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Stop Data Breaches from Ruining Your Business
One of the hardest things about running a small business is compliance. You have to operate under the same rules and restrictions as large corporations without decimating your bottom line in the process. It can…
How Important is Trusting Your Gut When Starting Up?
Going with gut instinct has plenty of famous adherents—Steve Jobs was famous at Apple for making key decisions without referring to marketing data, one of which is said to have been the genesis of the…
4 Important Keys to Being a Powerful Business Leader
Leadership is one of the most critically important roles and skills in business. But it’s also somewhat difficult to define exactly what makes a good, powerful business leader. Fortunately, there are some generally agreed-upon traits,…
3 Ways to Keep Female Employees from Leaving Your Small Business
Earlier this year, Susan J. Fowler published her exposé, “Reflecting On One Very, Very Strange Year At Uber,” sending Uber into some turmoil, and bringing the tech industry under scrutiny. For those unfamiliar, Fowler documented…
The Psychology of Sales: 4 Strategies to Increase Your Conversions
If you want to increase your sales, it helps to have an understanding of psychology. People make purchases for complex, often emotional reasons. That’s why a good sales person is also an amateur psychologist. Here…
5 Tips to Avoid Problems When Transitioning to the Cloud
Every small business should be looking to move into the cloud these days. In fact, you should ask yourself why you’ve not made the leap already. You only have to read anything business-related to realize…
4 Immediate Improvements Every Startup Can Make
It is like they say—a thousand startups, a thousand different problems. And then some. Every startup has its own problems and thinking there is a formula that could fix all of them would be foolish….
5 Safety Must-Haves for Small Business Owners
Small business owners have a lot to think about: keeping investors happy, establishing a solid business plan, onboarding new employees, and more. With so much going on, security may not seem like the biggest priority….
Why Every Small Business Owner Should Have a Mentor
There’s one essential item you’re missing that’s key to your continued success. No, it’s not your business plan, mission statement or investors (though the latter may be necessary!). No matter where you are in your…
10 Leadership Communication Tips to Build Employee Engagement
According to a fairly recent study conducted by the Gallup Business Journal, only a mere 30% of employees in the US are actively engaged in their jobs. Now, with this in mind, it’s no wonder…