There’s no way around it – for any successful small business, writing is critical. It’s not easy. Check out these verbal hoops you need to jump through: You need to be able to engage prospects in as few as 140 characters, You need to be able to hold prospects’ attention through long-form blog posts, and […]
It’s a little ironic: Spreadsheets launched the personal computer business back in 1979 yet today spreadsheets can sink your small business…if you insist on using them for your accounting. VisiCalc was probably the first “killer app” and it gave millions of people an excuse to buy a computer for both business and personal use, and […]
Do you wonder what kind of training you need for yourself, or what kind of training you should provide for your team? The folks at Venngage shared an important infographic with me recently and for many small business owners, it can shed a little light on what kind of skills you and your team should […]
If you’ve been pondering small business ideas, you’ve probably asked yourself, “What’s the long-term outlook for that business?” That is, of course, the $64,000-question. In this curated lineup of small business ideas, I’ve approached that question from two angles: Businesses that never go out of style, and Businesses that fit the tastes and habits of […]
Entrepreneurs usually know very little about small business accounting when they launch their startup or local business. They’ve had an idea or see a problem that needs to be solved and they “go for it.” This can, however, be a huge mistake. The only way to really judge where your business is going and therefore […]