The Cost of Stress on Your Business [INFOGRAPHIC]

Small Business Info, Workplace
Most people know that stress can lead to serious health problems.  But some don’t realize that stress can have a negative impact on your job and also affect the bottom line of your company. Stress affects several bodily functions, and when you become overly stressed your brain gets washed with powerful hormones that can damage and even kill brain cells. Stress can negatively affect your productivity at work and lead to inefficiencies in your performance at work. Job related stress has shown to cost U.S. companies an estimated $300 billion from employee turnover, absenteeism and loss of productivity — all as a result of stress in the workplace. There are several common reasons for stress in the workplace. Often times it has to do with salary, hours, pressure from bosses,…
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Business Women Have Come A Long Way [Infographic] UPDATE

Small Business Info
Last June, we gave you our "Business Women Have Come A Long Way" Infographic, displaying some impressive stats on they ways in which women drive the economy. Some new research has been published as of late, further showing how the success of Female-Owned SMBs (small and medium businesses) has surged. According to the 2013 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report, the "number of women-owned firms is growing at 1.5 times the national average." As of 2012, 8.3 million companies were listed as being owned by women—a 37% increase from 1997. Talk about Girl Power. (more…)
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