Guest Article What if for a few minutes you were living your mountaintop experience? You envisioned a time when everything was going great. A time you left all your limiting thoughts behind; about not having enough money, time or not enough experience. Imagine yourself at the end of the journey celebrating your success. Coming from […]
Archives for December 2017
Best of SucceedAsYourOwnBoss.com for 2017
Since 2009, I have been a small business blogger. My mission with my writing is to end small business failure. I wanted to be a journalist since I was in eighth grade. I started out my career as a TV producer, but then I started a business in 1999. And after 8 years in business […]
Top E-Commerce Trends for 2018
Guest Article Did you know that e-commerce has been around for more than 40 years? The first spam message was sent in 1978! Amazon began in 1995, during the days of dial-up and hearing “Welcome! You’ve got mail!”. Now, 65 million customers visit the Amazon website each month. Many companies now have apps that allow […]
Best of #SmallBizChat 2017
Each week, I interview guest experts on #Smallbizchat from all over the world to help you learn how to run your business better. Our show is the longest running chat for small business owners on Twitter. The mission of #Smallbizchat is the end small business failure. Come by and join us on Wed from 8-9pm […]
10 Secrets to Winning Small Business Financing
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 Diane Wekler, who has been igniting business growth and profits for 20+ years. She is a serial entrepreneur and author […]
Are You Ready for ACA Reporting for the 2017 Tax Year?
Guest Article Are you scratching your head about the status of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) … and whether you’re still responsible for reporting health plan coverage on your tax return? You’re not alone! The ACA was the target of much debate in the new administration’s first term, leaving a lot of questions in its […]
Is Crowdfunding killing innovation among small business owners?
Crowdfunding and innovation might seem like they would feed off each other, but new research suggests they may not mesh together as well as people might think. The Research study from INSEAD business school, from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), HEC Paris, and Singapore Management University suggests that truly innovative business ideas struggle to catch on […]
Creating a Strategic Plan for 2018
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 Andrena Sawyer, who is the President of P.E.R.K. Consulting, an advisory firm for emerging entities. For her work with small […]
How to start a private medical practice
Guest Article Starting a private medical practice can seem overwhelming, especially if up to now you’ve been on staff at a large healthcare institution as an employee. But the rewards of running your own private practice and becoming your own boss and can give you an opportunity to help more people and reap significant financial […]
10 Things To Do in Your Small Business Before 2018
It’s December, and the holidays are right around the corner. But in order for things to go right in your business in 2018, you need to start planning now. Do you want with just another year where you end up in reactionary mode? What are you going to make happen in the new? Hire staff? […]