You have a small business now, and you know you want it to grow. Growth means more customers, more revenue, more inventory, and more success. Before you can get to this space, however, you have to set some practices in motion that will foster natural and lasting growth. Check out these 10 e-commerce best practices […]
How to Bring Minimalism Into Your Small Business
Guest Article Ever visited a home designed around the simple principles of minimalism? From the moment you enter the space, it’s obvious that something is different. Clutter is nearly nonexistent. The few knick knacks that made the cut actually have purpose. The space somehow seems bigger. When you’re in a place like this, you feel […]
Success Secrets from America’s Top Business Experts Part 2
My new book Fix Your Business, features top business experts at the end of each of the chapters. Each expert was selected based on the advice they could share based on my 12 Ps of Running a Successful Business: Preparation, Purpose, People, Profit, Processes, Productivity, Performance, Product, Presence, Prospects, Planning and Perseverance. They are all […]
Could you use an extra $10K for your small business this holiday?
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?” […]
Who’s on #SmallBizChat in May 2017
#Smallbizchat is a weekly conversation where small business owners can get answers to their questions. The focus of #Smallbizchat is to end small business failure by helping participants succeed as your own boss. Please join us live on Twitter every Wednesday 8-9 pm ET. Here’s how: follow @SmallBizChat on Twitter and follow the hashtag #Smallbizchat and click here […]
Who is on #SmallBizChat December 2016
#SmallBizChat is a weekly conversation where small business owners can get answers to their questions. The focus of #SmallBizChat is to end small business failure by helping participants succeed as your own boss. Please join us live on Twitter every Wednesday 8-9 pm ET. Here’s how: follow @SmallBizChat on Twitter and click here for directions on how to join […]
How To Find the Right Social Media Partner for Your Small Business @BeeSmartSocial
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 Julie Bee, @BeeSmartSocial. Julie Bee is the owner and operator of BeeSmart Social Media. Since 2010 BeeSmart has provided affordable […]
7 Powerful Retail Marketing Ideas
You’ve developed your business ideas. You’ve created a suite of products or services that stand out from the competition. And you’ve assembled a basic outline of how you’re going to meld your brand to the minds of consumers around the world. And that’s all good – but what happens from there? If you’re like most […]
Who is On #SmallBizChat September 2015
#SmallBizChat is a weekly conversation where small business owners can get answers to their questions. The focus of #SmallBizChat is to end small business failure by helping participants succeed as your own boss. Join me live every Wednesday, 8PM EST for #SmallBizChat on Twitter. Here’s how: follow @SmallBizChat on Twitter and click here for directions on how to join […]
Planning Your Exit Strategy
Selling your business, transferring it to your kids or getting acquired by a Fortune 500 company might be the furthest thing from your mind if you only recently started your business, but it’s never too early to think about your exit strategy. Steven Covey famously wrote, “Begin with the end in mind,” and he was […]