Costs can creep up through the years, so it’s worthwhile to canvass, compare, call. It’s nearly spring, time for the annual ritual of spring cleaning your small business fixed expenses. Give me half a day, and I’ll put more money in your bank account. While you’re running a business, you have fixed expenses that you …
18 Tips and Tricks for Daily Business Life
Running a small business means taking care of lots of little things. Sure, success depends on the big things, such as your strategy, marketing, and technology. But sometimes, we could all use some small business tips and tricks to better handle the little things to make our business lives easier. So I thought I’d share …
Are You Ready for the Chinese New Year?
Hold your horses, small business owners—it’s time for the Chinese New Year. So, “Gung hay fat choy,” which is the traditional new year’s greeting. Loosely translated, it means, “Congratulations, and may you have a prosperous new year.” Get ready to welcome the Year of the Sheep. Throughout the Asian world, the Chinese—or lunar—new year is …
15 inspirational quotes for business in 2015
Over the years I’ve collected hundreds of inspiring quotes and snippets of advice. As someone running a small business, I find quotes often spark my thinking, provide motivation or remind me of a truth in a memorable way. In the age of Twitter, everyone’s used to carving thoughts down to only 140 characters, but since …
Small Business Inspiration for the New Year from Carlos Santana
When I was still in junior high or high school, I started collected quotations. I still have the little black notebook that I used to record quotations throughout high school and into college. A simple quotation can convey a lot— often providing inspiration, motivation, support, insight. I have decided to revive my old tradition of …
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13 Small Business Apps Santa Loves
As a small business owner, you think YOU have a busy holiday season. Just imagine what it’s like for Santa! He’s one small business owner with a huge December “to do” list: Maintain and data mine a world-class database for a thorough naughty-nice analysis Manage his global supply chain for materials and inventory for over …
Five Keys to Holiday Social Media Success
Do you have customers who’ve liked your small business on Facebook? Followed you on Twitter? Pinned you on Pinterest? Are clients and prospects connected to you on LinkedIn? Then the holidays are the perfect time for you to post, tweet, pin, and connect right back. When it comes to holiday marketing, social media is the …
Self-employed Give Thumbs up to Obamacare
Years ago, a tenured university professor told me his secret: He was desperate to quit and start his own business. He had enough in savings but didn’t dare leave his job. As a man in his mid-50s, he couldn’t get health insurance on his own. The Affordable Care Act, which some call Obamacare, was supposed …
So You Think You Want to be a Consultant?
Let’s say you’re an expert in a field but got laid off from your job. Or you have skills but can’t find permanent work that pays enough. It may be time to become a self-employed consultant. Consulting is a great way to own your own small business. I know, because I was a consultant for …
