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 Rachel Stewart @UnqualifiedTool Rachel started as an unqualified office manager, but over the last decade became the general manager of a […]
New Google Tools to Grow Your Small Business
It is harder that ever to promote your business online. No longer is a website that looks good on a mobile device enough—you must also consider investing in video content, SEO and online ads to make sure you get found by your target customer online. As small business owners, we have challenges everyday including cash […]
12 Things to Do Before Starting a Business
Are you finally ready to strike out on your own with your very own small business? Owning a small business is never a get rich quick scheme. If you want to be successful; it will cost you. It will cost you money, sleep, relationships, and you will be pushed in ways you never thought possible. […]
10 Things You Need to Know Before Buying Into a Franchise
Owning a franchise allows you to go into business for yourself, but not by yourself. A franchise owner operates by selling an established product or service which often has significant brand recognition (think McDonald’s or Orange Theory). A franchise includes not only a product, service, and trademark but also the complete method to conduct the business […]
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, […]
How to Start a Business After 50
If you are at or beyond the age of 50 and are ready to think about what’s next, the question is should you retire or could you pivot and start a small business. If you took care of your money and have an expertise that is highly valuable, you might be a great consultant. Or, […]
12 Things to Do to Start a Small Business
Are you finally ready to strike out on your own with your very own small business in 2019? Owning a small business is never a get rich quick scheme; if you want success; it will cost you. It will cost you money, sleep, relationships and you will be pushed in ways you never thought possible. […]
What is a Business Microloan and How Can it Boost Your Start-up
With more and more small businesses launching every day, many entrepreneurs and business owners are finding it increasingly hard to secure financing. This is where microloans come in handy; they are typically provided by non-profits and CDFIs (Community Development Financial Institutions) to provide an efficient, flexible, and fast source of capital to help you get […]
How to Come Up With a Small Business Idea
When you are trying to come up with a small business idea, it can be tough. Maybe there is an idea burning inside you, or maybe you have so many ideas that you are unsure about which one to pursue. But if you have nothing but a strong desire to leave corporate America, there are […]
The Top 5 Things You HAVE to Do Before You Hire a Salesperson
As a business owner, my guess is that you spend too much time working in the business and not doing the strategic, thoughtful, meaningful things you thought you would do when you started your business. Maybe you’ve outsourced small things: hired an assistant to help with the day-to-day, hired someone to help with social media, […]
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