May is recognized each year as National Arthritis Awareness Month. Arthritis is a disease that impacts more than 50 million Americans, making it the number one cause of disability in the country. That means 1 in every 5 adults, 300,000 children, and countless families are affected by arthritis. These numbers are only going to keep growing—unless we take a stand.
Arthritis by the Numbers:
Nearly 53 million adults have doctor-diagnosed arthritis; that number is expected to grow to 67 million by 2030.
Almost 300,000 babies, kids and teens have arthritis or a rheumatic condition.
Arthritis is the nation’s No. 1 cause of disability.
Working-age men and women (ages 18 to 64) with arthritis are less likely to be employed than those of the same age without arthritis.
1/3 of working-age people with arthritis have limitations in their ability to work, the type of work they can do or whether they can work part time or full time.
People with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis –two major kinds of arthritis – miss a combined 172 million workdays every year.
Arthritis and related conditions account for more than $156 billion annually in lost wages and medical expenses.
There are nearly 1 million hospitalizations each year due to arthritis.
57% of adults with heart disease have arthritis.
52% of adults with diabetes have arthritis.
44% of adults with high blood pressure have arthritis.
36% of adults who are obese have arthritis.
1/3 of adults with arthritis age 45 and older have either anxiety or depression.
Thank you for all the great feedback on the Blogger Highlight series, I’ve enjoyed meeting each blogger and sharing their site with you. This week we highlight a new blogger, Holistic Health Talks.
Hello! I’m Jenna Lee, an Oily Gal that is all about natural skincare, holistic health, essential oils, and fun DIY recipes! I created HolisticHealthTalks.com to share alternative health topics and upcoming health talks!
Please check out her site, there is si much to offer.
Title: Substance and Alcohol Abuse Disorders “No matter how good your intentions are, they amount to nothing if you fail to take the necessary steps to make them happen. Wishing for recovery isn’t enough. Take the first step by accepting help from an addiction treatment program.” unknown. Two of the most troublesome problems that support people […]
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Lupus is a chronic immune disorder that can affect several areas of the body and can be painful. There are four types of Lupus and I’ve included a breakdown of the types and a description.
What is Lupus?
Lupus is a chronic (long-term) disease that can cause inflammation and pain in any part of your body. It’s an autoimmune disease, which means that your immune system — the body system that usually fights infections — attacks healthy tissue instead.
Many people think ticks that carry Lyme disease aren’t where they live. Think again. Ticks are in every state in America and six countries. People who are diagnosed with Lyme need to report to the CDC for the numbers to be accurate for their state. The think the last time the CDC updated its numbers is 2010, so the numbers are considerably off.
One extremely important point is regarding testing for Lyme. There are several tests to see if you have Lyme or other tick-borne infections, the problem is doctors usually only test for one. If you’re negative they don’t test further. I was diagnosed in 2014 with Lyme after several years of being told I didn’t have it. It took my Lyme doctor to run all the tests to see that I had Lyme and two other tick-borne illnesses.
Another important point is only about 30% of people get the bullseye rash after being bitten by a tick, that’s why it’s so important to take precautions. Here is a post that talks about how to avoid being bitten by ticks.
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection primarily transmitted by Ixodes ticks, also known as deer ticks or black-legged ticks. These tiny arachnids are typically found in wooded and grassy areas. Although people may think of Lyme as an East Coast disease, it is found throughout the United States, as well as in more than sixty other countries.
Patients with Lyme disease are frequently misdiagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, and various psychiatric illnesses, including depression. Misdiagnosis with these other diseases may delay the correct diagnosis and treatment as the underlying infection progresses unchecked.
LymeDisease.org has developed a Lyme disease symptom checklist to help you document your exposure to Lyme disease and common symptoms for your healthcare provider. You will receive a report that you can print out and take with you to your next doctor’s appointment.
Food for Thought
The port was implanted to start my IV Antibiotic Therapy.
I had 18 months of IV Antibiotic Therapy
Lyme can cause other illnesses to arise depending on where the virus sets up house. Mine went to the brain so I now have Dementia and fall easily. It’s like Lyme took a machine gun to my brain and left holes where memories were.
I have been writing about my Lyme journey for years, if you would like to read more posts, look in the Category Cloud on the sidebar and pick by topic.
Jewish immigrants built their lives in America the same as European immigrants did, and they were welcome with open arms. They help build communities and expanded their families here. The Jewish immigrants are now residents and their children are born American.
Maybe I’m naive, but I seriously don’t understand why people have a problem with Jewish people or the Jewish Religion.
Unless the Religion is a terrorist group, a cult, or involved in illegal activity, we can not condemn a Religion because we don’t understand or agree with it. Who are we to judge?
About Jewish American Heritage Awareness Month
This month is a chance for Americans of every faith to appreciate the contributions of the Jewish people throughout our history –- often in the face of unspeakable discrimination and adversity. For hundreds of years, Jewish Americans have fought heroically in battle and inspired us to pursue peace. They’ve built our cities, cured our sick. They’ve paved the way in the sciences and the law, in our politics and in the arts. They remain our leaders, our teachers, our neighbors and our friends. Not bad for a band of believers who have been tested from the moment that they came together and professed their faith. The Jewish people have always persevered. And that’s why today is about celebrating the people in this room, the thousands who came before, the generations who will shape the future of our country and the future of the world.[13]
Let’s not forget the horrific trauma the Jewish families endured during the Holocaust, there is no way I know their pain but no doubt I pray to never see such carnage.
If someone can tell me what all the Jewish hate is about I would appreciate it.
WordPress is at it again, making changes to something that’s not broken and not telling anyone about the changes, not to mention more changes are coming. So when the hell are they going to tell us?????
After close to 20 years with WP maybe it’s time to find another host. WP has the worst communication when it comes to keeping the Happiness Engineers and community up-to-date.
Here’s a glimpse of an email and current chat I’m on.
Me:
Since 5/11 my headlines and photos don’t show up when I reblog from Looking for the Light to Survivors Blog Here. I’ve been reblogging for 14 years to that site and have never had this problem. I emailed two days ago and haven’t heard back.
WordPress:
I’d be happy to help you with that. We have received feedback from numerous customers who feel that reblogging appears somewhat plagiaristic. To better follow the original intent of reblogging, which is to reshare content that users appreciate, we’ve implemented some recent changes. There are some changes that have been released and some others that are being implemented. If there is something you want to reshare tomorrow. You can add a featured image and title for this particular post.
In the meantime, I’ve reached out to the development team to get a better understanding of the upcoming changes to share with you. Please let us know if you have any questions about this.
Me:
If people don’t want their work reblogged they can turn off the button, that’s how it works. WP is now changing that?
It’s not a matter of working like it should, it’s that WP is saying people are complaining about plagiarism and have changed the process. But the process has not been released to the users. And more changes are coming.
WordPress:
I can confirm, the reblogging feature is being reworked and the hope is to have this resolved soon. The end result will be more of what you are used to which shows the title and image. In the meantime, things will be in this awkward stage. The developers are working to finish the updates as quickly as possible.
Yes and no. The underlying system and process is being updated but the end result will be more of what you are used to when it is finished. I have shared your feedback with the team. I realize this situation is not ideal!
Me:
Now I’m writing a post and can’t find the category section, are they messing with that too? What are bloggers to do, just stop until engineers finish their changes?
To make it worse, My Allow Comments and trackbacks were disabled. This is crazy! They are making your job much harder.
WordPress:
There should still be a Categories area in the sidebar settings of your Editor. But if you’re unable to find it, feel free to share the link to the post you’re working on, and I’ll take a closer look(edited)
Thanks for waiting, I see what you mean this far regarding the missing Categories area in both editors, that is strange! Mostly because Categories are still required for all posts, so that hasn’t changed.
I don’t know if this is actually being caused by changes from our developers or from a conflict from another area of your site, so I’ll do a bit of troubleshooting to confirm this first. This may take me a few minutes, but I’ll reply in the chat with any progress.
The Happiness Engineer solved the problem with the Category Section, no clue on when Reblogging will return to the new normal.
I have the pleasure of talking with Amy Gamble today about her struggle with the highs and lows of mental illness. I’m proud to call her a friend and she is a true inspiration. I’ve had my own difficult journey with Bipolar Disorder and when I tell you it’s a miracle Amy came out alive, it’s 100% true. Not only did Amy survive, but she also took charge of her life and went on to write her first book Bipolar Disorder, My Biggest Competitor: An Olympian’s Journey with Mental Illness.
Gamble tells how the illness also affects her mother, pitched her head first into a nightmare of highs and lows. While it robbed her of her dreams of playing Division 1 ball, it also helped vault her to the U.S. Olympic handball team, leading her to travel the world and compete at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. She was a top performer in sales for Merck, the pharmaceutical giant, but ironically her untreated illness plunged her to the bottom rungs of society. She became stuck in a revolving door of mental hospitals, doctors’ offices and even jails across the U.S., discovering deep-rooted deficiencies in the systems that are supposed to help the country’s most vulnerable citizens.
At the scariest point, she found herself wandering aimlessly at night in a snow-covered mountain forest on the Montana/Idaho border with only moccasins on her feet and a sweatshirt to keep her warm. She was hopelessly lost, freezing and not in her right mind. *
Thank you, Amy, for talking with me today. I learned more about Amy from the AP overview, so I’ll start there.
What positives came out of being in a Psychiatric Hospital?
My last psychiatric hospitalization was 12 years ago. It was a hospital far away from my hometown, but the care I received was excellent. I was put on a regiment of medications that got me started on the right track and helped immensely in my recovery journey. The staff members at the hospital were encouraging and really believed in recovery. Overall, it was a really positive experience for me.
Did your mental illness impact your Olympic dream?
I made the 1988 Olympic Team in Team Handball. While I struggled at times with depression, I was able to overcome my challenges and become an Olympian.
You have a successful career as Mental Health Advocate and Speaker, how did your Speaking career start.
I began speaking to groups through a local NAMI chapter. My third talk was an interview at a large church with an audience of 300 people. Once I started speaking I began to attend a Toastmasters group and was coached and encouraged by members of the toastmaster group. From 2015 – 2023, I’ve given over 250 talks and mental health trainings reaching over 15,000 people.
You have a passion for advocating for Mental Illness, what organizations do you belong to?
I’m a local NAMI member and I support DBSA (Depression Bipolar Support Alliance)
How did you keep motivated while working your first jobs after the crash?
I felt like working would give me a sense of purpose, a reason to get out of bed in the morning. I looked forward to going to my jobs, even if sometimes I had a little struggle in getting there. Maybe I’d have a rough day or just felt tired. But it didn’t matter because I was driven to get better and work helped me to do that.
Do you have any words of wisdom on life with a mental illness?
Be a student of your mental illness. Learn everything you can learn on how the illness affects you, what are the common symptoms and how can I alleviate most of my symptoms. Make sure you’re getting better or improving under the care of mental health care professionals, whether that’s a psychiatrist or therapist, or both.
Why did you stop blogging for 2 years?
I took a break from social media. I took time out to reflect and work on some other things.
What are your hobbies and what type of books/magazines do you read for fun?
My number one hobby is reading. I love to read! I’m currently reading “Atlas of the Heart,” by Brene Brown. I’ve also recently finished reading “Wild,” by Cheryl Strayed. Usually, I have two or three books I’m reading at the same time.
I also enjoy exercising, though I’m not always on schedule. I’ve really tried to get into a good habit since April of this year. So far, so good.
I know you are writing a new book about your PTSD, without giving too much information, what can you share with us.
I’m so excited about my new book. The book is really about resilience, as illustrated by how the impact of past traumas (primarily sexual assault) interrupted my life and caused symptoms of PTSD, even though the traumatic events had occurred decades prior. I talk about the collision course between bipolar disorder and PTSD and how my past traumas were overlooked by many mental health care professionals until they couldn’t be overlooked anymore. My number one goal is to give a voice to a woman who may not have had one.
Thank you for all the great feedback on the Blogger Highlight series, I’ve enjoyed meeting each blogger and sharing their site with you. This week we highlight a new blogger, Unravelling My Own Bulls#*t.
There’s never an easy way to start something new. There’s often an anxious part of you which battles the negative thoughts that ask questions like “What if its rubbish?”, “What if no one is interested in what you have to say?” or ” What if they laugh at you?”. Often that internal narrative is enough to stop you in your tracks and for that idea to be parked for now or maybe even forever.
Not today though, not this time. Today I have tentatively taken the first steps too putting my thoughts on paper. To unravelling my own bullshit on this journey. A journey after a divorce of almost 25 years of marriage and for the first time ever really understanding why I am the way I am, what parts of my life shaped me and working through healing them to be authentic and true to myself.
Be sure to check out her thought’s on Growing, Healing, and Living Life.
Happy Mother’s Day Granny. Without your love and support, I would not be alive today. I went to live with my grandparents at 14 years old, a troubled teen with a traumatic background I kept secret from them.
Being raised by people from the “Great Generation” was a blessing to me. Hard work, accountability, honesty, and doing your part were some of the core beliefs. I believe the example they set for me has helped me greatly in life.
My Granny’s life was especially difficult, she lost her eyesight at age 3, and her father died at age 9, and after my father was born, her husband left her with no support.
When my dad was young, She had two dresses, she would come home from her shift and wash the dress she wore. The next day she had a clean one while the other dried. She walked miles to the trolly every day, I can only imagine how dreadful the cold months were for her.
She raised my father alone for 10 years until she married my Gramps. She was in love with my Gramps until the day she died.
My Granny looked after me from the day I was born and is the only mother I acknowledge.
I miss you from the bottom of my heart and will see you soon.
She loved her purple rose bush and the photo reminded me of her.
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While I’m glad there is Mental Health Awareness Month, I would love to see more discussion on the topic throughout the year. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is an outstanding resource for all topics on Mental Illness.
Warning Signs and Symptoms
Each illness has its own symptoms, but common signs of mental illness in adults and adolescents can include the following:
Excessive worrying or fear
Feeling excessively sad or low
Confused thinking or problems concentrating and learning
Extreme mood changes, including uncontrollable “highs” or feelings of euphoria
Prolonged or strong feelings of irritability or anger
Avoiding friends and social activities
Difficulties understanding or relating to other people
Changes in sleeping habits or feeling tired and low energy
Changes in eating habits such as increased hunger or lack of appetite
Changes in sex drive
Difficulty perceiving reality (delusions or hallucinations, in which a person experiences and senses things that don’t exist in objective reality)
Inability to perceive changes in one’s own feelings, behavior or personality (”lack of insight” or anosognosia)
Overuse of substances like alcohol or drugs
Multiple physical ailments without obvious causes (such as headaches, stomach aches, vague and ongoing “aches and pains”)
Thinking about suicide
Inability to carry out daily activities or handle daily problems and stress
An intense fear of weight gain or concern with appearance
Mental health conditions can also begin to develop in young children. Because they’re still learning how to identify and talk about thoughts and emotions, their most obvious symptoms are behavioral. Symptoms in children may include the following:
Changes in school performance
Excessive worry or anxiety, for instance fighting to avoid bed or school
Hyperactive behavior
Frequent nightmares
Frequent disobedience or aggression
Frequent temper tantrums
Millions of people in the U.S. are affected by mental illness each year. It’s important to measure how common mental illness is, so we can understand its physical, social and financial impact — and so we can show that no one is alone. These numbers are also powerful tools for raising public awareness, stigma-busting and advocating for better health care.
Looking for signs and symptoms in children can head off larger problems as they age. One great resource for feedback on your child’s behavior is to talk with their teachers. Any new information will add to the puzzle of your child’s behavior.
I was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder at 19 years old but didn’t start taking my Mental Illness seriously until my father committed suicide. I read there is was a hereditary link to Mental Illness and did some research. The research and my father’s death convinced me to take my Bipolar Disorder seriously. At 60 years old, I’ve had my ups and downs but have also had a life worth living.
You can find posts about Mental Illness on my site, just click on the topic you’re looking for in the Cloud Category on my front page.
You might not know what ALS stands for but I bet you know some high-profile people who have or had ALS.
Notable individuals who have been diagnosed with ALS include:
Baseball great Lou Gehrig
Theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author Stephen Hawking
Hall of Fame pitcher Jim “Catfish” Hunter
U.S. Senator Jacob Javits
Actor David Niven
“SpongeBob SquarePants” creator Stephen Hillenburg
“Sesame Street” creator Jon Stone
Jazz musician Charles Mingus
Singer/songwriter Kim Shattuck (The Muffs)
Bassist Mike Porcaro (Toto)
Musician Huddie Ledbetter (Lead Belly)
Theatre producer Jenifer Estess
Boxing champion Ezzard Charles
NBA Hall of Fame basketball player George Yardley
Golf caddie Bruce Edwards
Photographer Eddie Adams
Entertainer Dennis Day
Former U.S. Vice President Henry A. Wallace
U.S. Army General Maxwell Taylor
NFL football player Steve Gleason
NFL football player O.J. Brigance
NFL football player Tim Shaw
Understanding ALS
ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. There is no cure for ALS yet.
ALS causes these motor neurons to degenerate over time until they eventually die. When the motor neurons die, the brain can no longer initiate and control muscle movement. When voluntary muscle action is progressively affected, people may lose the ability to speak, eat, move and breathe.
Who Gets ALS?
Every 90 minutes, someone is diagnosed with the disease, and someone passes away from it.
Most people who develop ALS are between the ages of 40 and 70, with an average age of 55 at the time of diagnosis. However, cases of the disease do occur in people in their twenties and thirties.
ALS is 20% more common in men than women. However, with increasing age, the incidence of ALS is more equal between men and women.
About 90% of ALS cases occur without any known family history or genetic cause. The remaining 10% of ALS cases are inherited through a mutated gene with a known connection to the disease.
For unknown reasons, military veterans are more likely to be diagnosed with the disease than the general public.
You can gather genetic information by having your DNA tested with a company like, 23&Me. Along with the history of your ancestors, you get information on any risk factors in your DNA for diseases. And they show all of your DNA relatives who’ve joined 23&Me and what percentage of DNA you share.
ALS is a brutal disease without a cure, make sure you know the warning signs and get help right away if having symptoms. The disease doesn’t discriminate between men and women or age groups.
Overcoming a bad habit is not something that’s easily done. It takes a lot of control and motivation to kick a habit, and for some habits, they might not be something that you can easily rid yourself of, and instead, you may want to try and cut down. Here are some tips for overcoming a bad habit.
Trigger points are something that is worth recognizing when you have a bad habit. These are the moments or scenarios where you need to do whatever bad habit it is whether it’s taking drugs to bite your nails. We can all have different triggers that depending on the habit, can vary. It might be to do with stress, or it could be to do with who you hang around and the situation you’re put in which will make you do it more. By finding these trigger points, you can focus more on how you can get rid of them or at least start by addressing where they tend to occur mostly and how you could avoid those scenarios as best you can. Stress at work, for example, might be why you tend to smoke more cigarettes in the day than you do at home. It could be that you speak to your boss about managing this stress better and finding alternative ways to cope with it.
Seek Professional Help
When some bad habits are all-consuming or bad for your health, you shouldn’t dismiss getting professional help where it might be needed. An Outpatient Drug Rehabilitation Center for example, can be good, or it might be worth speaking to a psychologist to find out why this bad habit, in particular, is hard for you to control. It’s often that bad habits like excessive drinking, smoking, and taking drugs can get addictive, so you almost lose control because of it. Seeking professional help can definitely help in your battle to kick the habit.
Choose A Substitute
A substitute is something that can mimic the bad habit or elements of it in order to do something healthier or prevent you from doing that bad habit. For example, if you’re someone who often bites their nails, you could always consider getting chewing gum to chew on, or if it’s something you prefer you could always choose to get acrylic nails as that will make it impossible for you to get to your natural nail. There are ways around bad habits in order to avoid them, so consider these as something that might work for you.
Surround Yourself With The Right People
Surrounding yourself with the right people is important, and it’s something you want to do more of where you can. If you’re putting yourself with people that are going to encourage or not stop you from doing the bad habit, then you’re only going to disappoint yourself. Look at who brings out the best in you and stick with them.
Overcoming a bad habit can take time so trust that you can do it and don’t feel guilty for falling short of your goal.
Fibromyalgia is an invisible chronic illness with no cure and can take years to receive a proper diagnosis. One of the reasons it’s hard to get a diagnosis is many of the symptoms are the same as other chronic illnesses. A Rheumatologist is most often the type of doctor to provide treatment to limit symptoms. The key is to keep fighting for your health and changing doctors when needed. Your health now and in the future depends on you.
If you are diagnosed by your General Practitioner, ask for a referral to a Rheumatologist right away. Fibromyalgia treatment requires a specialist, maybe several. If you’re afraid to ask for a referral, get over it. Your health depends on it.
Having Fibromyalgia can be a roller coaster, a plan changer, and a total frustration. Get angry, cry, scream, whatever you need to do after your diagnosis, and then get on with living. It’s important to learn about your illness but not to overfocus, month after month, year after year. Learn the symptoms so you know when you are having symptoms or a flair and write them down to share with your doctor.
Keeping a log of when symptoms occurred and did notice any triggers. Looking for triggers can help you learn what you can do to avoid them. Remember every flair is different and every person with Fibromyalgia is different. If you read about how X medication or supplements worked on someone, don’t assume it will work for you. Discuss what you’ve learned with your doctor to see if it’s a good fit for you. *Just a note, there are many supplements that harm your liver and are to be avoided. DO NOT take any supplements before talking with your doctor. You don’t want to add to your health problems. Fibromyalgia will not kill you but many supplements on the market can.
I recommend joining the Fibro Connect FaceBook Group, here you will hear from others with Fibromyalgia. You will hear others’ stories, learn more about the illness and hear what types of treatment have worked for others. This adds knowledge to your toolbox, questions to ask your doctor, and most importantly, how to stay positive about your future. There are many people with fibromyalgia but it doesn’t mean you need to follow them. There are people who are a negative influence by always complaining, you don’t need the negativity in your life.
Give yourself grace when you have to cancel plans, spend the day in bed, or can’t clean the house. When you have a chronic illness you have to remember your health is more important than what you can’t do.
It’s important your partner or trusted friend go with you to all appointments. The reason is to have another set of ears, someone to take notes to compare later, and being included in appointments will educate your loved one straight from the doctor’s mouth.
If you would like to read more about Fibromyalgia from my past posts you can just click on Fibromyalgia in my Category Cloud on my front page.
I’ve included links to a few previous posts of mine on Fibromyalgia.
Thank you for all the great feedback on the Blogger Highlight series, I’ve enjoyed meeting each blogger and sharing their site with you. This week we highlight a new blogger, Cultivating Calm Within.
Cultivating Calm Within
Reboot the Brain. Find Inner Peace. Drive Ambition. Live Successfully.
Here at Cultivating Calm Within, Linda is a storyteller and despite everything she has experienced, she’s down to earth and relatable. Probably because she’s experienced life the hard way in her own life. Discovering tools and research that transformed her own personal life.
I’ve updated several categories on the Organizations That Can Help page with the most changes to Elder Care and Sexual Assault support. I’m including the Elder Care and Sexual Assault categories in the post and encourage you to check out the page if you haven’t been in a while.
I weighed myself this week. It’s something I’ve been putting off for the best part of a year, to the extent that I was becoming phobic about stepping on the scales. I wasn’t supposed to let it get to this stage, my old dietitian recommended weighing myself regularly to avoid precisely this scenario. Realistically, I […]
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You’re driving down a road and suddenly see a sign indicating a sharp turn. Do you slow down? If you don’t you risk going over a steep cliff. It doesn’t mean you “will” go over the cliff…it’s importantly a warning sign to prevent an accident or death. I’ve been a person in the past who […]
If you are in the early stages of setting up a business then you may be wondering who the best people to have on your team are. This can include anyone from cleaners to CEOs, it all comes down to personal preference and how well you want your company to do. You may be aware that not all businesses will make it to their third year of trading. A whopping 90% of businesses will fail during this time for one reason or another. If you are not sure of who to work with or have on your team then take a look below.
One thing you will need to have on your team is a good number of employees. These will need to be hardworking individuals who don’t bring you down, but instead build up your business. When it comes to the hiring process, you need to get this right from the get-go. You don’t want to end up with a high employee churn rate. This will be detrimental to your business and could potentially bring it crashing down.
Management Services
If you don’t have much experience with working in the business world then it might be extremely useful for you to use property managers. They will look after every aspect of your building and keep your company afloat. They can have many jobs and tasks, some can include working with cleaners to keep the building clean and tidy. Other jobs might be to sort out the cash flow of your company.
Accountants
You should also make sure that you are using accountants in your business model. Accountants will keep your business books healthy and guarantee that your company never ends up in the red in the future. They can also be useful at critical times during the year such as when you need help with your taxes. By getting help with your taxes, you can avoid a situation where you end up with a massive tax bill that is going to cost you an absolute fortune. If you can’t afford the services of a pro accountant, then, you should consider using a cloud accounting service to check your spending in real-time.
Suppliers
Next, you should make sure that you have the right suppliers who you can depend on. If you don’t have the right suppliers, then you’re going to end up with issues relating to turnaround which is going to be an absolute disaster. This could cause clients to abandon your business completely. One of the best ways that you can find suppliers is by using a consultant. They will ensure that you make connections with companies and teams that you can trust. You may also want to consider hiring a legal advisor. They’ll ensure that any contracts you make with suppliers are ironclad.
Web Designers
Finally, you should make sure that you are hiring the best web designers for your business. Your website is the first impression that people are going to receive of your company. If you don’t tick the right boxes here, then you are going to immediately turn them off. The right web designer will help you avoid issues here and ensure that you have a website that matches your brand perfectly.
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