IRS Reveals 2017 Dirty Dozen Tax Scams
Each and every year, the Internal Revenue Service releases a list of the “dirty dozen” tax scams the agency recommends taxpayers be on the lookout for throughout the year. That’s because scammers seem to come up with innovative tactics to bilk money out of innocent taxpayers all the time. The list also includes tax moves…
Read More7 Proven Ways to Use Digital Signage in Your Small Business
You’ve probably been to your local fast food chain and noticed that they’ve switched to digital signage for displaying their featured menu items. And if you stop by big stores, you would notice that most of them have replaced their cardboard or paper signs with TV screens displaying their latest offers and deals. If you’re…
Read MoreAre You Ready for a Business Partner?
It can be tricky to figure out when is a good time to take on a business partner. Just the idea of bringing on another person to have an equal stake in the company as you do sounds incredibly daunting. After all, this is a business that you basically brought up off the ground, and…
Read MoreHappy Anniversary “Office Space!” This Is How You Should Really Use Your Printer
Many of us can relate to the struggles of 9-5 cubicle life, most perfectly portrayed in the film Office Space. The cult-classic first debuted February 19, 1999, and while most of us don’t have to worry about having eight bosses or getting our stapler embalmed in Jell-O, perhaps the most relatable scene in the film…
Read MoreRemove the Barriers
I recently spent some time at Walt Disney World and observed how brilliantly they remove barriers for their guests. There’s a free Disney shuttle from the Orlando airport to any Disney hotel and back to the airport at the end of your trip. Once you’re on property, there are free shuttles to all the theme parks and…
Read More9 Smartest Ways to Avoid Faulty Loans
Loans are vital for small businesses looking to grow and build their credit history. Yet obtaining an SMB loan isn’t easy, and many applicants never qualify. Desperate for funding, they turn to companies that promise loan approvals and low-interest rates, but most of these companies are scammers preying on small business owners. Fortunately, most scammers…
Read MoreSmall Businesses on Instagram: How to Use the Platform
Instagram’s user base is growing at speed passing the 600 million follower mark back in December 2016. Since it was first introduced five years ago, it has overtaken Twitter to become the social media’s rising star for businesses. So how can you use this platform to your advantage as a small business? Contrary to popular…
Read More5 Essential Characteristics That Differentiate Leaders from Managers
Often people use the terms leaders and managers interchangeably. But nothing could be further from the truth! Anyone can become a manager, merely by awarding the title. Anyone can be given the responsibility for the oversight of a team, or a company function. That makes them a manager—but that is simply a name. A leader, on the other hand,…
Read More8 Ways to Market to Customer Emotion as Well as Logic
The average business person fights a customer culture shift, rather than looking for it. For them, change means new risk and extra costs, but it also means new opportunity for growth. In fact, some of the best, including Steve Jobs, actually drove culture change rather than waiting for it to happen. What are the lessons…
Read More7 Small Business Tools to Run a Million Dollar Business
Today, I’m speaking at a local community college. It’s the Entrepreneurs club that invited me. The topic I’ve been asked to speak about is a simple one… share my experience starting and growing a small business. No problem! This is a topic I can talk about for hours. The funny thing is… I don’t think…
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