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 […]
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. […]
How to Come Up With Small Business Ideas
When you are trying to come up with small business ideas, 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 lots […]
5 Preparation Strategies for First-Time Managers
Congratulations! You’ve just secured your first manager role. You’re no longer responsible for just your own performance, but for the performance of an entire team as well. It’s heady stuff and a little intimidating. That’s good — it helps you grow as a professional and a person. You’ll certainly learn as you go, executing new […]
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. […]
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, […]
How to Build an Ecommerce Sales Funnel
Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with John Lawson @colderice. John is the CEO at Colder Ice Media. He is an international keynote speaker and “Commerce evangelist” and […]
4 Ways Your Inbox is Inhibiting Business Growth (& How to Fix It)
Sponsored Post The email inbox. It’s still one of the most important tools in your sales process, especially for your sales team’s toolbox. That being said, inefficient use of email and the inbox can cause costly bottlenecks and inhibit long-term business growth. What’s worse, many business owners don’t even realize that they have a problem. […]
New Year, New Resolve
The New Year is a great opportunity to have a new start in your business. If you were thrilled to see 2018 come to a close, now is the time to build a plan to execute your best year ever in 2019. Instead of focusing on personal resolutions like losing weight or learning a foreign […]
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