How to Deal With a Client Who Goes Back on Their Word
When you’re in business, the only thing worse than losing a customer is when you lose a customer who still owes you money. When this happens, your best course of action may be to have a serious sit-down with the client and attempt to work out an arrangement that makes everyone happy…but if that doesn’t […]
Turn Your Idea Into a Supercharged Business With These Four Easy Steps
While making dinner or driving carpool, many thoughts likely go through your head. If one (or more) of them includes a new business idea, congratulations-you have the heart and mind of an entrepreneur (and a momtrepreneur)! The business you are considering can be anything–it doesn’t have to be a wholly unique new product. Perhaps, you’d […]
Ready, Set, Win! A Business Coach Can Help You Get Results Now
The word coach often conjures up an image of a teacher in polyester shorts, a whistle, and a high school gym. But, as an entrepreneur, there’s a different kind of coaching that might make sense for you and your business–a business coach. The right coach can take your business and your leadership skills to the […]
A Quarter of Businesses Fail for this Reason : How to Avoid this Trap
As a small business owner, you have the heart of an entrepreneur. You are passionate about your business, driven, and willing to do anything to see it succeed. But, the sad truth is that many companies fail. According to Business Insider, more than 50% of new businesses fail in the first five years. The owners […]
How to Help Your Small Business Thrive in Uncertain Times
With everything that’s gone down in 2020, it may be time to look at your business with fresh eyes to assess your current state and determine where you are headed. One way to do this is to perform a SWOT analysis. SWOT stands for: Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats This analysis is quick and gives you […]
3 Powerful Ways Remote Teams Can Help Your Small Business Grow
If you are a small business owner, chances are you’ve faced the challenge of how and when to hire someone to join your team. Many small business owners start out by themselves or with only one or two others, but as the business grows so do the roles and needs. And with the recent mandatory […]
Challenging Times Call for Creative Hiring Solutions
In today’s economy, many businesses are having to downsize and cut back expenses every place possible in order to survive. This includes letting valued employees go – often times with much regret. And unfortunately some believe our economy will not improve for a couple of years. So what are businesses to do? How do you […]
How to Use This Time to GROW Your Business
How is your business doing at this time? Are you thriving, barely surviving or somewhere in the middle? I know for many, business has slowed. So I want to propose that we make lemonade from lemons. 🍋 What are some areas of your business that you could improve upon? What are the weak links? Or […]
7 Essentials To An Independent Contractor Agreement
As a business owner, you often take on the roles of many people. You can find yourself working long hours and doing all of the work by yourself to keep your company afloat. When it gets so much that you can no longer keep up, it’s time to hire! You’ll want to determine if the […]
3 Important Reasons Small Business Entrepreneurs Should Avoid Mega Job Sites
As a small business entrepreneur, you no doubt have been faced with the demands running a business requires. There is always a to-do list a mile long from tracking expenses, updating your website, email marketing and creating social media content with just not enough hours in the day to tackle it all. Maybe you have […]
