[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]Freelancers are changing the way small businesses operate, allowing small or one-man operations to compete with larger companies. Recent statistics show there are 53 million American freelancers (representing 34 percent of the U.S. workforce) and demand is steadily growing. In fact, over half of micro business owners (those with 10 employees are less) employed...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Entrepreneurship can be a lonely endeavor. Solo business owners work long hours to build their businesses, often without the benefit of conversation or camaraderie. But without help from others, entrepreneurs can easily fail. As important as it is to have trustworthy partners, you may find that many of the options...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]The American workforce is changing before our very eyes. While the traditional full-time job is still the norm, a new group of workers – called the on-demand economy or the gig economy – is redefining how you can make a paycheck in today’s world. Because this is a new and growing...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]Hiring the right people is crucial to the success of your business. It is also one of the most difficult tasks of business operations. We are taught that things like the amount of education, the prestige of the school, the applicant’s past roles and specifics about their former responsibilities are what...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] A lthough large and small businesses often differ in the size and scope of operations, one area where they are becoming more similar is in security. These days anyone can become a target, so we’ve warned you to assess your cyber security, make safe passwords, and boost your network...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Good employees are hard to find. Great employees are almost impossible. You may think you’re upping your chances of landing that next great employee through your current hiring methods, but instead, you may be hurting your chances from the start. When you decide it’s time to add a member to your team,...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] One of the nastiest traps small business owners fall into is being a “Doer”. I’ve been there, and it goes something like this: You know a bit about accounting, so you do your own bookkeeping. You know your way around your website, so you post your blogs and make website changes. You know how...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Hiring, regardless of size of your company, is one of the most daunting, anxiety ridden and costly tasks you will be faced with as a business owner. For small businesses, however, it comes at a much greater cost, both in time and dollars. So getting it ‘right’ is of the utmost...
