If you’re like most small business owners, you’re still focused on completing the current year. The reality is, you can really increase your financial success by planning your revenues now for next year. Having the business secured ensures that you will be around and thriving when 2014 hits. Here are 10 things you should take […]
Stop Being a Business Owner and Start Building a Brand
Guest Article The Great Recession forced people take the initiative to go into business for themselves and take advantage of the entrepreneurial climate. Now there’s a new phenomenon facing many of the self-employed: they’ve become successful but can’t seem to take it to the next level. While they’ve done a great job building a business, […]
How to Grow a Small Business
This summer, I have been really getting back into working out; in fact I’ve been trying to turn myself into a runner. My entire life I’ve had a limiting belief that I could not run. I actually have convinced myself that I am a situational asthmatic at the mere attempt to run. Let’s just say, […]
Top 5 Tasks To Outsource in Your Small Business
What is the biggest struggle in any small business? Are you wearing too many hats? Yep, just what I thought. When you are a small business owner you immediately take on 10-14 jobs all at once, so it stands to reason that you might not do them all well. Sometimes, we all feel like “I […]
5 Secrets for Growing Your Business Smarter and Faster
Guest Article There’s no doubt that starting and running a business comes with a long to-do list. Maintaining your normal activities will keep you busy beyond the 8-hour day in addition to the administrative activities that are essential to running your operations. This is especially onerous if you are the only one and wearing all […]
7 Things You Need to Know to Attract Corporate Sponsorship in 2013
Poet Edith Lovejoy Pierce said “We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day”. The New Year represents a new opportunity to increase the visibility and income of your small business. No matter what you […]
A Gift For You For Christmas
This is Christmas Day, and to all my loyal readers — I have a gift for you. My three most popular ebooks I offer you today for free. 20 Tips to Jumpstart Twitter. You all know that Twitter is my favorite social networking site, and now I’m giving you a helpful tool to dive into […]
How to Hire Effectively in Your Small Business
When is it the right time to bring on a part time or full time person in your business? Are you ready to move past happen stance or inconsistent support? Have you considered what to consider as you interview each candidate? Does the person bring energy into the room upon arrival? Not everyone has to […]
How to Generate More Sales For Your Small Business in 2013
Want next year to be your best year ever? If so, here are 5 strategies that can double or even triple your revenue in the next twelve months. 1. Sell more to existing customers. Hands down, the easiest place to get more business is with your existing customers. If you’ve “done good” by them, they’ll […]
Should You Raise Prices in Your Small Business in 2013?
Over at my new site TheSelfEmployed, I naturally hear from a lot of solopreneurs. And by the same token, because my weekly USA TODAY column is called Ask an Expert, I also necessarily hear from a lot of other, bigger businesses. Yet, no matter what size the business, everyone seems to have one thing on […]