Sponsored post Visa is helping lead the cashless movement by working to reshape how people pay and get paid. Visa will award $10K each to up to 50 eligible restaurant, café or food truck small businesses who best answer, “How would going cashless benefit your business and what does Visa’s cashless movement mean to you?” […]
10 Mistakes That Could Affect How You Run Your Business
Guest Article Starting a business is a do or die game. Sometimes, no matter how you try to become a good business person, there will be a time where you make a big mistake. But, mistakes can be corrected, especially if you learn from them. Here are the Top 11 mistakes that could affect how […]
Understanding Customer Lifetime Value & Why It Is Important
How can you tell if your company is succeeding? Usually by looking at operating metrics like sales, revenues, and profit margin and then comparing these figures to your annual projections, historical numbers, or competitors in the same industry. But what metrics can you use to determine your company’s success in the long term? One of […]
3 Lessons to Beat the Fear While Starting Your Small Business
Guest Article How many times have you thought that life would be easier if you worked for yourself? Or perhaps your time more productive and outcomes more impactful if you avoided a lengthy commute, strict working hours, or conflicts with managers? It took me more than three jobs, many frustrating bosses, and a clear need […]
Why Your Small Business Needs a Whitelist Policy
You’ve worked hard to build your hive…don’t let anything destroy it. I like to think of a small business as a beehive. Everybody works together toward a common goal, and the constant activity keeps all worker bees motivated, energized, and ready for action. Sometimes a predator tries to get inside the hive. When that happens, […]
Four Keys to Achieving Bootstrapping Success
Guest Article When I began my entrepreneurial journey back in 2007, I had no idea what was on the horizon. An economic crash in 2008 brought my life to a screeching halt, and I’m sure the same happened to many of you. After weighing my options, I decided to start a new type of advertising […]
How to Build a Successful Family Business
If the idea of building a business that you can pass on to future generations is appealing, this article is for you. There are many reasons to build a family business, including working with your children, other family you know and respect, as well as creating a legacy and building generational wealth. There are certain […]
What Kind of Business Insurance Do You Need?
Insurance is not a sexy topic for a business owner, but it is necessary to think about. Protecting both your business and yourself should be a top priority as an entrepreneur. When is the last time you looked over your business insurance needs? Have you recently added payroll employees? Moved into professional office space? Or […]
How the SBA Can Help Your Small Business
It’s once again my favorite time of year, National Small Business Week! For the entire week, there are a ton of free resources, webinars, and events both on the web and in your town. I’ll be celebrating National Small Business Week with #Smallbizchat LIVE from New York. It’s a video broadcast, on Facebook Live sponsored […]
10 Things That Will Surprise You About Running a Business
I’ve found that people who want to start a business often don’t have the first idea about what that really entails. Once they do launch a company, they’re often surprised at how real and often stressful it is to be an entrepreneur. Here are a few of the things I’d say might surprise you. Heads […]
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