As I was on the treadmill this morning, I watched the "news" clip from CNN about the time President Trump has on his schedule as executive time. CBS News reports on it here. Setting aside the politics of this, it got me thinking about "executive time". How much time do YOU spending, thinking, reading, learning? As business...
Making improvements to better your business is vital toward its sustainability and success. Efforts like using social media to market your products and monitoring cash flow allow you to focus on improving the areas of your business that offer the greatest gain. Take a look at these 7 simple and straightforward ways you can...
Do you ever feel like you are treading water and not making strides towards your small business goals? Maybe you’re struggling to narrow down your goals to begin with? Every small business owner wants to be profitable, but it’s not always smooth sailing to get to that point. Take a look at these 5...
Jerry Ross, president of the National Entrepreneur Center (NEC), is a serial entrepreneur who wants to help....everyone. Under his leadership, the Orlando, FL based organization has coordinated the efforts of 14 non-profits who support business, under one roof, to provide face-to-face coaching and training to over 15k entrepreneurs annually. How does an organization with only...
Don’t Let These File Sharing Mistakes Hold Your Business Back! It’s no secret that file syncing and sharing is an easy and inexpensive way to take your business’s productivity to the next level. File sharing makes it easier and faster to collaborate than ever before, making it possible to hear from more people and rapidly...
Jessica Moser, senior vice president, Small Business Solutions at MetLife sat down with me to discuss the results of the Small Business Index. This is a survey done in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and focuses on the small business economy. I asked Jessica to share her insights into: Why small businesses are...
Running a business is expensive – your insurance costs are always going up, your cost to travel via an airplane increases each year and your supplies costs always seem to rise. Small businesses are constantly being squeezed by increases in expenses, making controlling costs more important than ever. Take a look at these four...
The 13th Annual Smart Hustle Small Business Conference with Seth Godin takes place on Nov 8, 2018 - https://smarthustle.com/conference. We wanted to give you a taste of what to expect and MORE at this years conference, by recapping a little of one of last year’s presentation. Lisa Hendrickson, founder and CEO of Spark City shared...
What challenges rank high among today’s small businesses? A major concern has been staying compliant with the maze of federal, state and local regulations. A recent survey conducted by ComplyRight spotlights the range of challenges and concerns for small businesses — and the results uncovered surprising, and consistent, vulnerabilities to legal actions and fines that...
Michael Perry, the founder of Kit, the virtual employee app for small businesses acquired by Shopify in 2016, says there are three building blocks to entrepreneurial DNA: passion, curiosity, and focus. Now the Director of Marketing Technology at Shopify, Michael most recently led the team's efforts in launching Shopify Ping, a free mobile app that brings business conversations...
