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Private-label Products: Bringing Value to Our Nonprofit Partners

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Private-label offerings are playing an increasingly critical role in some of the country’s largest online marketplaces, with house brands now accounting for as much as 30% of all sales. This trend not only indicates changes in the way consumers shop, especially when searching by brand and price, but also presents a new challenge for online retailers seeking to remain competitive.

For DollarDays, developing affordable, private-label brands as a means to better serve its large nonprofit customer base was a no-brainer. The company launched its Big Box™ bulk school supplies line in spring of 2017, contributing to a reported sale of more than 11 million units of school supplies annually. Big Box™ encompasses a full line of high-quality, low-cost school supplies, pre-filled backpacks and pencil pouches, and flip-flops, all of which has been hand-picked by DollarDays’ in-house merchandising team. The company plans to expand the line to include additional school essentials through the end of 2018.

“We understood private labels had to become part of our go-to-market strategy,” explains Shelly Chaney, Vice President and General Manager of DollarDays. “Online shopping means our customers have the ability to compare products and have better visibility on quality and price points. With private-label lines, we can better hit these targets, giving even more value to our nonprofit partners.”

Encouraged by the success of their Big Box™ line, DollarDays next pursued the opportunity to create a backpack label that met their nonprofit partners’ needs for premium bags at an entry-level price for backpack drives and other back-to-school initiatives. The resulting Forward™ backpack line, rolled out in early 2018, features a more spacious front pocket, reinforced strap-to-bag seams and contoured, fully adjustable shoulder straps with mesh. This attention to detail helps ensure Forward™ backpacks can compete against more expensive brand-name lines.

“With our private-label brands, we’re able to customize every aspect to the needs of our very niche consumers, like nonprofits,” says Melissa Castelo, Senior Product Manager at DollarDays. “It enables us to control not only the brand positioning but the distribution and activation, as well.”

By building out its own labels, DollarDays has found new ways to differentiate itself during the search process and drive destination shopping. Additionally, the company can continue to offer national brands and remain competitive in a “good, better, best” scenario while still capturing market share with an aggressively low price point. Through the remainder of 2018, DollarDays will continue to explore other product categories that may help them increase their presence outside of school essentials.

“Consumers today expect exceptional products at a price point that is cost effective,” stated Chaney. “We’re working on cultivating other private-label lines that focus on helping our nonprofit partners meet the fundamental needs of communities around the world.”

The Nonprofit Gap: How DollarDays Uses Data to Assist Partners

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The term “big data” can be intimidating to nonprofits, many of which may not have the funds to staff a dedicated analytics team. Though it can be difficult for these charitable groups to obtain data, they remain passionate about their cause and how data can help their outreach efforts.

“Big data” is described as large data sets used to analyze and identify any patterns or trends. In its 17-year history, DollarDays has collected a wealth of big data that we use daily to help our nonprofit partners. Below we share our experiences and how your charity can learn from big data.

Shared Data

Whether you’re a large or small nonprofit, data is a critical piece of your business. Data can assist with identifying successes and areas of improvement, such as how your organization is spending donation dollars. By partnering with a company like DollarDays, you can determine budget spend, address programs and how your service projects are impacting the community. Imagine being able to aggregate your entire spend history across chapters or develop a graph of purchasing behavior from your predecessors. What if you could compile a presentation for your board showing the cost savings across the year or even compare seasonal trends with that of a competing nonprofit? All of these would make your organization stronger and more adept at spending donation dollars.

Partnering for Data

Unless you’re a data scientist or analytical researcher, becoming data-literate can be daunting. Even when you attempt to collect data required by your board or constituents, they still might need you to go beyond the measurement of ROI in programs and into focusing on key metrics like effectiveness or analysis of future direction. That’s why it’s more important than ever to rely on an organization that has the experience to correctly mine historical trends. DollarDays offers a number of data reports and resources related to health and human services that can help your organization develop funding proposals or create budgets. Our team can also help you understand this data and learn different areas where data can be applied.

Delivery of Data

An important part of data is the ability to present it in a way your audiences will understand. DollarDays uses a tailored, case-by-case approach to help charitable organizations like yours visualize data, ask the right questions, and discover new opportunities to complete and assess their projects and missions more efficiently.

According to Jeffrey Victorian, DollarDays’ Business Intelligence Manager, “Organizations don’t know which local chapters are purchasing and when, so this can result in misappropriation of resources and inefficiencies. We work with the organizational headquarters to deliver data from each chapter to help develop a deep, visual perspective of trends, allowing insights to emerge that provide a global representation of the organization.”

What Makes DollarDays the Ideal Data Partner

Supported by 17 years of purchasing data from charities across the United States, DollarDays has a wealth of experience in extracting trends down to the product level. We can not only pinpoint when cost savings are made, but we can ultimately determine how the industry is transforming, what nonprofits are maximizing their spend, and how seasonality is being impacted by natural disasters or social change. We also can forecast future spend opportunities, cost savings and other variables.

“The work we do in partnership with local and national nonprofits is powerful and enables us to support the positive impact that they have in their communities,” explains Victorian. “Every time we help them understand their organizational model, their spending habits, and the impact that social and environmental change has on their fiscal year, the better they can move forward to help their cause. We’re working with real-world data, and, when you get to the bottom of it, we’re helping this organization help their community.”

DollarDays’ Frank Albanese on Why He Loves His Customers

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Frank Albanese

After four years and 7,333 nonprofit partners served, Frank Albanese may have every right to feel that way. As DollarDays’ longest-tenured National Account Manager, Frank is passionate about his clients. Every day, he comes in, sits at his desk, puts on his headset and begins helping his customers across the United States. Throughout the day, calls flood in from chapters of the Salvation Army, CityGate Network (formerly the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions), Kiwanis Clubs and more. These localized groups are seeking Frank’s expert advice on how to maximize their limited budgets by purchasing goods in bulk. It’s the cornerstone of the work Frank loves.

I love helping my customers because I know they’re helping others.

Frank Albanese, National Account Manager, DollarDays

“Some might think that talking about packets of socks, cases of pencils or pallets of blankets might not be interesting,” Frank explains. “When you realize it’s going to clothe a homeless person, help a child learn or bring relief to a family whose home was just devastated by a hurricane, though, it becomes a whole new feeling.”

Loyal customer Lisa Clark of the Assistance League couldn’t agree more. “I have had such a great experience working with Frank Albanese. He always gets us what we need at a cost that fits into our budget without putting a strain on it. Frank is genuine, kind, caring, thoughtful and very knowledgeable. You know when working with Frank that he truly has your best interest at heart.”

While Frank finds his work deeply fulfilling, he also draws great inspiration from his customers. He says that it takes a special type of person to go into charitable work and it’s those types of people he loves helping.

“A lot of my customers call because they’re working with tight budgets based solely on donation dollars. What’s unique about DollarDays is we have the in-depth knowledge of how our customers purchase, what their needs are, and how we can get them the best-quality products at a cost that works for them so they can serve their communities.”

Frank is known for going above and beyond for his clients, often negotiating prices directly with the company’s vendors and working hand in hand with the DollarDays logistics team to ensure on-time deliveries. It’s no wonder Frank thrives in an industry so reliant on kindness.

Picking the Perfect Backpack Size for Your Child

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According to the U.S. Product Consumer Safety Commission, 5,062 children sought medical treatment for backpack injuries in 2017, including a number of injuries caused by bags exceeding 40 percent of a child’s body weight. Still, parents can help their kids stay safe and comfortable with just a few precautions.

  • Distribute Weight Evenly. Load heaviest items closest to your back and balance materials so that you can easily stand up straight.
  • Choose a Bag with Padded Shoulder Straps. Check that your packed backpack feels comfortable. If it doesn’t, determine what you can leave at home that day to lessen the load. You’ll also want to consider what kind of material the backpack is made of – nylon and synthetics are light yet durable.
  • The Bag Should Sit High on the Back. Make sure the height of the backpack extends from approximately two inches below the shoulder blades to waist level, or slightly above the waist.
  • Wear the Bag Only When Needed. Take your backpack off, keeping it close to you on the ground or on a bench.

If your child is complaining of neck, shoulder or back discomfort after they get home from school, it could be a sign of a problem. You may want to take steps to reduce the weight of the backpack or attempt to reduce the distance the child carries the backpack, lessening the strain on their little bodies.

Teacher Spend Hundreds out of Pocket on School Supplies

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Parents aren’t the only ones who spend big on back-to-school supplies. Thousands of teachers around the United States offset their school supply budgets by forking over close to $600 of their own money just for the most basic of supplies. Some of the most sought-after items include staples, copy paper, holiday decorations and colored pencils, but, for many educators, the list has grown to hygiene items and clothing. It’s these day-to-day necessities that leave teachers scrambling to ensure they have the items their classrooms need to run smoothly.

Two-thirds of all classroom supplies are purchased by teachers, and more than 91 percent of teachers offset the lack of basic supplies for students that fall under the poverty line. The costs quickly add up, and out-of-pocket teaching supplies can equal close to $1 billion every year.

The Impact of a Well-stocked Classroom

Sadly, without these expenditures, many classrooms would lack the resources children need to learn or to participate in creative projects, and with the majority of public school students living under the poverty line, many parents simply can’t afford to pay for supplies.

When teachers are able to provide their impoverished students with adequate supplies, their learning experience is transformed – their limitations become opportunities and equality in the classroom environment.

Finding a Solution

The year 2018 has carried a continuous debate around education policy, school choice, vouchers and teacher training. Budgets are spread further and tax dollars are intensely debated. What we must remember is that students need tools to learn, and it’s incumbent on parents, school districts and policymakers to fight for these resources. Parents must urge their local school districts and state legislatures to adequately fund education, including instituting programs that outfit teachers and schools with the supplies students need in order to learn. Teachers must remain vocal about the supplies they need the most and advocate for the districts that have the greatest needs. We should not let a lack of basic supplies keep them from doing their jobs. It’s time to support our teachers, give them the tools they need and ensure that all classrooms are well stocked throughout the school year. Our children deserve better, and understanding there’s a need helps to create conversations about solutions.

It’s our hope that every classroom will soon have access to unlimited supplies pencils, pens, highlighters, chalk erasers, crayons, STEM toys, books and highlighters – simply, tools that help our children learn. The basics can seem so basic in the right light.

School Supply Costs Continue to Rise

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From backpacks to binders, to USB drives and glue sticks, the rising cost of school supplies is putting a definite pinch on the average families’ budget. When families are simply unable to choose between the grocery bill and the school supply list, it’s our children that suffer, often creating a class system in our public schools.

Experts say school districts have considerably less funds for supplies, so they are forced to push the costs onto families or even more likely the teachers. Basic classroom staples like markers, construction paper, cleaning supplies, tissues, copy paper and printer ink become limited and must be stretched throughout the year. While the requests may seem like mild annoyances for a middle-class family, it can feel like an insurmountable burden for poor families, who already struggle just to outfit their own kids for school. Many parents have to make the difficult choice between basic grooming and hygiene necessities or back to school supplies, prior to the school year starting. It can just be too much of a stretch for them.

  • This year the supply list for an elementary school student costs about $650, up from an inflation-adjusted $375 in 2006,according to the annual Huntington Bank’s Backpack Index.
  • A middle-school student might run $1,000; up from $525. And sending a fully equipped high-schooler off to class can cost nearly $1,500 — compared to $800 just 10 years ago.
  • All together that’s an average of about $1,000 — nearly the same as the average U.S. monthly mortgage payment.

If there is more than one child in the household those costs can multiply and often begin to feel overwhelming. In fact, a recent research poll done by the nonprofit Junior Achievement, states 60 percent of U.S. parents struggle to pay for their school supplies.

Buying in Bulk Saves Throughout the Year

Buying school supplies in bulk is one of the best ways to save money, especially over the long run. If you’re looking for ways to get more “bang” for your buck as well as keep a nice hefty stock of items you use every single day in your classroom or in your student’s bag, then shopping bulk wholesale is the only way to go.

Check out these amazing products that you can use all season long.

The Organizations That Help

As the need for school supplies increase nationally, more organizations are attempting to step up to fill the need. Here are a few partners that currently support back to school and school supply shortages:

Preparing Your Business for the Cold Weather Ahead

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The weather has been turning quickly, as temperatures across the United States are plummeting. For businesses of all types and sizes, wintertime brings about a lot of changes to store policies, hours, maintenance and inventory. It’s good to begin prepping your business now so you’re fully prepared for all that winter brings.

1. Prepare Your Online Store

Currently, over half of the [U.S.] population, or 190 million people, [shops] online. This number rises in the winter, particularly around the holidays, as people are less inclined to face the storms simply to conduct their shopping. If you want to make the most of wintertime sales, it’s highly encouraged to prepare your online store and marketing strategy so you can garner as many online customers as possible.

2. Choose Your Seasonal Product Lines

As you prepare for winter, you also need to begin bracing yourself for the holidays. With the holidays, you’ll likely be updating your inventory to offer more seasonal gifts that cater to Thanksgiving and Christmas shoppers. Begin scouting out the latest seasonal trends so you can choose inventory based around the hottest-selling items.

3. Prepare Your Parking Lot

The parking lot of a business is critical to keep maintained, particularly in the snowy months of winter. Potholes and cracks in the asphalt can be dangerous at any time of year, but, [when] coupled with the icy roads, [they] could be a recipe for disaster. Scan your parking lot for any holes or cracks, and have them paved over before the first snow.

4. Stock up on Needed Office Supplies

Come wintertime, businesses are much more likely to face late shipments than in summer due to poor road conditions that limit travel abilities for truckers. As such, it’s better to be overstocked on necessary supplies than understocked in the event a shipment arrives late. Take stock of all supplies that are used daily, particularly office supplies, and be sure to purchase more than enough in advance.

5. Have a Disaster Recovery Plan Created

Disaster recovery plans are even more vital in winter, because there is much higher chance of the building falling victim to structural or technological damage. Have a plan in place that details what to do should your business lose power or be impacted by structural damage due to an intense storm. It’s wise to have all essential software and technology backed up to the cloud so business can continue to operate, even in the middle of a power outage.

In the wintertime, businesses have a lot more to deal with than in summer. The facility has higher utility costs, you’ll have more maintenance tasks ahead of you, and, all the while, you’ll likely see a drop in customers. By preparing your business in advance, you can brace your company for the worst possible circumstances. In turn, you can create more wintertime sales while avoiding the potential disasters that cost businesses money. Start stocking up on the supplies your company needs, so you always have enough on hand. Visit DollarDays today and start browsing.

Original article here: http://globalbizcircle.com/preparing-business-cold-weather-ahead/

Random Acts of Kindness Define Who We Really Are

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Watching the news, watching the divisiveness caused by the elections and watching interactions in our daily lives, we realize we are living in very scary times—[a]nd everything we see and experience is amplified in the eyes of our children.

Children learn by watching adults. According to Love to Know, babies and toddlers learn by observing adults, even when we aren’t intentionally trying to teach them anything. Just watch as the toddler picks up any object and pretends to talk on it just like their parents are talking on their phone. You can teach your child to mimic loving behavior by being affectionate and making sure you accept their affection when they are ready. At the same time, if the adult cusses or throws things, watch how the child is quick to imitate. Preschool years are when children make a big jump in language, imitating the way their adults talk and the words they use, meaning these kids pick up on our tone of voice and the use of grammar. This is also the time they learn what to eat, so if parents routinely eat a variety of healthy foods, so will the kids, and, on the other hand, if adults eat junk food and fast food, this instills that pattern of eating with the child.

Adults can create positive modeling behaviors in kids. Read[ing] often to your child and let[ting] your child see you reading […] make reading a healthy and normal part of everyday life. Use polite words and speak kindly to others in front of the kids. Let your children see you doing the chores you expect them to do. Explain the consequences when you make a mistake so the child sees the results of negative behaviors. If the parent ends up doing good deeds, watch the kids starting to do good deeds.

You’ve gotta dance like there’s nobody watching, love like you’ll never be hurt, sing like there’s nobody listening, and live like it’s heaven on earth.

William Purkey, public school teacher

[According to Happify Daily], small acts of kindness […] like leaving a meal for a homeless person or paying off a stranger’s layaway balance at Kmart start trends, with more people getting in on the act because they are such feel-good stories. The benefactors are happy to have done a good deed, and the recipients are pleased to have been given a small but meaningful helping hand. [Studies have shown that] recipients of kindness want to keep paying it forward, and a single act of kindness inspires more acts of generosity; […] this chain of altruism [is called] “upstream reciprocity.” So the next time you drop a quarter into an expired parking meter, there is a good chance the recipient of that small act of kindness will be inspired to do a kind act for someone else, and on and on.

[James Fowler, a professor at the University of California-San Diego], says that since humans often mimic behavior they see in the media, like generosity, they become inspired to be generous on their own, often starting their own chain of giving. That is why role models like sports figures, politicians, movie stars and rock stars can inspire a wave of giving. [Conversely], these same role models who give off negative vibes can have an adverse effect on our […] kindness to others.

[Former NBA star Derek Anderson], one such celebrity for the positive, […] started the Stamina Foundation, which is teaching young adults how to [perform] acts of kindness. Last month, he held his acts-of-kindness gala at the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, [perhaps] the best place on earth to hold this event, [considering] Muhammad Ali had such an influence on the youth of America.

[Y]ou don’t have to be famous to set an example of kindness. CBS News reports about Jesse Frank in Las Vegas, who lived on the streets in Houston before joining the Air Force. As an active airman, he has started […] B-Kind, [an] organization where he and his family help a homeless person each month […] with [support] from local businesses like the barbershop, eye doctor and dentist. […]

If you can’t come up with your own idea [for] an act of kindness, there are plenty of nonprofits [to which] you can donate. […] At Random Acts, your donations provide laptops to hardworking students, funding for dental supplies and […] flea medication for pet shelters, [among other causes]. Even in […] the American Red Cross, you can donate blood and money to help people you don’t know in the path of Hurricane Matthew. […]

Random acts of kindness come in all forms. Just giving someone an unsolicited compliment today will put a smile on both of your faces. Teaching a stranger how to tie his tie or bringing lunch to a neighbor coming out of the hospital brightens [the day for both of you]. Thanking a police officer or firefighter for their service, […] picking up the trash in a public park, or offering to babysit for a single mom just feels right. If we show compassion, our kids will show compassion. What we give to others in our lifetime defines who we really are.

Never forget—our kids are always watching us.

Original article here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marc-joseph/random-acts-of-kindness-d_b_12755834.html

A Nation Built by Refugees

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Today, the number of displaced people in the world is at its highest level ever, according to CNN. We have surpassed World War ll numbers, when the world was dealing with the most devastating event in history. [Approximately] 65.3 million people are away from their home today, [or] one out of every 113. […] Anyone watching the news knows what is causing this devastating number.

We lose [sight] here in the U.S.A. that, since our founding, we have offered freedom and opportunity to refugees fleeing the world’s most dangerous and desperate situations, according to the Department of State’s Bureau of Refugees. Our refugee resettlement program reflects the core values of our country and has a tradition of [being] a safe haven for the oppressed.

Refugees have been coming to our shores since the pilgrims fled religious persecution and were searching for a place to freely practice, which is the very heart of American identity. Other seekers of religious freedom found a home in the colonies, whether they were Protestants fleeing persecution by Catholics or Catholics fleeing persecution by Protestants. Starting in 1846, English colonialism stripped the lands of the Irish, and two million people fled Ireland, whose country population today is still below what it was in 1846. Between 1845 and 1855, one million Germans fled to the U.S.A. to escape economic hardship. The Civil War temporarily reduced the refugee flow, but then it began again, with four million Italians coming to America between 1880 and 1924, [along with] two million Jews from Russia and Eastern Europe. […] Another one million Mexicans came because of the Mexican Revolution in 1910.

Fast forward to the Cuban Revolution in the 1950s, when the American Cuban population was 71,000 and, today, has grown to close to two million. [T]he Vietnam War brought 125,000 Vietnamese in 1975 and another 280,000 between 1978 and the mid-1980s. Since 1975, the United States has resettled more than three million refugees from 70 different countries.

Refugees coming to the U.S.A. have shown spirit, toughness and strength. Their backgrounds are diverse — from doctors, scientists and journalists, as well as those who have never even used electricity. Most refugees seize the chance for a new start. They pay taxes, attend our schools, serve in the military, and make our communities more vibrant and diverse. After five years, refugees can apply to become American citizens. Many of our top citizens were once refugees, like Albert Einstein and former secretaries of state Madeleine Albright and Henry Kissinger.

Today, 28.5% of all new businesses in the U.S.A. are launched by foreign-born Americans, according to the Kauffman Foundation. In Silicon Valley, the technical heartbeat of our country, immigrant founders started 52% of all new companies, reported by Inc. Magazine. Our country has a long history of foreign-born Americans creating businesses, from Alexander Graham Bell to Sergey Brin of Google. Forty percent of our current top Fortune 500 companies were founded by an immigrant or a child of an immigrant.

America has hundreds of nonprofit organizations that recognize the importance of refugees’ contributions to our country, and these organizations also have the compassion to help those in need worldwide. The International Rescue Committee helped 23 million people in 2015. Asylum Access helps refugees with basic human and legal rights. Many faith-based organizations like Catholic Relief Services, HIAS and Islamic Relief are dedicated to helping refugees who have been forced to flee their homelands because of who they are, including being ethnic, religious or sexual minorities. All of these organizations are dedicated to helping refugees rebuild their lives in safety and dignity. Save the Children is working to help displaced kids in refugee camps with basic needs. The World Food Program is the largest humanitarian agency fighting the hunger of these refugees. All of us should be helping with donations to any of these nonprofits. […]

With 65.3 million people displaced in this world, we cannot, in good [conscience], live our lives as if nothing is wrong. These refugees have been forced to flee their homes by violence, persecution and instability. Everyone […] deserves shelter, basic services, medical care, and the chance for their children to go back to school and parents to begin work again. Helping refugees is not just up to the governments around the world; [e]very American should be playing a role, whether it is volunteering to help or donating so others can help. All of our families were, at one time, refugees coming to America.

Original article here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marc-joseph/a-nation-built-by-refugee_b_12315096.html

6 Strategies for Streamlining Your Workforce

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Many business owners feel as though the workforce isn’t operating as efficiently as it should, yet are at a loss for how to improve productivity. Short of firing your staff and starting anew, what strategies are actually effective at boosting work performance and streamlining the workforce? Here are some simple and cost-effective ways to get more out of every workday, while improving overall performance as well.

1. Implement BYOD policies

“Bring Your Own Device,” or (BYOD), is a rapidly growing policy being implemented by businesses everywhere. BYOD policies are where businesses require employees to utilize their personal devices, such as cellphones or laptops, for business use. Not only will this save your business a tremendous amount of money, but it can encourage productivity, as well. BYOD devices typically link to cloud-based work platforms, so [the policy] offers employees the ability to work from any location and [from] all of their devices.

2. Automate, automate, automate

To truly boost workplace efficiency, take a [cue] from the robots. There is now automation technology that can streamline virtually all aspects of your digital workload. From organizing data to improving analytics, robots can conquer the menial tasks that your employees loathe.

3. Do it right the first time

One of the more common ways that businesses waste time is by making mistakes or having unknowledgeable employees. Training employees can go a long way in streamlining the workforce. When your employees are experts at their trade, they’ll complete tasks more efficiently while doing a better job the first time around.

4. Leverage technology to its fullest capacity

Today, there are literally hundreds of different technologies and apps that can help to encourage productivity, improve time management and streamline a workforce. From customer-relationship-management software to improve your customer management to sales-management software to help manage inventory and sales, investing in the right software applications can significantly improve your work efficiency.

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5. Schedule breaks regularly

There has been ample research conducted into the need for breaks in the workplace, with most suggesting that businesses are shorting their employees considerably. Most employees get two 10-minute breaks and a half-hour lunch each day; however, by implementing the Pomodoro Technique, your employees can enjoy more frequent breaks while increasing their total productivity for the day, as the technique is based around the natural attention span of humans.

6. Partner with reliable suppliers

The suppliers you depend on play a crucial role in helping to streamline your workforce. With unreliable suppliers, you’ll have difficulty remaining on top of inventory. When one aspect of a business process is disrupted, it negatively impacts many other areas of business. You need professional and reliable suppliers to ensure your business thrives and business processes operate as efficiently as possible.

At DollarDays, we understand that wholesale suppliers are more than just venders—we are actively supporting your bottom line. With this in mind, we go above and beyond to ensure every order is fulfilled in a timely manner and exceeds your expectations. With all that business owners have to worry about nowadays, your product orders shouldn’t be one of them. Contact us today to learn more about our services.

Original article here: http://globalbizcircle.com/streamline-workforce/