Raising capital for your business is always a challenge. The eligibility criteria in the business lending space are stringent, and investors are quite picky too. The lack of funding options may, at times, frustrate you. But there is a way. You can use your investment IRA assets to raise money for your business. Your self-directed […]
SmallBizLady’s Summer Small Business Reading List 2019
It’s the beginning of June, and I find that summer is a great time to read books that I’ve been meaning to read, but just haven’t gotten around to. You know, books like Story Brand by Donald Miller that everyone keeps talking about. There are some brilliant books that have been released in the last […]
How to Keep Your Workspace Organized
Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Janet M. Taylor, @OrganizerJanet. In 1994 Janet took her natural ability and started Totally Organized. For 3 consecutive years Totally Organized, LLC was […]
10 Ways to Protect Your Online Business
In the last couple of years, online businesses have reached the highest point yet. It seems like, nowadays, you only need a good business idea combined with a well-thought-out strategy to reach millions around the world. But, as your online business grows, so does the number of potential cybersecurity threats. Reportedly, more than 60 percent […]
How to Be a Successful Gigpreneur
If you like to make side money driving for Uber, cleaning houses, freelance editing, selling homemade jewelry or pies you make, or if you are in between jobs and doing gigs to keep the bills paid, then you are a gigpreneur. Side hustlers—aka gig economy workers—accounted for more than 677 billion in income in 2017, […]
#Smallbizchat Postponed Until Next Week
#Smallbizchat has been going strong for 478 episodes so far! That’s why I wanted to give a heads up to you loyal listeners of the show. #Smallbizchat will be postponed this week, meaning there will be no chat on Wednesday, May 22nd. We will be back with another great show on May 29th though. Janet […]
Leveling the Playing Field: Big Data’s Growing Accessibility for Small Business
Big firms can negotiate better pricing, better terms and other arrangements that smaller companies cannot match. However, lower costs of entry for many types of technology effectively remove the benefits of scale and provide opportunities for small companies. An area of technology that’s now in reach of smaller companies is big data, specifically analytics platforms […]
How to Handle Difficult Customers in Your Small Business
There are times in the life of every small business owner when you come across a customer that lets you know that you made a mistake. We are all human, mistakes happen, but it’s how you respond that makes the difference between whether you get an angry review on Yelp or Tripadvisor or if you […]
What is an Alexa Flash Briefing and Why Do Small Business Owners Need to Know About Them?
Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Jen Lehner, @jenrgy. Jen is a digital marketing strategist specializing in helping business owners create an effective marketing strategy using social media and […]
4 Hiring Tips for Finding the Best Talent for Your Small Business
There are few things that are more stressful than being short-staffed. Every hire you make feels like a desperate bid to keep your business up and running. That’s when recruiting makes the biggest difference in your business. You need to attract the best talent and not just whatever is available on the market. There are […]