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Archives for July 2016
How To Find the Right Social Media Partner for Your Small Business @BeeSmartSocial
Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Julie Bee, @BeeSmartSocial. Julie Bee is the owner and operator of BeeSmart Social Media. Since 2010 BeeSmart has provided affordable […]
How to Survive in Small Business with Limited Capital
It’s not easy running a small business with limited capital. If you are just starting out a new business venture, the challenges are even greater. Limited capital is the single biggest factor in determining how much you can, and cannot do to meet the needs of your customers. Having limited funds does not need to […]
How to Better Manage Your Money in Your Small Business
When it comes to running a small business, it’s all about how you manage the money. Even profitable companies can be doomed by poor cash flow, and it’s not a rare phenomenon. Struggling to collect payments from clients, and having invoices that linger for more than 90 days are shockingly common problems for small business […]
The Golf Course for Small Business Owners: How to Use Networking to Your Advantage
Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Stacey A Gordon @StaceyAGordon. Stacey is an entrepreneur, speaker, and diversity & inclusion trainer. She is the author of LinkedIn’s top rated resume course with […]
How To Go From Social to Closing a Sale
There can be a tendency as a small business to feel the need to jump on ALL of the social media platforms and start creating accounts. This is one strategy to get your slice of the social engagement pie. While it’s smart to connect with your customers on social media, biting off more than you […]
10 Ways to Use Pinterest to Grow Your Small Business
If you’re looking to expand your efforts on social media, consider Pinterest. With over 100 million active users, this image-based social networking site has the potential to help you reach even more customers. Since it’s all about the visuals, you want to appeal to your readers senses to eat, shop or learn. Use these tips […]
How to Stay Motivated in Your Small Business
Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Jason and Jodi Womack, @JasonWomack and @JodiWomack. JASON and JODI WOMACK are the founders of The Womack Company, an international training firm […]
How to Build Your Business Website in Seven Days
Sponsored Post One of the things that should be at the top of your to-do list when starting a business is getting a professional-looking website up and running. It might seem like an overwhelming task, but we can break down everything you need to do in just seven days (and even then, it’ll take just […]
Taking Employees from Engagement to Loyalty
Today’s small businesses are increasingly focused on culture as one of their competitive differentiators. That’s because research points to the many ways developing a great culture can engage and attract great employees, eventually resulting in a healthier bottom line. Recognition and appreciation are two simple ways of building employee loyalty, but alone they’re not sufficient. […]