Women Who Inspire Me on Twitter In honor of American Business Women’s Day, QIP co-founder and President Beth Young, PhD, shares some Twitter feeds by women, organizations, and periodicals that inspire her as an American business woman. Click on the…
Category: Small Business Tips
Managing a Creative Team
Managing a Creative Team QIP CREATIVE DIRECTOR LINDSEY HUSTER “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” — Albert Einstein I just got a new bike for the summer — a three-speed, upright frame…
Lessons from Running a Virtual Company for 16 Years
Lessons from Running a Virtual Company Before the pandemic shutdown in March 2020, when I told anyone I ran a virtual company, they almost always declared how their office could never operate virtually, implying that our remote status made us…
Free Icons to Celebrate Women’s History Month
Free Icons to Celebrate Women’s History Month QIP Graphic Designer Min Yang designed this series of icons celebrating women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) for Women’s History Month. These are free for educators and education stakeholders to use…
Implementing Successful Project Management for Small Business
Implementing Successful Project Management for Small Business For the increasingly busy video and graphic design team, using project management software was a game changer. Having all project information in one place saved them from hunting through emails for relevant information,…
How to Raise a Teenage Business
How to Raise a Teenage Business I remember when QIP was a newborn. I wanted to introduce it to the world much like I had my real children, as though “Quality,” “Information,” and “Partners” were first, middle, and last names…
Growing a Woman-Owned Small Business
Growing a Woman-Owned Small Business When my business partner and I founded Quality Information Partners (QIP), we envisioned growing sustainably and offering substantive services for our clients. We never imagined that after 15 years we would be working on more…
Happy Anniversary to Us
Happy Anniversary to Us This month, Quality Information Partners is celebrating 15 years in business. Since we opened in 2004, we have grown from a two-person company into an organization of more than 30 people committed to our employee-developed core…
Time and Productivity
Time and Productivity What part of the work day is most productive for you? While many employers might like to hear a response along the lines of, “all day, every day,” research into organizational science and behavioral economics suggests otherwise.…
Corporate Giving Gets Personal
Corporate Giving Gets Personal Corporate giving has recently increased among American companies. Bolstered by $405 million in contributions related to disaster relief last year, it totaled $20.77 billion—up 8 percent from 2016, according to Charity Navigator. Tax breaks for charitable giving…