Do you ever feel like it would take you far less time to complete a task than if you were to give it to someone else? Whether they are doing contracting work, are full-time employees, uninspired or just simply lazy, bad workers are the down-fall of every small moving company. But there are ways to get a fire under their britches, and get them motivated to achieve your company’s goals.

Alright, first I want you to close your eyes and think of a brand that you love. This brand has to have your complete trust, which means you would give them any amount of personal information, recommend them to your family and friends and would chose them over a similar brand, even if the price was far less.

Attention to detail is very important when it comes to business. For many customers it’s all the small things that add up to a great experience with your company. As a business owner you are generally aware of this fact. However not all details are valuable places to focus in reaching optimal success. Maximizing your effectiveness requires you to be vigilant and avoid the minutia trap. If your find yourself obsessing over small details so much so that it hold up getting value out of your current efforts, then you are caught in the net. So what is this minutia net and how do you get out of it?

This may seem like a no-brainer to some, but there are a lot of moving companies that don’t even know what a floor runner is. Its function is simple but necessary for keeping hard wood floors from being scratched, but most important of all keeping your movers safe. If you are a business owner or mover and are not convinced that floor runners are the most efficient, safe and effective way to move, keep reading.

The moving industry is perceived as a mostly male-dominated. However, women are coming in with a bang in moving companies; the companies with the greatest number of women on their management teams are financially outperforming moving companies with the least gender diversity. With that correlation in mind, it may be worth rethinking the gender diversity in your company.

MovePoint Software has always had the best reputation when it comes to making big moving companies even bigger. But on July 4th 2012, MovePoint Software tried something new. We had our first ever Independence Day promotion, and a new, faint voice was heard under the large corporations. Smaller and younger moving companies gave outstanding feedback and suggestions as to how MovePoint can help them, too.