How Small Business Can Prevent and Recover from Security Threats

How Small Business Can Prevent and Recover from Security Threats: An Interview with Norman Guadagno

Keeping data secure is a must for every small business. While many small businesses feel that they are safe, or immune, from today’s cyber criminals, they are not. New threats arise every day, and savvy hackers are finding new ways of taking advantage of those who are not protected. Imagine this scenario: you are super...

The 5 Biggest Mistakes Start-Ups Make When Hiring

The 5 Biggest Mistakes Start-Ups Make When Hiring

Hiring is one of the most important parts of setting up a business and, simultaneously, the source of the biggest mistakes. Recruitment is quite a demanding task to complete, but with the recent boosts in technology, it has become easier and more efficient. Mistakes, however, still occur and the best way to avoid these...

Grit - Why Passion and Perseverance Are Essential For Successful Entrepreneurs

Grit – Why Passion and Perseverance Are Essential For Entrepreneur Success

I'm not a sports fan. However, I've been mesmerized at how the Cleveland Cavaliers were down 3 to 1, in the NBA Championship 2016 and Lebron James, in large part, brought them back to WIN the Championship - a feat never done before.  A major play in this comeback was the perseverance and grit of the...

Entrepreneur Ciara Stockeland on the Challenges and Nuances of Starting a Franchise Business

Entrepreneur Ciara Stockeland on the Challenges and Nuances of Starting a Franchise Business

There are at least 28 million small businesses in the US which account for about 54 percent of all sales. There are also 900,000 franchise businesses across 300 business sectors of the economy. And yet, despite these numbers, it’s not often that you will come across small business brands that are also franchises. This is where...

How Automation Software Improves Customer Service

How Automation Software Improves Customer Service

The cost of providing superior customer service is high, but the cost of not providing excellent service is a loss that no amount of price cutting or product innovation can substitute. It’s a given that customers are the most important asset any business can have, so it’s understandable that owners and managers sometimes shy...

Business Growth Strategies for Niche Businesses An Interview with Josh Cohen of Junkluggers

Business Growth Strategies for Niche Businesses: Josh Cohen of Junkluggers

It’s not easy for anyone who has a crazy business idea to get to the point of implementing it. And yet, we frequently meet people who run businesses that make us think, “Hmmm. Why didn’t I think of doing that myself?” One such person who had a business idea and decided to just go for...

Foster Team Innovation How to Sort Out the Good and Bad Ideas

Foster Team Innovation: How to Sort Out the Good and Bad Ideas In Your Next Meeting

Picture this: You’re sitting around a table with your team. Someone asks one question, then another. Another person makes a suggestion about a product, then a new marketing strategy, and somehow, 30 minutes later you’re all talking about something entirely unrelated. If you’ve ever worked on a team, you know that there is a delicate...

Using the Power of the Internet to Build a Manufacturing Business An Interview with Laina Gossman

Using the Power of the Internet to Build a Manufacturing Business: An Interview with Laina Gossman

Getting a product-based business off the ground has unique challenges compared to service-based businesses. Not only do you have to deal with marketing, branding, finding leads, and growing customers, but you also have to handle the designing and manufacturing of a physical product. Not knowing how to convert the idea into a mass-produced product...

Preventative Maintenance Why Every Business Owner Needs To Prevent Problems Before They Happen (Video)

Preventive Maintenance: Why Every Business Owner Needs To Prevent Problems Before They Happen (Video)

Recently, our local boiler company came by to do preventive maintenance on our boiler. There was nothing wrong with the boiler; it works just fine. And the reason our boiler works fine is because of preventive maintenance. The boiler company comes by each year to change parts and tune up the system, and these...