Halloween is just around the corner, so I’ve got a “Trick or Treat” Small Business Quiz. When do you know whether something in your small business is a “Treat”—a real opportunity—or a “Trick”—a problem disguised as a chance to grow? Are these tricks or treats for your small business? (Answers below) Your top performing salesperson …
How to Lower Your Small Business Taxes
My CPA emailed me Friday night, letting me know the taxes I’ll have to pay on my small business income. Gulp—those number are high! (Note to CPAs—wait til Monday to clobber small business clients with bad news…let us enjoy our weekends.) Is it because I had a banner year? Nope, my income was down. How …
If You Want to Reach Millennials, Small Biz Owner, Do This
“Don’t hate, hydrate,” screamed the ad on the poster. Now, it may seem crazy, or craven, to use a social message to sell skin cream…
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Women Business Owners: Time to Stick Together
What if you wanted an easy way to help women business owners succeed? If when you went to buy something or hire someone…
Shutdown Hurt Your Small Biz?
No one is paying small businesses back. The federal government shutdown may be over—at least temporarily—and some government…
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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8 Tech Tips for Small Biz
Today, every business is a technology business. Whether you have a one-person consulting company or a 500-person manufacturing firm, every business must use technology and use it well. Small business owners don’t need to be early adopters of technology, but you do have to be adopters. But tech can be overwhelming to a small business …
Stop Talking and Start Doing
So, you always wanted to own your own small business? You dream of being your own boss? But you’re stuck in a rut. You’re still in a dead-end job with a boss you hate. Or you’re sitting on your couch at 11 am wondering, ‘What am I doing with my life?’ Well, it’s time to …
Lin-Manuel Miranda Spills Secrets of Success
When the organizers of Qualtrics’ X4 Summit were looking for a “wow” factor for their annual tech conference in Salt Lake City, they pulled out all the stops. Maroon Five played a two-hour private concert. Tony Hawk, Arianna Huffington, Magic Johnson, shared business insights. Olympian Jonny Moseley skied with attendees. But when CEO Ryan Smith …
