Ryan Kidman

Ryan Kidman is a startup-investor and serial entrepreneur. Founder of Catalyst For Business and contributor to search giants like Yahoo Finance, MSN. He is passionate about blogging and covering topics like big data, business intelligence, startups & entrepreneurship. Follow him on twitter: @ryankhgb

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Boost Your Facebook Ad ROI Through Image Optimization

After AdWords, Facebook is the most popular digital advertising platform on the Internet. Advertisers spend around $40 billion on Facebook ads every year. The appeal is completely understandable. The average ROI of a Facebook advertising…

Using Display Advertising to Grow Your Online Brand

Display advertising was a booming business during the early days of the Internet. It has since waned in popularity as Internet users succumbed to banner blindness. Few marketers use display advertising as a form of…

Your Employees Are Busy, But Are They Productive?

I was a member of a business incubator while I was living in Northern California. The executive director had a Ph.D. in physics and is a very smart, but also fairly disorganized man. He seemed…

5 Tax Saving Tips Most Small Businesses Don’t Follow

Taxes are one of the biggest burdens facing small businesses. According to the Small Business Administration, many small businesses pay effective tax rates near 30%. Many financial experts argue that high taxes are killing small…

5 Effortless Ways Small Business Owners Can Thrive in 2017

Small business owners have it tough. With limited budgets and an inability to command the resources of corporate giants, they need to thrive in an increasingly competitive world. These tips are going to help you…

Small Business Health Check: Are Your Finances in Order?

The success of your small business hinges on the health of your finances. Every business faces hurdles and unexpected expenses—but when properly prepared for, these are just minor inconveniences. Financial security when it comes to…

Do It Right the First Time: 7 Tips to Take Your Startup to the Next Level

Startups can experience tremendous growth when the owners make the right decisions early on. Here is a checklist for entrepreneurs who wants to take their startup to the next level. 1. Prepare a plan You…

Marketing Mistakes That Will Crush Your Growing Startup

Growing a successful business is incredibly difficult. Less than one in five businesses survive after the first few years. A number of factors can contribute to failure, but marketing mistakes are the most common. Too…

4 Ways to Support Your Small Business with Personal Funds

It’s getting tougher for small businesses to find startup capital. Big banks want nothing to do with unproven upstarts—it’s all about “validation.” Conflicting laws make it difficult to raise money from small investors without forgoing…

5 Crucial Ways to Grow Your Small Business

Are you a small business owner? If so, you’re probably doing your level best to keep your customers happy and find ways of earning new ones, right? Well, there are a number of ways you…