. Our rural Nevada offices are…

30 Dec 2019

New Years Resolutions: How to be Resolute

Business, Psychology

The New Year is here, and with that, New Year’s resolutions. Last year’s blog post discussed why New Year’s Resolutions are so hard to follow through with. Some experts advise against making them since they are often abandoned. Still, anything that helps you refocus your goals can only help. Be in control Achieving goals that are personally meaningful increases one’s sense of well-being. It is more important, then, to make goals that are realistic, as this increases the likelihood that they will be accomplished. One way to make…

20 Sep 2019

Why the Age of a Business Matters

Business

You’ve heard it before: “We’ve been in business since blah blah blah.” It’s what so many companies boast to their prospective customers. It’s worn as a badge of honor, and it should be. Why? Because it’s exceedingly difficult to stay in business. Roughly half of small businesses close their doors within five years, according to the Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy. Only about one in three make it to ten years. The longer a business stays open, the prouder it usually is about its tenure. It’s a…

18 Jun 2019

Taking a NO in Work and Life

Business, Psychology

As an agency with a sales team, we are no strangers to hearing a “No”. It’s never easy. Sticks and stones may break bones, but that two-letter word can shatter spirits. Rejection is a bitter pill to swallow, and while there’s no easy way to erase the icky feelings—be it from getting passed over for a job, denied a sale, fired, broken up with, or hearing a critical comment from a loved one—it is possible to take the “No” as graciously as possible. The challenge is to resist…

04 Jun 2019

9 Keys to Selling Yourself and Your Services

Business, Sales

There are many types of salespeople and manufacturer’s representatives out there selling many types of products. Why does the word “salesperson” make people cringe at the thought of being confronted by them on the phone or in person? Because so many are rude, arrogant, pushy, in-your-face and offensive. There is nothing worse than saying NO to one of these individuals, and they keep pushing and even talking over you! Potential customers aren’t rejecting the product as much as they are rejecting the aggressive salesperson. Having been in and out of…

22 May 2019

Protection From Social Engineering Attacks

Business

Most people think they can spot an online scam a mile away. This may be true, but all it takes is for your guard to be down some sleepy, Friday afternoon, and you accidentally click a link you shouldn’t have. The reason there are so many scams out there is that, every single day, people fall for social engineering attacks designed to steal info or install viruses on electronic devices. Even I nearly fell for an attack last year. Once the attacker has your info, they have the potential to do thousands…

07 May 2019

Gossip: Social Bond or Bad Habit?

Business, Psychology

“There is only one thing worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.” —Oscar Wilde As most of us know, gossip is unavoidable. Whether it takes the form of blatantly bad-mouthing an acquaintance, co-worker, or friend, or the subtler variety of passive-aggressive insult like, “Has Tom gained weight?” People seem to take an almost perverse pleasure in talking about others. As most of us also know, rarely is this talk positive. It is thought that gossip played a role in the development of intelligence…