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Smart Hustlers are constantly on the go and often invest most of their time and energy in their work. Use these pieces of tips and advice to help maintain a healthy work / life balance.

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3 Ways to Uncover Your Hidden Blocks to Business Success

Let’s face it. Life doesn’t always go the way we planned. And that is also true in our business lives – perhaps even more so. We all have the times when we feel like we’re going nowhere. Whether you own a business or are looking to advance in your career, sometimes we get frustrated...

By Jennifer PeasleeLifestylelifestyle, starting a business, startup

New Survey Reveals the Most Business Friendly Cities and States

Starting a business is more than just creating a product or service, renting space, and putting an Open sign in the window; there are also plenty of legal and governmental compliance hoops that you have to jump through. Many of these regulations are made at the city and state level, which means that cities...

By Jennifer PeasleeLifestylefamily, family business, lifestyle, starting a business, startup

3 Important Family Discussions to Have Before Starting a Business

At Smart Hustle, we like to focus on the entrepreneur or small business owner, but when it comes down to it, starting a business impacts the entire family. The decision to leave a traditional 9-5 with a steady income and venture out on your own has consequences for family and spousal relationships. Growing the...

By Ramon RayLifestylenetworking, ramon ray

11th Annual Smart Hustle Small Business Conference Launches October 20th – NYC

Learn, Share and Network with Successful Small Business Owners Ramon Ray, entrepreneur, bestselling author, and editor of Smart Hustle Magazine, continues his mission to help small business owners grow by announcing the 11th Annual Smart Hustle Small Business Conference. The conference will take place on October 20, 2016 from 8am to 4pm in Midtown Manhattan. Over...

By VirTaskticLifestylelifestyle

Why Every Small Business Owner Needs an Accountability Partner

Consider this saying: “Where your time and efforts go, so too goes your company.” Although simple, it is a critical success factor for operating a thriving business. This is a particularly relevant guiding principle, especially since we’re pulled in multiple directions. Have you ever sat down in the evening and wondered “where has the day gone?”...

By VirTaskticLifestyle

Should Small Businesses Offer Employee Health Benefits?

For any business, big or small, benefits serve as a crucial part of employees’ remuneration package. In fact, employees look forward to health care benefits the most, coupled with holidays and monetary perks. Therefore, it makes sense for business owners to give serious thought to offering health benefits. Not only does this work in...

You Don't Have to Be a Shark Review of Robert Herjavec's New Book on Sales, Hard Work and More

By Ramon RayLifestylebook review

You Don’t Have to Be a Shark – Review of Robert Herjavec’s Latest Book on Sales, Hard Work, & More

Selling is a learned skill and an art. For professionals, entrepreneurs, small business owners - for all smart hustlers - selling is essential. Whether we're selling a product or service to a prospective customer, or selling an idea to our team - we all sell something, every day, to someone. In Robert Herjavec's (Shark Tank)...

By VirTaskticLifestyleemployee

5 Signs of Disengaged Employees and How You Can Turn Them Around

Engaged workers understand the purpose of their company and their role within the organization. They share their employer’s vision and work hard to achieve goals that support the company's bottom line. Employees who engage in the workplace pursue personal and professional development and aim to become more productive and valuable to their employer. Crucial to...

By Carolyn CrummeyLifestyle

Small Business Experts Testify In Front of Small Business House Committee

On May 11, 2016, just days after the conclusion of National Small Business Week, members of Congress who sit on the Small Business House Committee, invited well-known small business experts to share their experiences in growing and expanding a business and the struggles they see most affecting today’s small business entrepreneurs. Included in the...

By VirTaskticLifestylelegal

How a Prenup Can Save Your Business in a Divorce

Marriage and prenuptial agreements are rarely ever a consideration for budding entrepreneurs when starting their business. Understandably, their minds are more focused on perfecting their product or service and fleshing out their business plan. However by overlooking the threat of a divorce, an entrepreneur can unwittingly be putting their business in unnecessary danger. A Divorce...