No one is paying small businesses back. The federal government shutdown may be over—at least temporarily—and some government…
7 Tips to Make You an Instagram Star
Get out your pink paint. Or your coral, or yellow, or teal. By the time you finish reading this column, you’re going to be painting one wall…
11 Time-Tested New Year’s Resolutions for Small Business
Like many small business owners and entrepreneurs, I start each new year with resolutions to improve my business life…
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Don’t Be A Small Biz Scrooge
Are you the Scrooge in your small business? Remember “A Christmas Carol”—Charles Dickens’ tale of a miserly business owner…
Small Businessman Hero of Holiday Movie
During this holiday season, one of the perennially most popular movies is the classic It’s a Wonderful Life. Starring Jimmy Stewart…
Women Entrepreneurs Say #TimesUp
Twenty years ago, I was trying to raise venture capital for a Silicon Valley startup venture I’d launched with a female partner. We had Fortune 100 sponsors and a huge bank ready to invest a million dollars. They had just one requirement: we needed a venture capitalist (VC) to also invest. We thought we had …
Museum Store Sunday Transforms Holiday Shopping
Let’s face it. By the Sunday after Thanksgiving, you’re exhausted. You cooked. You ate. You cleaned. You watched football and parades. And you absolutely need to escape the relatives. On Black Friday, you braved crowds for disappointing sales. You had a great time shopping on Small Business Saturday, but you still have a few hard-to-shop-for …
Instagram Updates for Small Biz
Two years ago, I wrote a column on how small businesses could best use Instagram to grow their businesses. Geez, does that seem a long time ago now. Social media changes faster than Beyoncé changes outfits. There’s a lot you need to catch up on if you want to take advantage of the benefits of …
Honest Advice on Business Planning
Excerpted from Entrepreneurship: A Real-World Approach, 2nd Ed, now available Challenge: Identify the opportunities and challenges when launching a new business Solution: Develop a business plan to help navigate the new company on the sometimes bumpy road to success Two thirsty guys walk into a supermarket. No, that’s not the beginning of a joke. It was the beginning of …
