5S Methodology
5S Methodology: Increasing workplace productivity
  • Productivity

Whether in a workshop or an office: Things don’t always go as planned. The 5S methodology can help us carry out tasks more efficiently and make better use of available resources. Invented in Japan, it has already revolutionized the corporate world there. What’s behind the method, and how can its individual steps be integrated into daily working life?

5S Methodology: Increasing workplace productivity
Start a side business
Starting a side business
  • Get Started

Are you planning on setting up a side business and want to know how to go about it? Starting your own side business while working full time is a great way to minimize your financial risk. Test the waters, but first make sure you are legally registered and that you are even allowed to work on the side. This article contains a step-by-step guide on how to make the process run without a hitch.

Starting a side business
Employer ID number
An introduction to employer ID numbers
  • Grow Your Business

Starting a new business comes with a great deal of new responsibilities and paperwork – wising up on the relevant administrative requirements for your business is a good way to avoid issues in the future. This is certainly the case for declaring tax – and to collect tax for your company you will need to register for an employer identification number (EIN), otherwise known as a sales tax number, or...

An introduction to employer ID numbers
Price calculation
Price calculation: How should you calculate sales prices?
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Do you want to bring a new product onto the market or offer a service that’s in demand? Then you first have to calculate the sales price. Doing this involves many factors. All conceivable costs as well as your profit margin must be incorporated into the price calculation. What are all the things that you should keep in mind?

Price calculation: How should you calculate sales prices?
Spike conversational email
Spike: The conversational email app
  • Productivity

Spike, the mail messenger, combines several different clever tools right into your inbox to enable chatting with email – eliminating the need for several different apps as well as the need to check lots of different inboxes or messaging apps to stay up to date. Spike presents itself as an app which improves productivity and efficient collaboration, something which most companies strive for. The...

Spike: The conversational email app
Create timesheets in Excel
Time recording in Excel: How to create a timesheet
  • Productivity

The time stamp clock was used in the past, but nowadays we’ve switched to electronic time recording. While some large companies are equipped with special reporting systems, smaller companies mainly use digital software solutions. These are not absolutely necessary since time recording using Excel works just as well - and is completely free of charge.

Time recording in Excel: How to create a timesheet
Layoff criteria
Layoff criteria - the different methods
  • Grow Your Business

Letting employees go is hard on all parties, but it can be made a lot easier if you plan which layoff criteria to use beforehand so you’re ready if the worst case scenario presents itself. There are five main methods employers can use to work out who to keep in the company and who sadly has to be laid off. The defined criteria is taken into account and each employee can be evaluated according to a...

Layoff criteria - the different methods
Pomodoro technique
Pomodoro technique: How to resist distractions and increase productivity
  • Productivity

Distractions and multitasking are among the greatest productivity killers of our time. With the Pomodoro technique, you learn focused single-tasking that significantly increases your productivity and improves the quality of your work. Find out what other advantages this time management technique offers, how the method can be put to use and which apps can help you.

Pomodoro technique: How to resist distractions and increase productivity
Writing a cover letter
How to write the perfect cover letter for a job application
  • Productivity

If you are applying for a job, attach a cover letter to your application documents. This is a text in which you introduce yourself as a person and a worker. The art of writing a cover letter is to present yourself in the best way possible as concisely as possible. Most cover letters follow a similar structure so that HR managers can quickly grasp the essential information.

How to write the perfect cover letter for a job application
Register new employees
How to register a new employee
  • Productivity

Although it varies from state to state, there are some things employers should bear in mind when it comes to hiring new employees. There are forms to fill out and registrations to be made with the local authorities. The article explains what needs to be done and provides handy checklist to make sure you’ve completed each step to register a new employee.

How to register a new employee