July, 2016
5 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Digital Marketing Company
In today’s tech-fueled world the majority of many businesses’ budgets are being allocated towards digital — and for good reason. Digital marketing allows businesses of all sizes to hyper-target their audience, track important KPI’s and prove ROI. Regardless of whether your business is big or small, making the shift from traditional [...]
How to Avoid Failure When You Own a Contracting Business
In Start Your Own Construction and Contracting Business, the staff of Entrepreneur explain how you can get started in the construction and contracting industry. Whether you’re interested in building homes or prefer contracting the services needed to get the job done, this guide will help you determine what type of construction or [...]
Dotting the I's: Why Intuit QuickBooks Is a Role Model for Serving Small Business
Growing up you probably had lots of role models. They could have been a teacher, a grandparent, or that older kid down the street. They were people you looked up to, admired and respected. They gave you an example of something to aspire to. There are many similarities between growing up and starting your first business. You learn a lot. [...]
Here's What I Learned When I Quit My Own Business
I remember the day well. July 14, 2009 — less than one year after I set up my first real business, I quit. Nine months earlier, I’d set up my design and digital business by recruiting a developer and investing in some office space in the town’s new Digital Media Centre. In doing so, I was taking the small amount of [...]
6 Tips From the Improv Stage You Can Apply to Your Business
The entrepreneurial journey is ripe with experiences that make you uncomfortable and, at times, even embarrassed. If this is you, here’s something to try: Bring your team (or just yourself) to an improv comedy class. Seriously! I’ve taken a couple of these, and each time I walk away, I recognize some key correlations between the [...]
How One Man Turned a Layoff Into a Successful Business
Many people dream of working for themselves. The thought of becoming financially self-reliant and escaping the corporate hierarchy can be very appealing. But being a business owner isn’t easy, and many people let fears and uncertainties hold them back. Everyone has to make a living, and most people take the traditional route because [...]
The 4 Mindsets That Will Make or Break Your Startup
If being an entrepreneur were as easy as simply coming up with a great idea, we’d all be entrepreneurs. But those of us who have logged long hours and sacrificed financial security for passion know that it takes much more. Your startup may begin with one idea, but your mindset will be what makes or breaks it. 1. Be self-aware. The first [...]
Who is on #SmallBizChat July 2016
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#SmallBizChat is a weekly conversation where small business owners can get answers to their questions. The focus of #SmallBizChat is to end small business failure by helping participants succeed as [...]
8 Ways You Can Do Business Travel More Comfortably — and Cheaply
The past five years have been the busiest of my life. I am constantly traveling to the factory in Asia that creates our OrigAudio portable audio products, attending trade shows and shopping the markets. This has caused me to go from a casual travel to practically living in the air. (I even got bumped up to United Airlines’ Million [...]