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Zero Based Budget Template
This is one of three templates created for Simple's budget template series.
Envelope Budgeting Template
This is one of three templates created for Simple's budget template series.
50/30/20 Budgeting Template
This spreadsheet is one of three prepared for Simple's budgeting template series.
Your service superpower with Christina Burns.
Last month, Ruby’s VP of Customer Success, Christina Burns, visited the International Roofing Expo to talk about service as a superpower.
Who are you? Establishing your brand.
Establishing a local, solo, or niche business—even in the age of the internet—is easiest when you generate real word of mouth.
Tech-enabled virtual receptionist vs. automated phone service.
Before the technology boom, there was only one way to get your office phone answered—someone had to physically pick it up. These days you have plenty of options.
Improve productivity with the Happiness Journal challenge.
At Ruby, we’ve built a culture around fostering happiness and one of our tools for success is the Ruby Happiness Journal Challenge.
Getting in your customer’s shoes with service design.
On April 26th we celebrated Design Week PDX with a very Ruby presentation by our Chief Product and Technology Officer, Katharine Nester, and our Director of User Experience, Terri Haswell.
What is a virtual office?
There’s a lot of talk about “going virtual” these days. But what exactly does that mean?
5 steps to turn happy customers into brand advocates.
Word of mouth is among the most powerful marketing tools out there.
7 steps to creating compelling customer surveys.
When it comes to customer happiness, surveys are your secret weapon.
Customer love, the Ruby way.
On Valentine’s Day, Ruby Founder and CEO Jill Nelson was the speaker at an AMA PDX luncheon. Her topic: love—specifically customer love.
Pros and Cons of 4 Different Office Types
What kind of office space does your company need?
5 common challenges facing small business (and how to overcome them).
The path of starting a small business is paved unevenly, with many pitfalls and obstacles to jump.