This week marks the annual kickoff of National Small Business Week. It’s the biggest celebration of small businesses in the U.S. This year the Small Business Administration (SBA) has decided to offer a virtual 3 day conference to launch National Small Business Week! If you are trying to build your brand online with Google, transition […]
Archives for April 2018
Why You Need to Stop Talking to Start Leading
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 Rebecca Teasdale. She is a founding partner of The Trispective Group. She has expertise in executive coaching, team development, human […]
7 Hard Questions to Ask Yourself When Your Business is Struggling
Sponsored Post When your business is struggling and especially if it’s been struggling for a while, there are some hard questions that you need to ask yourself to figure out what to do next. If you’re trying to determine your next steps, ask yourself these 7 questions to create a new plan for business success. […]
7 cash flow management tips every small business owner should use
Cash is king. If you don’t manage your money well, you could find yourself out of business quickly even if you have plenty of sales. I’ve written 7 of my best money management tips that every business owner should use to run a successful business. Use a Budget: Every Fall you should develop your new […]
How to Successfully Rebrand Your 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. In Celebration of our 9th Anniversary, this is excerpted from my recent interview with Tracey Edmonds. She is a businesswoman, television producer and personality. She is the CEO […]
Why Most Small Business Partnerships Fail
Guest Article There is an African proverb, “If you want to go quickly go alone, but if you want to go far go together.” In business, often two heads are better than one. Many small businesses enter into partnerships to gain value and the benefits of someone else. One person might have the technical know […]
Why Small Businesses Should Be Excited for the New Tax Bill
Personal incomes taxes are due this week, but it’s not to soon to start planning for the next tax year. Taxes can be incredibly complicated to understand. When the new tax bill was rolled out by Congress in December 2017, many business owners started to panic because there were so many unknowns, but now that […]
Marketing Strategies for Small Business Owners
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 Kimberly McLemore, who is the CEO/Founder of the Women’s Small Business Initiative, LLC, “Your Resource for Success” Podcast Show Host […]
One Definition Does Not Fit All: The Four Quadrants of Entrepreneurship
Guest Article People tend to think that all entrepreneurs are alike — that everyone who starts a business is the same, that they have the same challenges, the same needs, the same motivation, the same end game. And that’s simply not true. Working in communities across the country, we’ve found that it’s helpful to cast […]
Success Secrets from America’s Top Business Experts Part 2
My new book Fix Your Business, features top business experts at the end of each of the chapters. Each expert was selected based on the advice they could share based on my 12 Ps of Running a Successful Business: Preparation, Purpose, People, Profit, Processes, Productivity, Performance, Product, Presence, Prospects, Planning and Perseverance. They are all […]