5 Reasons Your Employees Quit, and How to Stop Them
If you own a business, then you know that keeping your staff as excited about their jobs as you are can feel like an uphill battle. The fact is that most employees disengage from their work at some point. A recent Gallup poll revealed that just 32 percent of American workers feel connected with their jobs.…
Read MoreA CPA’s Real Job
CPAs think their important job is to complete and file clients’ taxes during tax season. If you’re a CPA or bookkeeper, the most important job is to help your clients build profitability, cash flow and terminal value. Most small businesses never get there. They sell a new client, do some work, get paid for it…
Read More7 Productivity Hacks for Small Business Owners
Productivity is vital for the growth of any company. With a limited work force and budget constraints, it is essential for small business owners and managers to leverage the best out of their resources. Keeping that in mind, we have designed an infographic which illustrates 7 simple yet effective productivity hacks. Author: Jane Elliot is…
Read MoreHow to Effectively Craft a Top-Notch Business Plan
Picture yourself in a place you’ve never been before. The charge on your smartphone goes dead. You don’t have a GPS or map with you, and you have no idea where to turn to ask for directions. Entrepreneurs starting their own businesses for the first time often experience this frightening, helpless feeling. Fortunately, there is…
Read MoreLessons from Inside a Shark Tank
In a few days, I get the opportunity to swim with the sharks—sort of. I will be sharing the stage with three of the stars who have helped make the TV show Shark Tank—where entrepreneur-contestants pitch their business to a panel, the sharks, who may or may not invest—such a success. I will be giving the…
Read More3 Things You Must Do if Your Business Experiences a Cyberattack
Face it: the World Wide Web isn’t quite as safe as it used to be. Nowadays, most people live online. It’s where we shop, advertise, manage our money and communicate. Yet the more ways that we start to use the web, the more criminals are inherently learning to exploit weak sites and impressionable users. If…
Read MoreWhat Are the Top Video Marketing Trends in 2016?
In today’s fast-paced world, people are used to having the things they want at their fingertips. Everything is increasingly tailored to individual taste and preference, and people want products and services that fit into their busy lifestyles. The days of mass television watching and rigorous timetabling seem to be coming to an end. Technology is…
Read MoreAre You Wasting Time and Money by Not Qualifying Leads?
Getting new leads is at the core of customer acquisition. No warm or hot prospects = no new customers. There’s a plethora of lead generation tools available, both digital and offline. The key to success for your chosen method is to qualify your leads to ensure they fall within your target market segments. Here’s a…
Read MoreYou Were Good at Everything Before Someone Said Otherwise
When we were younger, we felt like anything was possible. We were artists, singers, dancers, scientists, mathematicians, writers, and maybe even the occasional wizard or superhero. Of course, we realized we couldn’t actually move objects with sheer willpower like Matilda or fly and smash through buildings like Superman, but what about the other, completely attainable…
Read MoreGoSmallBiz Earns PCMag Editors’ Choice Award
“GoSmallBiz from Tarkenton Companies, Inc. is a web-based, template-driven system that offers business planning tools and other resources for small businesses. It begins at $99 per year or $14.95 per month. It can also be purchased as part of a $39-per-month Tarkenton GoSmallBiz membership, which includes other services such as business consultations, a website builder,…
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