When you own a small business, organization and good recordkeeping are two of the most powerful tools you have at your disposal. Keeping track of things like sales, outstanding invoices and monthly expenses is essential to understanding how healthy your business is at any given moment. Proper records are also a must if you plan […]
Preparing for a Small Business Loan
As busy small business owners, we don’t celebrate milestones enough. While the world may not know about the important steps you took before officially launching your business, you know the many joys and struggles that preceded the “start” of your company. Financing works the same way. Getting the first small business loan disbursement in your […]
When Good Beer = Clean Oceans
Saltwater Brewery was started just under 3 years ago when a group of friends from Florida decided to pursue their combined passion for beer and the ocean. Chris Gove, the founder of the company, was in San Diego pursuing a career in finance and development when he decided to come up with a business plan […]
Small Biz Interviews: The Parachute Principle
It makes sense that Ariel Kaye moved to LA from The City That Never Sleeps to launch her direct-to-consumer bedding line Parachute. After a decade embedded in the New York City ad world, Kaye decamped to Venice Beach, a healthy move that went hand-in-hand with the brand’s core ethos: sleep well, live well. At Parachute, […]
Bootstrapping Your Business: A Reality Check
Philip Soriano has trouble fitting into dress shirts. This, along with his fashion and business experience, informs his role as co-founder of Hugh & Crye, a menswear company. For the dreamers, starting a small business might feel like stepping out into an open prairie. Endless room for growth, no bosses in sight, unexplored trails to blaze. […]
Small Biz Interviews: Cannonball Productions
As the adage goes: when one door closes, another opens. Kate Levenstien was laid off from her job at LivingSocial and was thinking on offers from various other companies. It turned out to be an auspicious moment in her career. She started Cannonball Productions having recognized a gap in the market while at LivingSocial, and […]
4 Reasons Small Business Should Migrate to the Cloud
As technology evolves, small business owners need to stay up to date with technological trends that can help improve how their businesses operate. As businesses grow, their technology will need to improve to streamline processes and maximize potential. Most small businesses, however, simply do not have the budget for enterprise software. This is where the […]
4 Different Payment Methods for Your Small Business
One method to maximize sales (and success) of your small business is to offer various payment options. By doing this, you are giving your customers choices and also capturing every sale you possibly can. While everyday there seems to be a new way to pay, this guide will help you sort through the numerous options […]
How to Make Content Marketing Work for Your Small Business
Small business owners know they should be doing something to promote their business online, but what exactly that thing is sometimes seems vague and unclear. Or worse: arbitrary, a waste of time, lame. And it’s true, when you take a cursory look at the online marketing efforts of most small businesses, it’s not hard to […]
Small Biz Interviews: The World According to theSkimm
Every day, nearly three million blog posts hit the internet, published by one of approximately 966 million websites in the world. Ever since the first website went live in 1991, data and content has become an increasingly pertinent (and overwhelming) presence in our daily lives. And those numbers don’t include the tweets, emails, videos, SnapChats, Instagrams, […]
