[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]As an entrepreneur you probably have had friends or former colleagues say, “You're so lucky to be doing your own thing”. Yes, the experience of owning your own business and seeing your ideas materialize is extremely rewarding. However, the reality is that being a small business owner is extremely stressful, especially...
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...
Beyond the Lemonade Stand: 7 Kid Entrepreneurs Share Their Secrets of Success When talking about kids running businesses, most people think of lemonade stands, delivering newspapers, mowing neighborhood lawns or babysitting. While those are still very common for many, kids today are taking entrepreneurship to a whole new level by creating products and businesses that...
4 Organizations Helping to Cultivate Young Entrepreneurs Herbert Hoover said it best when he said, “Children are our most valuable resource”. They are, after all, our future thinkers, leaders and doers. And while they may come into the world with different advantages, disadvantages and challenges, what is most important is how they use the opportunities...
5 Apps Your Accountant is Begging You to Have for 2015 Running a small business can be a rewarding and enjoyable experience. Handling the tricky financial side of things is typically not. Income taxes and deductions, sales tax, sales receipts, inventory management, expenses and many other financial responsibilities can be overwhelming. And for those entrepreneurs...
Thriving During the Holidays: How 5 Entrepreneurs Embrace the Unique Seasonal Opportunity For many small businesses, particularly retailers, the holiday season can be a double-edged sword. Often unprepared to compete with the massive big box retailer sales, failing to ramp up staff and inventory sufficiently, or simply not considered the unique holiday sales message, many small businesses find only...
Your Small Business Holiday Survival Guide The holidays provide a wonderful time for small businesses to increase sales, customer loyalty and their overall reputation. But with so much hustle and bustle, planning and preparing can be difficult. In order to help our small business entrepreneur friends, we've put together a short holiday survival guide – a...
5 Fun Holiday Shopping Apps Technology has infiltrated every area of consumers’ lives, including how they prepare for the holidays. As the season of giving begins, shoppers are looking for apps that can make the process of tracking and purchasing gifts as painless as possible. Here are a few apps that small businesses should know...
What Legal Considerations Do I Need To Think About As A Start-Up? Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice. Applicability of any legal principles discussed have not been verified for compliance with the law of any particular state and may differ substantially in individual situations....
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...
