How to Say “No” With a Smile and Save Your Startup
Entrepreneurs have to know when and how to say ‘no,’ and be good at delivering the message. All startup leaders are besieged with requests for their time, attention, talent, money, or influence, and sometimes even good requests won’t fit into the time and energy you have available.
Read More Characteristics of a Successful Small Business Owner in 2013
There is no doubt that an entrepreneur or small business owner/operator must possess a great deal of skill. While these things can certainly still ring true, I think there is a whole new set of characteristics that small business owners really need to possess if they want to be successful.
Read More How to Keep Your Small Business Alive During Tough Financial Times
Small business owners need to be savvy and come up with real ways to reduce their expenses and increase their cash flow. In simple terms, less money needs to be leaving your account and more money needs to be coming in. It is an obvious statement to say that you need higher profits, but so many companies are missing opportunities to do just that.
Read More Insights from a Successful Solopreneur
This post is going to talk about the journey of a solopreneur, Bjorn Forsberg, who successfully launched a Shopify product, OrderlyPrint, while continuing his day job. There are some interesting lessons from his journey that contradict a lot of what you read about entrepreneurship.
Read More Businesses Should Prepare for Internet Tax Law
The U.S. Senate has passed the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013, and it is currently under consideration in the House of Representatives. Most analysts feel confident that some version of the law will pass although it isn’t yet clear what changes might be made.
Read More5 Tax Issues That Cause IRS Trouble for 1099 Workers
Are you a freelancer or independent contractor who receives a Form 1099 instead of a W-2 form at the end of the year? If so, then you should be aware of the five tax issues that are the most likely to cause IRS trouble for anyone subject to 1099 reporting of wages or income.
Read More Accounting Tips for Seasonal Small Businesses
Do you run a seasonal small business—one where the bulk of your revenue comes in a few months or even weeks? If you do, chances are you are all too aware of the intense nature of the season—a time when you can’t possibly keep up with the workload. One of the first things that slides during a crush of activity for many small seasonal businesses is accounting.
Read More7 Tools to Find Awesome (and Relevant) Keywords
If you’re in the content marketing business, if you’re a content marketing manager or writer, or even if you’re just into blog writing or want to get your ad up on Google Adwords, you need a good keyword generator.
Read More Top 3 PC Security Software Programs to Protect Your Data
Keeping your computer safe and secure is definitely a top priority for anyone who works online. After all, your business is riding on the information contained in your system. The bad news is, there are some unscrupulous people in the world that take pleasure in hacking into other people’s computers or even in sending viruses in a malicious manner.
Read More Gain More Customers by Accepting Mobile Payments
Unless your business is fixed in a store or shop or in your home, you’re going to need to accept mobile payments for when you’re doing business on the go or in the field. With industry technology becoming more reliable and more affordable every day, there’s no reason not to accept mobile payments.
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