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…
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 …
You Built It. Now What?
Few things in life beat the excitement of starting a new business or launching a new product. Creating a startup is thrilling. Sure, there’s risk—but risk can be exciting. There’s also challenge and creativity—figuring out how to build something from nothing, finding money, solving problems. But what happens when the startup is started? You built …
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 …
