Small businesses need to grow at all times in order to stay competitive in the market. This can be quite difficult for a new company because it sometimes isn't easy to juggle the day-to-day tasks of running a company while trying to expand it.

There's no substitute for having a good product and working hard on making your company better for both the customers and employees. There are, however, paths you can take that can help you reach your goals faster.

"I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team , not the individual, is the ultimate champion." - Mia Hamm

What motivates an employee to work?

Well, quite a lot might say that it is good pay. But more often than not and especially in this generation, a good take home salary no longer cuts it. Today, job satisfaction is no longer hinged on how much an individual can take home at the end of the day, but rather the level of contentment one experiences in the workplace.

The 21st century is all about inclusiveness. Nowadays, technology is so advanced that it can hardly be said that creating a workplace suited to the needs of everyone, including people with disabilities, is particularly difficult.

However, according to the Australian Bureau of Labour Statistics, in 2012, nearly half of disabled working-age people were not in the labour force, which is a rather high number. In fact, the government had started to take conscious steps towards improving work-related opportunities for people with disabilities beginning in 2010, so it can be said that we are on the right path. However, without the help of independent companies and large organizations, it is impossible to make a change. That's why you, as a business owner, should make your workplace disabled-friendly. Read on to find out how you can achieve that.

Cloud backup is one type of online backup, a way by which a particular data can be stored or backed up to a proprietary server or a network issued publically to a server that was placed off-site. The host of the server isn't the organization itself, it is the third-party service provider which will charge some ransom amount from its customer and the fees charged for using cloud backup depends on the amount of storage of data, bandwidth or the number of users using the service.

In the company, the off-site server can be owned by the enterprise but the accounting strategy which involves the cost of its IT services, software, and hardware (chargeback) would be the same.

Designing your own office might seem like the hardest thing in the world, but it's actually quite easy once you realize what you want to accomplish. These are the places where we spend a huge amount of our time and therefore they need to feel cozy, soothing and welcoming, but they also have to convey a certain level of professionalism. That's why a proper office should combine the best of both worlds and mix a few personal items with all your work-related stuff. If you're unsure how to get there, here are a few helpful tips we've gathered.