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5 Fundamentals for Building a Successful Brand
In the eyes of your customers, your brand is who you are. Your brand is what people think of when they think of your company—it’s a mix of intangibles like feelings and perceptions along with…
3 Marketing Tips on a Budget
According to a recent survey, only 15 percent of business owners spend more than $1,000 on marketing each month, while sole-proprietorships spend an average of just $290. In other words, chances are if you own…
6 Secrets to Maximizing Your Day
When you’re running your own business, you don’t always have organized procedures in place to complete each project efficiently. You have to develop these systems over time as your company becomes more successful and profitable….
Your Startup May Need a Surety Bond
Many new, first-time business owners don’t know about surety bonds until they find out they are required to have them—usually as part of the licensing process. Typically, a government agency in your state or county…
Freelancers: Update Your Invoices to Look More Professional
One of the biggest challenges you’re facing as a freelancer is managing your own admin. There’s no HR department that does the dirty work for you—you’ll be responsible yourself for managing your projects, logging receipts…
Locks & Cameras Aren’t Enough: Maximize Your Security
Keeping your business secure is not a luxury, it’s a necessity. A single security breach, such as theft, can be enough to sink a small business. There are some basic and easy ways you can…
Feeling Unproductive? Why Less Red Might be the Answer
When it comes to concentration, overall quality of work and productivity, our surroundings can have a significant influence. In fact, according to a workplace performance index created by Gensler and Precision Consulting, the single most…
Small Biz Interviews: Off the Hook
Pittsburgh born and Brooklyn based, Brent Young is the butcher and restauranteur behind Rippers, The Meat Hook, and Whitfield. EMPLOYEES 18 LOCATION Brooklyn, NY INDUSTRY Butcher FOUNDED 2009 WEB the-meathook.com The success of the…
How to Perfect Your Payroll Process
Small businesses need to receive revenue to survive, but they also need to provide payroll to maintain a dedicated workforce. Payroll is an important business asset that needs to be done right, so here are…
Are You One of These Kinds of Procrastinators? Get Moving!
Staring at you is a blank, virtual sheet of paper with a blinking line, waiting for your words to fill the entire page. Writing your proposal, which is the very first thing on your To-do…