11 Reasons to Consider Bringing on a SEO Expert

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Should my growing company hire an SEO Expert? Why or why not? The Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) is an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, YEC recently launched StartupCollective, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions of entrepreneurs start and grow businesses. [Tweet "Find out if your #business...

Ignition Video Series: Pamela Slim on How to Turn Writing Into a Business

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Infusionsoft just recently launched their new video series, Ignition, a fun and informative way to answer small business owner's questions about running and growing a small business. Each week, the show tackles one question from their viewership and brings a successful entrepreneur / business expert into their "success lab" to help answer. In this episode,...

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Mobile Friendly Websites Gain Useful Advantage With New Google Mobile Search

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]Being encouraged to have a mobile-friendly website certainly isn’t a new thing, but on April 21 it will take a new form of urgency as Google adds mobile-friendliness to their search algorithm. The announcement came on February 26, 2015, when Google announced that its algorithms have to adapt to new internet usage...

4 Reasons Office Design Is Important for Productivity

4 Reasons Office Design Is Important for Productivity As a small business entrepreneur we have a number of things to always be thinking of, such as marketing, hiring and finances. One slightly overlooked area, which is also very important to consider, is how our offices (home or otherwise) are designed. Afterall, it's where we spend a good...

Study Shows Small Business Entrepreneurs Don’t Aspire To Be Like Uber

Study Shows Small Business Entrepreneurs Don't Aspire To Be Like Uber There's lots of focus on the typical entrepreneur being one who just wants to have a 10x valuation and work with Venture Capitalists all day. While this is GOOD, a study by Xero finds that entrepreneurs often want much more. While Uber and Airbnb have been...

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Simple Steps You Need to Follow to Create Your Budget in Just One Hour

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]As we enter 2016, there are a few things that every small business owner should be thinking about financially: preparing and sending 2015 W-2s and 1099s, reviewing 2015 financials to begin estimating taxes to pay on net income, and getting employees’ 2016 payroll tax form in order are just a few....

7 Small Business Online Marketing Must-Do’s

7 Small Business Online Marketing Must-Do's Online marketing offers small businesses the opportunity to promote their products or services at significantly lower costs and on a much larger scale than traditional advertising methods. However the entire gamut of online marketing tools - email, social media, blogs, websites, online customer forums, search campaigns, online ads and affiliate marketing to...

From Service to Startup: Veterans Making Their Way as Small Business Entrepreneurs

From Service to Startup: Veterans Making Their Way as Small Business Entrepreneurs Veterans of our military are one of this nation’s greatest resources. Given much greater responsibility than their civilian counter parts much earlier in their military careers and taught leadership in high-stress and high-stakes situations from the get go, veterans typically exhibit greater maturity...

5 Common Mistakes to Avoid as a Small Business Owner

5 Common Mistakes to Avoid as a Small Business Owner It is easy to ascribe mistakes in our personal lives to the motto “You live, you learn”. However, mistakes in business are not as easy to shrug off. Poor business decisions can have adverse financial and legal implications for your company, prematurely end your dream...