5 Key Strategies to Expressing Your Authentic Self in Business
Consumers want to support brands they see as authentic and share their values. Here are a few ways you can creatively express—and distinguish—yourself digitally. The American dream of “owning a business” is alive and well in 2022, with an estimated 5 million new businesses expected to incorporate this year. Like so many others that preceded…
Read MoreWords of Wisdom for Women Entrepreneurs from Jessi Park’s Book on Shifting Your Mindset
Jessi Park, President of Inspired Insurance Solutions, is currently riding the success of her new book about how mindset truly is one of the crucial keys for the female entrepreneur’s success. Women in business can change their lives by changing their mindset when it comes to their habits, money, and career. The book, Soul Beneficiary:…
Read MoreKey Lessons Learned From 2 Years Managing Remote Software Development Teams
When most people think of small businesses, they think of local shopping and dining destinations or the occasional small professional services firm. But not many people think of software developers. Despite that, the reality is that 99% of software and IT firms in the US are, in fact, small businesses. And as those companies now…
Read MoreThe Advantages of Using Work Order Software
Work order software is one of the many modern technologies that help improve the workflow of many businesses, particularly in the service and maintenance industry. People can now easily create, track, and manage projects because of its centralized system. Photo by Life Of Pix from Pexels When service providers use these features, it creates a…
Read MoreWhat Every Business Owner Should Know About Web Design
Every business in the modern era needs a website, but most business owners don’t understand the fundamentals of web design. They simply trust someone else to take care of everything on their behalf, or they convince themselves that web design is something that can be perfected with intuition alone. Unfortunately, this leads to many unfortunate…
Read More5 Critical Features of Food Manufacturing Software
Food manufacturing software is a type of business software that enables companies to streamline and scale up operations while reducing costs and complying with stricter regulatory and customer requirements quickly and easily. This type of software allows multiple developers to work on a separate recipe and packaging specs simultaneously, making the entire process more efficient.…
Read More6 Incentives To Master The Art Of Marketing Yourself
As a mentor for aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs, I talk to a fair number who may have a great vision and a strong engineering background, but have a negative interest in the role of public speaking in business. In fact, they often claim to be part of the survey group that fears public speaking more…
Read More54% Of Buying Journeys Fail
This data point has persisted for at least 10 years. Perhaps, if updated, it would be even worse. But 54% of committed customer buying efforts end in no decision made. It should cause all of us pause. It should force us to think differently. Reading the Numbers This data originally appeared in much of the…
Read MoreMy Hard-Earned Lessons From Negative Exits
In my life as an early-stage investor, I’ve been closely involved with so many businesses, there were bound to be numerous stories of actual and near failures, hopefully from which to learn lessons for all of us as we go forward. The emotions we feel when “turning out the lights.” Several times in my investing…
Read MoreIn-Person Meetings Are Back: Master the Art of Event Networking
If you have little to no experience of networking but are set to attend your first industry event in the coming weeks, you may be interested in learning how to master the art of networking sooner rather than later. It can seem like a daunting process, especially if you are socially anxious or struggle with…
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