I was thinking about all the different types of small businesses where I’ve been through my life and began to wonder if I could categorize them – even stereotype them. It has a lot to do with ownership, the kind of business, the management style, the community, and probably several more factors I haven’t even […]
By Jeff Davidson For small business owners finding competent workers can be a continuing challenge. By now everyone has variety of approaches to hiring via the Internet. It makes sense to employ other approaches concurrently. For example, when is the last time you posted a help wanted advertisement on a library public bulletin board? Have […]
If you have a moment or two when you can get your head above water over the holiday season, you need to check out some of this week’s recommended reading. You’ll get some tips and perspectives that could payoff big in 2018. Leadership, management, and productivity If you’re planning an e-commerce move in 2018, you […]
By Paulyne Antoniou Do you have what it takes to make it as an entrepreneur? The qualities required to be a successful entrepreneur are reflected in your regular, day-to-day life and recognizing them is easy enough once you examine how you handle yourself in everyday scenarios. Some of these seemingly insignificant characteristics can be turn […]
See if you’ve ever been caught in this personally embarrassing social media scenario: You find something in the news that gets your blood churning because it aligns perfectly with your thoughts and opinions. You post it on Facebook and within about 10 minutes people start pointing out that Snopes or some other fact checker has […]