If you are an entrepreneur doing business in New York City, then chances are you’ve heard of StrtupBoost. Founded in 2014 by Jason Malki, the organization has hosted scores of events designed to bring together all the different players in the NYC startup community. Jason describes StrtupBoost as “an ecosystem” comprised of mixers, panel...
Tax files, employee records, emails; they’re all a part of the day-to-day operations of running a business. Some of you might want to hang on to them for later reference, some you might feel like casually tossing them aside once you’re done with them, but despite these gut instincts, businesses nevertheless need to remain...
There's a smart line of dialogue in the movie, Creed, the most recent Rocky Balboa movie, which every business owner should think about. At one point, Rocky shows the young boxer he is mentoring, the mirror. “You see this guy here? That’s the toughest opponent you are ever going to have to face. I believe...
New Data Shines a Spotlight on the Challenges and Rewards Facing Self-employed Professionals and Small Business Owners in America FreshBooks, the #1 accounting software solution in the cloud for self-employed professionals and their teams, today unveiled a new survey that shines a light on the challenges, trade-offs, and mindset of small business owners. The survey,...
As a small business owner, you are constantly learning new things. It’s exciting to have different experiences every day. Learning how to manage small business finances may not be the most exhilarating part of running a business, but knowing how to leverage the information in your books does help you make savvy business decisions....
They say a picture’s worth a thousand words, and culturally we are seeing a definite shift toward visual marketing, not just in the form of pictures and infographics but also video. It’s no secret online videos have a renaissance, from Vines to YouTube to shareable videos on Instagram and Facebook. If you aren’t using video...
The 13th Annual A.G. Gaston Conference will once again take place in Birmingham, Alabama, on February 14th and 15th. This year’s conference features a rich line-up of local, regional, and national business leaders, all speaking on the theme, Closing the Wealth Gap Through Entrepreneurship and Policy. Smart Hustle Magazine editor and founder Ramon Ray...
In the past six months, two businesses in my neighborhood have gone out of business due to major fires. The woodworking shop’s fire was so intense that it warped the I-beams, and the deli’s fire closed both the business and damaged the housing on the second floor. Fires, theft, power outages, computer viruses, and...
If you live in New York State and have received a traffic ticket, you may already be familiar with this next person I had the opportunity to interview: my friend and the very successful entrepreneur Matthew Weiss. For those of you who have not had the pleasure of being represented by one of the...
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...
