Sometimes major life events, like near death experiences, can help entrepreneurs find some much-needed perspective about what success means to them. That was the case with Rand Leeb-du Toit. Said Leeb-du Toit, “If you were on your deathbed 18 months from now, and there was no coming back. That’s it. You’re on a one way...
One way for small businesses to get their product or service in front of their ideal audience is to exhibit at a tradeshow. Because it can be expensive to exhibit at tradeshows, it is imperative that you maximize your efforts to ensure you get the best return on investment. Here are our Tradeshow Marketing...
It’s every entrepreneur’s dream to start a successful and innovative company, be profitable and expand their vision and company into other markets. However, expansion can be challenging for new business owners who may be unsure of where to focus their efforts. Successful expansion requires entrepreneurs to identify which markets are in need of solutions...
Cybersecurity breaches are at an all-time high, with business and IT leaders scrambling to deploy technologies to protect confidential data. While technology solutions are critical to maintaining security, the weakest link in any business is not the email services or the office software, it’s the staff. Sophisticated phishing and spear phishing attackers use a mix...
With only half of all U.S. businesses making it past year five, the pressure on small business owners to survive is astronomical. Between managing employees, customers and finances, finding the time to take a vacation is challenging for small business owners – and it’s only becoming more difficult for them to take the time...
Entrepreneurs know there is a lot to learn—and to always be learning—if you want to be a successful business owner. Sure, you can read blogs and listen to podcasts (ahem). You can take online or local courses, too. But every now and again an event pops up on your radar that makes you stop...
Every successful entrepreneur’s story includes a shout-out to someone or something that helped them along the way. If you’re just starting out and aren’t sure where to look for guidance or support as you work to grow your business, or whether you're looking to breathe new life into your vision, the U.S. Small Business...
Having your home’s chimney swept once a year might not be something you think much about. However, chimney cleaning is a business — a booming business. After leaving his day job, Shawn Ziemann recently started his own chimney cleaning business, but it’s so much more than that. He uses it as an opportunity to...
One of the most challenging things for business owners to do is STAND out in a very crowded market. It's tough to get your prospective customers to know that YOUR business has the solution they need. It's even a challenge to get your existing customers to become repeat customers. Robert Herjavec, Shark Tank and Amanda Brinkman,...
Entrepreneur friends, let me ask you something: On a scale of 1 to 10, how excited do you get about reconciling accounts, issuing invoices, and handling other accounting matters for your business? Now, let me ask you this: Did you know there is accounting software that will streamline and automate all of this for...
