Category: Success Tips

Protect Your Business as Email Con Artists Step Up Their Game

I’m a huge proponent for making constant improvements and tweaks to offerings so they stay current and adapted to a changing market. I wish honest small business owners were as dedicated to that process as the scammers have proven to be. One of the newest product releases from the Nigerian-Prince-Has-Money-For-You industry is targeted at smaller […]

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A ‘Heads-Up’ Dashboard Works in Business Too: Watch Key Indicators

Sophisticated fighter jets—and now even some expensive automobiles—offer a “heads up” dashboard display. It enables pilots and drivers to look out the windshield and still see all their crucial gauges. In the same way, you should have a dashboard of key performance indicators (KPIs) that you can see while you’re in the trenches running your […]

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You Aren’t in Kansas Anymore, Dorothy: The Realities of Transitioning to an Entrepreneur

Corporate employees and small business owners may as well live on two different planets. Corporate employees work hard to meet the goals and objectives of their organizations just as small business owners do. But unlike small business owners, corporate employees never have to worry about making payroll or keeping the lights turned on. There’s no […]

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How Mandatory Sick Pay Laws Hurt Small Business

If news reports are an accurate reflection of where the country is at, we’re in a period of increased conflict in employer-employee relations. The most visible of these conflicts has been the public protests demanding a $15 per hour minimum wage. Yet there’s another battle going on that’s capturing fewer headlines, but could have a […]

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Is Your Small Business Easy Prey for a Cyber-Criminal?

It’s almost becoming an everyday occurrence – a major company being hacked.   And if big companies are falling victims to cyber-criminals, what about small businesses?  Small businesses are easy prey for these unscrupulous folks.  Don’t think it won’t happen to you. For some excellent advice, I turned to personal security and identify theft expert, Robert Siciliano […]

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