In 2020, I was blessed with so many excellent guest blog writers who wanted to contribute to Succeed as Your Own Boss. Writing from a range of experiences and on a wide variety of topics, these articles give small business readers additional perspectives and ideas to consider. As I look forward to the new year […]
Top 10 Small Business Podcasts from 2020
I started my #SmallBizChat podcast in the fall of 2019, so in 2020 – in the middle of all the craziness of the pandemic – I was happy to celebrate the 1-year mark. And I am even happier that the podcast became tremendous support to my small business readers as they faced uncertain times and […]
Top 10 Small Business Blog Posts from 2020
2021 is around the corner, so it is time to look back and reflect as I share my annual list of the top 10 small business blog posts from 2020. 2020 was certainly a year for the history books! A global pandemic struck and completely changed the way we worked (and lived) – changes that […]
Top 10 Self-Care Tips for Small Business Owners
Are you ignoring your self-care? Most small business owners are notoriously bad at self-care. All those long hours bent over a laptop, barely sipping a glass a water, and forgetting to have lunch is a road to bad health. Neglectful behavior will catch up to even the most successful entrepreneur, so today, I’m sharing self-care […]
Top 10 Small Business Experts to Follow Online
If you are looking for advice and information to grow your small business, there are people who have made this their life’s work. I am proud to say that most of them are people whose books and blogs I read often. Like me, they are on a mission to end small business failure. Here are […]
10 Important Questions for the Struggling Business Owner
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. Have you taken a hard look at your business? Have you looked at your customer lists? Or your Google analytics? The answers for […]
Ways to Manage Your Cash Flow as Your Small Business Grows
One of the earliest lessons I learned in business was that balance sheets, and income statements are fiction and that cash flow is reality. It would be best if you learned quickly that metrics like profits, sales, or net worth don’t impact the day-to-day operations of a small business as actively as cash flow. But […]
How to Launch Revenue Revolution in Your Small Business Today
The COVID-19 virus has shaken the world of small business owners. In a recent study of SHRM, 42% of small business owners have to close their businesses due to the coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, 6 out of ten small businesses reported a decrease in revenue since the beginning of COVID-19. This report sounds really disturbing, but […]
Developing the Optimal Sales Mindset
In order to be effective at selling anything, you need to know what you are selling, have a focused target, and a heart for your customer. But what really separates the best salespeople from the pack? Their sales mindset. They are motivated to sell. They fundamentally identify with the product or service they are selling, […]
10 Extremely Important Things Every Business Owner Should Know Before Starting Up
Thinking about starting a business? There’s something you need to know! In fact, there are dozens of super important lessons that every business owner needs to know before they get started, and no post could include them all. Still, we’ve done our best, so here are just ten of the most important lessons for you […]
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