Fast Forward: The 5 Big Trends Every Small Business Must Leverage for Success

Fast Forward: The 5 Big Trends Every Small Business Must Leverage for Success

When it comes to business success, the old order is rapidly fading. Historically, big businesses succeeded by selling goods and services on a massive scale. Small businesses struggled because they couldn’t match the resources or brands of the big guys. Today, small businesses have access to the tools that were once the sole domain of mega...

How to Establish a Strong Workplace with 5 Generations of Employees

How to Establish a Strong Workplace with 5 Generations of Employees

For the first time, small businesses are selling to and employing 5 generations at a time – each with very specific motivations and inspirations. From a sales standpoint, we know that to be successful selling, we must learn how to ‘speak’ to each generation in our marketing. The same holds true when it comes...

Put a Pause to Procrastination by Blocking Your Time

Put a Pause to Procrastination by Blocking Your Time

There's something magical about booking an appointment to work on a project. The date is confirmed, you protect the time - work gets done. Nice. But what happens when it’s just you - the deadline is looming, and procrastination could rear its head? Simple: block time. I stumbled across this simple time management hack years ago, and...

5 Hidden Costs of Hiring You Must Consider

5 Hidden Costs of Hiring You Must Consider

Most managers have a salary figure in mind when interviewing a job candidate. But they should also consider the costs of hiring a potential new employee before extending an offer sheet. There are various cash and non-cash benefits to account for—such as unemployment insurance, 401(k) matches, office supplies, and other fringe benefits. According to 2016...

How to Recruit Top Talent for Your Small Biz - Advice from Ramon Ray

How to Recruit Top Talent for Your Small Biz – Advice from Ramon Ray

Most U.S. businesses operate with a very small number of employees. In fact, if you add non-employer businesses with employer firms, you find that 97.9 percent of U.S. businesses have less than 20 workers! This means that the average business is powered by an extremely small staff and still has a ton of work to...

Got Growth Goals 8 Uncommon Areas to Assess for Your Business Growth Strategy

Got Growth Goals? 8 Uncommon Areas to Assess for Your Business Growth Strategy

As small business owners, it’s important always to be looking at where our growth will come from.  Seems obvious, but most people automatically shoot for more clients. That’s great, we all want more clients, but growth doesn’t always have to come from gaining more clients. There may come a time in your business where you...