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About Shane Avron

Shane Avron is a freelance writer, specializing in business, general management, enterprise software, and digital technologies. In addition to Flevy, Shane's articles have appeared in Huffington Post, Forbes Magazine, among other business journals.

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5 Strategies to Help Company Culture Expand and Cultivate

Anyone who has worked in an organization knows that a company’s culture can have a profound effect on one’s experience in the workplace. While many organizations may tout their values as priorities, few are able to successfully cultivate truly exceptional company cultures. While creating a strong, lasting, and effective company culture may seem like a […]

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How an Internal Wiki Can Help Boost Customer Retention

Did you know that the average team member spends about two hours daily finding and gathering information? This points to inefficient use of data-governance resources necessary to achieve specific business goals such as communicating with clients, tackling client projects, and finding innovative ways of doing things.  The issue is that most corporate knowledge is scattered […]

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How to Provide Better Job Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities

There are many skilled and talented individuals with disabilities who are underemployed or lack job opportunities altogether. This can be due to a lack of accommodations in the workplace, inaccessible work environments, and negative attitudes from employers. But there are things that we can do to improve job opportunities for persons with disabilities. By making […]

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A Guide to Business Strategy Frameworks

Business strategy is the process by which a business defines its goals and sets itself apart from the competition. It can be used to identify opportunities, develop new products or services, or just improve productivity. Like any other task you complete at work, you must take the time to understand what makes a good strategy […]

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Alteryx vs. Tableau: A Guide to Improving Your Efficiency

Alteryx and Tableau are two of the market’s most popular business intelligence (BI) tools. They can be a great choice to improve your business efficiency. But, which one should you choose?  It can be hard to choose since Alteryx and Tableau have their unique strengths and weaknesses. That’s why we’re here to help! In this […]

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5 Digital Marketing Strategies to Push Your Company Forward in 2022

Digital marketing is quickly becoming the most popular way to advertise businesses, leaving traditional marketing media behind. It is cost-effective and opens up avenues to market products and services to consumers that print media and radio commercials cannot compete with. If you are going to push your company forward in 2022 and beyond, you need […]

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How to Run a Business from Your Home Garage: 4 Practical Considerations

All the big guys of the business world have done it, so why couldn’t you? The garage is the perfect space to dedicate to a small business because it’s somewhat separated from the house and provides enough room to move around or install equipment. Plus, the garage provides you with valuable office space that doesn’t […]

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7 Business Strategies for Your E-commerce Business

Sales are the lifeblood of any profitable e-commerce business. In this article, we will cover seven business growth strategies that will take your e-commerce business to the next level. Each of these on their own can have a dramatic impact on your business, but went implemented together they can take your business from surviving to […]

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7 Things to Remember When Developing a Mobile App for Your Business

Almost 50% of small businesses use their own mobile apps to connect with their customers. This is a significant jump (16%) from 2021. It just goes to show how impactful apps have become for businesses.  Businesses feel motivated to develop their own mobile apps to enhance customer service in 19% of cases. In another 19% […]

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Improving Your Employee’s Hard Skills to Better Your Business

As someone in a management position, you’re likely constantly looking to improve the performance of your employees. The better that your employees are able to perform, the better your business will perform. This being the case, it can be useful to be aware of some important hard skills that can help your employees become more […]

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Maximizing the Impact, Effectiveness, and Efficiency of Your Board

In today’s business world, major companies and corporations utilize boards to oversee the success and failures of their practices. Despite how the media portrays them, corporate boards have begun to lack the ability to control risk and provide solutions to their businesses. The result of these failures comes from bad business decisions and, more often […]

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5 Ways to Optimize Business Intelligence

Business intelligence (BI) is a process for turning data into insights that help organizations make more informed decisions. When done right, BI can help organizations improve their performance by better understanding their customers, markets, and operations. There are many different ways to optimize business intelligence, but here are five of the most important. Data Governance […]

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