This was a terrible week in America. A lone gunman – fueled by hatred – shot and killed 49 Americans and wounded 53 others who were happily celebrating life. In the aftermath of the horrific Orlando shooting, even though the shooter was American-born, bellicose, xenophobic, politicians blamed immigrants. To end tragedies like these, they urged, we …
7 People to Listen to for Small Business Advice
When you own a small business, everyone wants to give you advice. “You know what you should do,” your annoying brother-in-law Sheldon tells you at the family barbecue, “you should sell everything below your cost; customers will flock to you.” Right, and pretty soon, you’ll be out of business. Unsolicited advice comes from all kinds …
Grow Your Small Business with Partners
Want to grow your small business or entrepreneurial startup without spending a pile of money expanding to new locations, manufacturing new products, or hiring a slew of new salespeople? Then it’s time you look around and find a strategic partner. Typically, when someone says the word “partner” in small business, they mean a person who …
Do New Overtime Rules Affect Your Small Biz?
Beginning in December, 2016, about 4.2 million more Americans will qualify for overtime pay under new rules from the US Department of Labor. If you own a small business and have full-time employees, there’s a good chance these rules apply to you. Currently, hourly workers, lower-wage earners, and non-managerial workers must be paid 1.5 times …
9 Secrets to Get an Extra Hour a Day
If you run a small business, one thing you always need more of is time. There’s never enough time to deal with all those pesky customers, impossible employees, demanding vendors, new products in development, and all that red tape. Imagine if you had an extra hour every day. Well, I’ve got nine secrets of how …
Instagram Success for Small Biz
Facebook. Twitter. Pinterest. LinkedIn. Phew. You could spend all day on social media, but you’ve got a small business to run. Nevertheless, social media can be a powerful marketing tool. The key: finding the one or two outlets that reach and engage your target market. If you’re in a very visual industry – food, fashion, …
Mom Means Business
“I don’t care who made this mess, just clean it up.” “Say you’re sorry.” “Wear clean underwear; what if you get in an accident and somebody sees it?” You didn’t realize your Mom was giving you great small business advice when she told you to “eat your vegetables,” did you? We all remember sayings and …
Business Plan Competitions: 6 Tricks to Help Your Students Win
With so many business plan competitions to choose from, and an increasing amount of prize money to help launch new companies, it’s worthwhile to think about how to encourage your entrepreneurship students to enter these competitions, and how you can coach them through the process. Of course, to increase their odds of winning, students must …
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7 Secrets of Surviving Online Sellers
Here’s a scene that’s all too familiar to small business retailers. A shopper comes to your store, checks out your products. Perhaps they try something on, or ask you questions about a product. Then they turn to their phone and order that product from an online seller because they can save a buck or two. …
