If it weren’t for spreadsheets, the personal computer would never have gained such rapid popularity, and budgeting is one of the tasks that is ideally suited for spreadsheets. At the same time, budgeting is one perhaps the most important tasks for small business owners. These two facts give us the perfect marriage of software and […]
Editor’s Note: This post is sponsored by Staples. All the comments and opinions are my own. If you’ve been running your small business for almost any length of time, you’ve seen some pretty dramatic ups and downs in the economy. Frankly, I don’t care if you and your team are the best salespeople in the […]
It’s that time again when most businesses start to create their budgets for the coming year. To do this, you need to estimate where you think various costs are heading. Here are some projections to help you. Wages. How much of a raise can you expect to give your staff? Obviously this depends on how […]
I found a fascinating website while trolling around the Internet recently. It’s called Statistic Brain and it has data and rankings on all kinds of topics, from hair loss to consumer spending. The numbers that caught my eye had to do with start-up business failures. Did you know 25 percent of start-ups strike out within […]