3 Ways to Grow Your Business with LinkedIn
Let me ask you a question: Do you ever feel like everyone in your industry is doing the same thing? Everyone’s newsletters look the same. Everyone’s websites are starting to look the same. Same. Same. Same.
Read More Growing Pains: The Top 4 Challenges Small Businesses Face
Running a business is like rowing a boat upstream. Once you stop rowing, you start to slip backwards. When the company is growing, owners have to be rowing furiously to get the next deal, to sign the next contract, to hire the next A player.
Read More Individuals in Small Business: America’s Backbone and Hope
It’s an enduring principle that small businesses are the backbone of the American economy. They are an expression of a core American ideal of independence and ingenuity, growing out of the pioneer spirit that built the nation.
Read More The Future of Retail [Infographic]
Retail isn’t dead, it’s dynamic. Consumers are always going to want to buy, but in an increasingly digital world how will the retail industry adapt? For any small business owner or entrepreneur trying to stay up to speed with this industry, it is vital to be aware of the emerging trends and changes in retail.
Read More Salesperson as Entrepreneur
When you think about it, sales people have an awesome amount of freedom—but also a huge amount of personal responsibility. In many senses, we really are entrepreneurs.
Read More Social Media Marketing vs. Social Marketing: They’re Not the Same!
If you believe that ‘social media marketing’ is the same thing as ‘social marketing,’ you’d be incorrect. Did you know that social marketing has existed since the early 1970s—long before the advent of the Internet?
Read More Problems with Staff Getting Along
Frequently you have to deal with staff members who do not get along. This is one of those things that is just part of human nature. However, you cannot ignore these problems because they will only get worse with time.
Read More Partners Drive Small Business Referrals: Creating Customers
In a 2014 study by Gallup and Wells Fargo during Q1, attracting customers, targeting business opportunities and finding work or new business was the top challenge among US small-business owners, cited by 21% of respondents.
Read More Event Planning Finance Tips
The initial stages of planning an event can be daunting. People may have a great time attending your event, but operating at a loss puts the event, if not the company, at risk.
Read More It Takes a Village to Grow Your Business
Whether it’s your friends, your family, or a mastermind network of other small business owners, it’s important to surround yourself with a community of supportive people who can both keep your head in the game when times are tough and celebrate with you in times of triumph.
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