Category: General Articles

Right from starting up, acquiring a market and supplying the products to clients. The various applications to help in such activities continue to add in number and in advancement each day of our lives. Developments and operations are the backbone of a business. Mostly, it is not easy to bring the two groups to work together because as developers work on building up the business, the operations department deals in risk management

With the use of technology, when the two groups are at bar, then the whole process becomes costly and tiring. However, with the use of the same technology, the two groups can work again together, and each take up credit for a thing done, through DevOps. This is a model that helps the developers and operations to work together thus improving the customer situation and it also gets infrastructure to be automatic.

In a business with DevOps, the … Read more

Can’t seem to get your business name out there? When starting a local skate shop it can be difficult to get your name out there with behemoth retailers like Zumiez and Vans taking up all the attention. Here are some ways you can increase brand awareness.

Marketing Your Local Skate Shop

While many of us in our mid 30s or even 40s may remember growing up playing Tony Hawk Pro Skater when we were kids and taking to the streets on a daily basis to try out some new tricks, skateboarding today seems much less popular. And, while popularity has diminished over the last decade, there are still over 6.4 million participants of skateboarding in the U.S. today! And those numbers have remained fairly steady over the last 5 years.

So, for those of you trying to run a local skate shop and struggling to find business, just remember that … Read more

True to their name, convenience stores are great places to stock up on snacks or grab a quick bite. However, in the age of in-and-out dining, many convenience stores have elected to expand their culinary selections. Instead of simply offering prepackaged snacks and beverages, a growing number of these establishments now feature salad bars, buffets and drink stations. While such self-serve dining options can be a boon to convenience stores, they can also present a host of sanitation issues. Fortunately, with the help of the following pointers, convenience store owners and operators can nip these issues in the bud and keep their establishments impeccably sanitary.

1. Prioritize Refrigeration

If your store offers premade sandwiches, fruit cups or sushi platters, it’s imperative that you invest in a high-quality seafood refrigerated display. When stored at improper temperatures or in faulty displays, the aforementioned foods can become unsafe for consumption and highly … Read more