Some people say they were born to run their own business, but me? I never envisioned myself as an entrepreneur with a healthcare business. In fact, when I was in the first year of my dietetic internship, one of my professors predicted my future. She went around the room and guessed where in the nutrition...
If you're up right now you're not alone. If you just put the kids to bed and now you're working the second shift you're not alone. If your husband wishes you'd get a real job you're not alone. If your wife wonders why you're on the phone calling one more "lead", you're not...
Aisha Taylor Issah is Founder and CEO of the Sistahs in Business Expo, the country’s only multi-city small business expo and community created to celebrate and educate entrepreneurial women of color. SIB Expo provides an accessible platform where women of color can expand their reach and grow their businesses. While other small business expos usually...
Small business owners struggled a lot to stay afloat last year. Cash flow management, dwindling demand for products/services, and supply chain disruptions were just a few of the many challenges business owners had to overcome in 2020. But the new year brought new hopes and inspirations. There is no surprise that 73% of business owners...
Most business owners are optimistic about the ongoing year despite the many challenges they faced last year. In fact, 73% of business owners are thinking positively about 2021. What about you? Is your business ready to grow in 2021? Do you know the right tools and strategies to take your business to the next level...
Often times we see "success" and think that it was "overnight". We forget that most of the business success we see, was a slow and steady progression of mistakes, of learning. Three or more steps forward and 1 step backward. We forget it was many lonely nights of tears and misery until the breakthrough...
Sheets & Giggles creates sustainable bedding and other home textiles out of eucalyptus trees. (Soo cool!) And this kind of bedding uses up to 96% less water than cotton sheets to make them. They also use energy, no insecticides, and no pesticides. (Cotton can use up to 24% of the world's insecticides on any...
New Year brings new hopes, new inspiration, and new goals. Despite slumped sales, stalled supply chains, and looming uncertainty last year, small business owners are positive about 2021. According to Oracle NetSuite Brainyard’s 2021 Business Leader Survey, around 73% of respondents are positive about this year. Being a small business owner yourself, you must plan...
What comes to mind when you think of an entrepreneur or business owner? Maybe driven and hard-working, stressed—and at the same time, the process is rewarding. Yet learning to cope with the difficulties of growing a business isn’t something that’s taught in school. Jackie Hermes is the CEO of Accelity, a Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based agency...
Mailchimp and Co released their 2021 benchmark report, which gave stats and insights into how freelancers, marketers, for the most part, are doing. The survey had 2,000 respondents and most were ages 25 - 54. Here are a few survey highlights, and definitely check out my video which goes into more depth and illustrates key...
