3 Life Lessons I Learned the Hard Way
Some of us discover our purpose in life at an early age. It might be writing, playing the violin or the driven and passionate artist. That is unusual and rare. And they are the lucky few. The rest of us have to stumble through life trying to find our “why”. Some of us don’t bother.…
Read More5 Tax-Time Resources for Small Business Owners
When you own a company, you gain more insight into the tax process than you probably ever cared to. Not only are you responsible for paying taxes on your own income, depending on your business structure, you will be on the line for other forms of taxes as well. For example, self-employed sole proprietors will pay self-employment taxes,…
Read MoreJob Interview Tips: What Not to Say in a Job Interview
Interviewing is hard. It’s even more difficult when you take into consideration different industry needs and types of questions that can be asked, as well as different answers each employer wants. In 2017, Seer brought on board 58 new hires, but we saw more than 2,000 applications come through the door. According to FitSmallBusiness, this wasn’t surprising. 42…
Read MoreHow to Protect Your Business from a Legal Fallout
In today’s day and age, it seems like there’s nothing easier than suing any business that’s committed even the mildest of gaffes. Business owners everywhere are brushing up on their legalese and rushing to retain lawyers, as few seem to know how to protect their businesses from a legal fallout that could cost them precious…
Read MoreCoworking Space vs. Business Center Office: Which is Better?
There is a common misconception that coworking space is the same as business center office space, but is cheaper with more opportunities for networking and collaboration. These are the claims made by coworking providers, however, often these are misleading claims using an apples-to-oranges product comparison – and assume business centers don’t have networking and collaboration…
Read MoreOn Professionalism
How would you feel if you walked into a dentist’s office, and everyone in the office had terrible/rotting teeth? Would you hire a contractor whose tools are rusted or broken? Or a landscaper whose yard was filled with weeds and dead plants? Would you eat at a restaurant that is filthy and has rat traps…
Read MoreBe Findable
Whether you’ve had a website for a couple decades or a couple weeks – you built it so prospects could learn more about you, customers could communicate with you and potential employees could find you and check you out. For most organizations, their website is the biggest workhorse of your marketing arsenal. But a website…
Read More4 Reasons Your Facebook Posts Get Way Fewer Views
Social media has dramatically changed the face of marketing. Many small business people don’t understand that although social media is marketing, it’s a very different kind of marketing. Social media needs to remain SOCIAL. As a small businessperson, you need to recognize that the copy and tone in your social media needs to be very…
Read MoreOutsourcing to a Call Center: How Will This Profit Your Business?
It doesn’t matter if you own a product-based company or a service-oriented business; what matters is that you established an important objective, namely providing excellent customer satisfaction. Over the years, you implemented different solutions in order to provide prompt, correct and professional answers to numerous questions and clear any doubts confusing your clients. You know…
Read MoreAvoiding Cash Flow Problems
Poor cash flow can affect much more than the financial performance of your business. The non-financial costs of poor cash flow can have just as negative an impact on your business as the financial costs. Here are a few ways, as noted in Beyond the Numbers, that poor cash flow can affect your business. Tips on…
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