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You’re a small business owner, but you don’t know what the most common financial risks your company might be exposed to are. Whether you are an online business or a brick-and-mortar store, without the right information you might make a bad decision. Here we explain the 10 financial risks every small business should be aware of and start planning for the future. Before we get to that, let’s review some statistics. Small businesses form an integral part of a country’s economy.

Employees can have many reasons for tardiness or absence. Some of them include personal or family emergencies, transportation issues, etc. But as an employer, you must have an accurate record of each employee’s attendance for productivity and payroll management. So how do you keep track of all these absences and indicate the reason for each? By using employee attendance calendars.

Collaboration today is more global and connected than ever. As leaders of globally distributed teams in Europe, Asia, Australia, and the US—Jessica leads the Revenue Marketing team and Joshua leads the Engagement Marketing team at Asana—we live and breathe this every day. One of the most challenging aspects of managing team members located in multiple regions is team bonding. How do you create tight connections across countries (or counties), and how do you maintain them over time?

Trying to figure out how to stay focused at work? Don’t worry: you’re definitely not alone. Right now the majority of workers are dealing with burnout in some way, shape, or form. And while many of us have been fortunate enough to work from home or remotely recently, there are still plenty of well-documented distractions to contend with. Listen: losing focus happens. That said, constant interruptions are stressful and represent a massive drain on your productivity.

Remote work has existed for decades as an alternative to the traditional in-office work environment. When it first became a viable option—people have been working remotely since the dawn of email in 1971 and before via telephone—distributed work was often met with trepidation by companies and employees alike. In recent years, however, working remotely, “working from home,” and other similar terms have become commonplace.