Do you have a hobby that people line up for to buy from you? If so, you really could create a profitable business. If you can do something you love and get paid for it, that’s not real work right? But before you go and quit your day job, I want to encourage and caution […]
9 Must-Haves for Successfully Managing People
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 interview with @bigbookofhr. Cornelia Gamlem SPHR is an author, consultant and speaker. She is President of the GEMS Group ltd., a management-consulting firm that offers […]
4 Ways Business Owners Can Use Time Tracking Software
Guest Article Keeping track of time is an important element of success for a company of any size. Without proper time tracking it is impossible to know how employees use their work time and allocate areas of workflow that need improvement. In order to benefit from time tracking, you have to find the tool that […]
13 Financial Terms Every Small Business Owner Needs to Know
When it comes to running a business, knowing your numbers is one of the most important things you need to know. Without a good grasp of financial terms, you could be operating a glorified hobby and not a real business. Don’t let your fear of math be the reason why you don’t know what’s going […]
How to Arbitrate Small Claim Disputes
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 interview with @ArbiClaims. Stephen Kane is a start up and small business attorney who got tired of getting calls from people he couldn’t help, i.e. […]
How to Use Google+ to Increase Organic Search Traffic
Guest Article Google+ is Integrated with Google Search We’ve all heard Google+ is a ghost town. While strictly speaking this is not true (per Statista.com, as of March 2015 Google+ has more users than Twitter), it’s also not relevant. Google+ has one advantage the other social media platforms lack, and that is the rules for […]
8 Traffic-Driving SEO Tips
The secret to getting more visitors (and customers) on your website is knowing how to attract them. That, my friends, is what Search Engine Optimization — also called SEO — is all about. But don’t despair! You don’t have to be a technological whiz kid to be able to make SEO work for your small […]
How to Build Your Business Through Strategic Networking
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 interview with @TishTimes. Tish Times is on a mission to bring a sense of purpose and authenticity back to networking. She works with companies […]
Initiative: The Silent Partner In Success
Guest Article Too many people are waiting for someone to come along and tell them what to do. And yet, behind every success, there is a person who took initiative. They got out of bed each morning, roaring to accomplish something. As comedian George Burns noted, “Don’t stay in bed, unless you can make money […]
SmallBizLady’s Summer Reading List 2015: 11 Must-Read Books to Grow Your Business
It’s just about summertime, and vacation is fast approaching with the kids just about out of school. There’s no time I enjoy reading a good book — business or otherwise, than in the summer. I love that I can bone up on how to run my business under the shade of a tree in my […]
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