It doesn’t matter what kind of education you’ve had when you start a new job, some 90 percent of the information and skills you’ll need to be successful will come from hands-on experience. This is one of the biggest reasons I encourage people to start their own business. They will acquire skills more quickly through […]
A blog is the utility player in a successful website. Here are just a few of the major roles a good blog plays: It boosts search engine optimization. It builds relationships with customers and prospects. It pairs nicely with your social media marketing program. It establishes your authority. Those are some of the benefits of […]
People migrate to where the jobs are. Similarly, it’s generally a wise strategy for entrepreneurs to migrate to where it’s easiest to found a business. If that’s true, what should you be looking for? I suggest that you want a state with a good overall climate for business where you can easily find banks willing […]
Trial lawyers have an old rule: Don’t ask any question you don’t know the answer to. It’s good advice when you have a witness on the stand, but the opposite advice is better for small business owners: Ask the questions that you don’t know the answer to. One of the biggest ways to improve your […]
Any home services small business needs to be aware of critical changes in online marketing and local search. These changes could cause you to lose business overnight, or – if you take advantage of them – make you a premium provider of home services in your area. Before I get into some important specifics, let me […]