Penney FoxOctober 15, 2015 Has this ever happened to you? Have you ever had those brief moments in your day where you have like 10-20 minutes and you’re not sure what to do? You know those moments where you have just enough time to do one more small task before you leave to pick up … Continue reading Social Media: 15 Minute Marketing Tips for Small Business Owners
Brian SutterOctober 14, 2015 Before starting any job, it’s important to gather the tools needed to complete the job ahead of time. Installing a sink, for example, isn’t possible without the correct sized wrench. With the wrong tools, the sink will not be installed at all or at least it will not be installed correctly. … Continue reading 2 Tools Every Small Business Should Use to Instantly Increase Profit
David KigerOctober 14, 2015 There are numerous qualities that will help a prospective entrepreneur get a small business up and running. Some may come naturally, and others may require focus, experimentation and learning from others. Here are 10 essential assets that will help put a small business owner on the right track. They take risks. … Continue reading 10 Essential Qualities for Small Business Owners
Matt RawlingsOctober 12, 2015 For the self-motivated, ambitious individual; starting your own business is the ultimate goal. Becoming your own boss and going it alone is a risk, but as with any walk of life, with risk comes reward. Small business owners are the life blood of the economy. According to U.S census bureau data, … Continue reading The Step-By-Step Small Business Start Up Guide
Beth RomelusOctober 9, 2015 Today, the hottest entrepreneurs are talking about how businesses need to build great brands in order to be successful. What is a brand? Usually, people can identify a brand by its trademark logo, however this barely breaks the surface of how business branding works. For businesses, a brand is defined by … Continue reading Branding Basics For Small Businesses
Business owners often make decisions based on instinct and informally-gathered data, but columnist Chris Marentis suggests they could take it a step further by understanding buyer psychology. Chris Marentis on October 7, 2015 Growing up in a family that ran an HVAC business and watching my father at work, I observed his uncanny ability to … Continue reading Neuromarketing For Small Business Owners
Margaret JacobyOctober 5, 2015 According to a recent article on Forbes.com, HR executives indicate that their biggest challenge today is the skills gap, which seems to be widening instead of closing. A trend that is impacting the skills gap is the explosive growth in the use of technology. More and more employers see and are … Continue reading Are Today’s Small Businesses Stuck With Employees Who Have Yesterday’s Skills?
Debra MurphyOctober 5, 2015 Small businesses regularly face many challenges. As the business owner, you are tasked with hiring the right people, increasing sales, making payroll, filing taxes and providing quality customer service. Then there’s marketing! You know you need to market your business to become or remain visible to your target audience. But like … Continue reading Biggest Marketing Challenges Facing Small Businesses
Jackline KalyongeOctober 1, 2015 Okay, so you’ve heard about business blogging and word is, it’s a great way to reach the public and encourage conversion for your company’s products and services. But here’s the deal… You are not yet convinced that blogging will work for your business. In fact, you don’t really get what the … Continue reading Small Business Blogging Statistics For The Skeptics
Erika DicksteinSeptember 30, 2015 Bet you didn’t think you could learn anything (aside from which candidates want which of their family members on the $ 10 bill) from the Republican Party’s presidential primary race. I thought this too until I started perusing the candidates’ websites and realized that small business owners can learn a lot … Continue reading 7 Lessons Your Small Business Can Learn From the Republican Primary Websites
