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4  New-Business Pitfalls (And How to Overcome Them) 

Nov 12, 2021 By Lending Tree

Starting a business is hard work. It can be even harder if you’re wearing rose-colored glasses that blind you to some of the big challenges ahead — especially if you’re already struggling to make ends meet when it comes to your personal finances. The good news is, many early business problems are common and possible […]

Filed Under: Startup Tagged With: Mistakes

Back to Presentation Basics: Presentation Building

Jul 13, 2021 By SmallBizClub

So it’s you and your trusty visual aid on the stage, in front of a looking, anticipating crowd. You’re about to deliver a pitch. You fire up your presentation and start talking away, only to find halfway through the engagement that your audience is uninterested. Was it you? Was it your presentation or its design? […]

Filed Under: Sales Activities Tagged With: Mistakes, Presentations

Avoid These 9 Mistakes Small Businesses Make During Their First Year

Apr 21, 2020 By Kaelee Nelson

Thinking about launching a startup, but scared of the legendary failure statistics? Today’s post covers the nine most common mistakes small business owners make in the first year—so you can learn how to avoid them and set yourself up for smooth seas ahead. Mistake #1: Failing to Plan By and far, the number one reason […]

Filed Under: Personal Readiness, Startup Tagged With: Mistakes

The Tyranny of the Urgent

Feb 13, 2020 By Bill Bleuel

I have a somewhat unusual combination of education and job experience. I think I am one of the few college professors who have worked in industry as a service manager in a line management position. From that background, I have had the opportunity to consult with a number of service managers in the computer industry. […]

Filed Under: Best Practices Tagged With: Establishing Priorities, Mistakes

4 Steps You May Have Missed in Your Startup

Jan 28, 2020 By Devin Caldwell

Nowadays, it’s easier than ever to build a business. The internet is not only a resource for countless articles and how-to lists that can teach you all about running a new enterprise, but it can also function as a way to spread the word about your business or even do business. You can become a […]

Filed Under: Creating a Plan Tagged With: Mistakes, Planning, Startup

Social Media Fails During a Crisis

Dec 23, 2019 By Drew McLellan

Social media has changed the way we learn about, share and react to big events—good or bad. We rush to it to celebrate but we also rush to it when the world is in danger or a tragedy has occurred, whether it’s a natural disaster like Hurricane Sandy or acts of terror like the shootings […]

Filed Under: Online Marketing Tagged With: Mistakes, Social Media

Red Flags Pointing to Black Hat SEO

Dec 13, 2019 By Elvin Web Marketing

The penalties for black hat SEO far exceed any short-term gains. You’re probably asking, “What is black hat SEO”? Black hat SEO is a set of practices that increases a website’s ranking on Google and other search engines. It’s done in such a way that violate the search engines rules and best practices. Whether you […]

Filed Under: Online Marketing Tagged With: Mistakes, SEO, Website

10 Ways to Trample and Smother Business Innovation

Dec 9, 2019 By Marty Zwilling

Success in any business these days requires a constant flow of new and innovative solutions, to keep up with changes in the market, competition, and to attract new customers. Yet in my role as a small business advisor, I still see a singular focus on achieving repeatable processes and “cookie-cutter” manufacturing. I don’t believe these […]

Filed Under: Innovation Tagged With: Culture, Innovation, Mistakes

Avoid These 3 Employee Time-Tracking Mistakes

Dec 2, 2019 By Wajid Ali

Time tracking is one of the most important parts of your business. This is especially true for larger businesses which have a lot of employees working for them. These employees often need to adjust their shifts according to their daily routines. With the increasing popularity of time tracking and with more companies looking to implement […]

Filed Under: Human Resources Tagged With: Employees, Mistakes, Time Tracking

Do You Work with The Sales Team?

Nov 15, 2019 By Drew McLellan

Like it or not, whether you work for an agency or client-side marketing department, much of your success is out of your hands. In the “you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink” analogy, it’s your job to lure the horse to the water. But you are depending on the […]

Filed Under: Sales Activities Tagged With: Mistakes, Productivity, Sales

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