Growing a successful small business means making many sacrifices. In order to succeed you have to have the dedication and willingness to do whatever it takes. Businesses that flounder or fail often to so because the owner simply isn’t willing to make the necessary sacrifices and put forth the effort.
Continue Reading: Are You Really Willing to Do What it Takes to Build a Successful Small Business? →This past week I saw an inspiring news story about the success of a downtown business district in a small community in the St. Louis, MO area. Only two retail spaces were vacant in this small town. That’s in sharp contrast to many small town main streets with boarded up buildings and a ghost town [...]
Continue Reading: Collaboratioin Builds Small Business Success →Did you know fewer than four percent of small businesses have gross annual revenues of over $1 million according to a 2012 BusinessKnowHow.com survey. Most small businesses start small and stay relatively small. Yet there are many inspiring entrepreneurial stories of companies that skyrocket from micro-enterprises to wildly successful brands.
Continue Reading: Mindset Key to Growing From Start-up to Millions →Making the decision to become your own boss, is as much a lifestyle choice as it is a career decision. Starting and growing a business requires a major commitment of time and resources in order to succeed. Because the business consumes so much of your life, it’s not uncommon for entrepreneurs to involve a spouse, [...]
Continue Reading: Mixing Love and Small Business Could Be a Recipe for Disaster →Running a business places many demands on you. It’s often tough to decide what your top priorities should be. But one thing should always rank at the top of your list and that’s your cash flow. Are you managing your business in these difficult times based on your company’s cash flow?
Continue Reading: Cash Flow Management: Critical For Small Business Success →New research from Kansas State University finds the average worker spends 60 to 80 percent of his or her time on the Internet engaged in activities unrelated to the job. It’s known as cyber-loafing or cyber-slacking and many business owners believe it’s affecting their bottom line due to lost productivity.
Continue Reading: Cyber-loafing. Good or Bad for Small Business? →How is the economy affecting your small business? Many small businesses blame the economy for their inability to grow, and their outlook remains tepid at best. The NFIB’s Small Business Optimism Index for January was just 0.5 points above November’s historical low.
Continue Reading: Stop Surviving and Start Thriving: Focus on Your Small Business Success →How would you like to win $5,000 for telling your small business story? The National Federation of Independent Businesses, NFIB, is inviting you to submit a video detailing how you started your business. Each week, a panel will pick three winners who will have their video posted on NFIB.com and receive a free one-year membership to the organization. At the end of four weeks, NFIB.com visitors will vote for their favorites from the 12 weekly winners. The winning business receives $5,000 cash. Who couldn’t use a little extra cash these days?
Continue Reading: Share Your Small Biz Story and Win $5,000 Cash →You may remember this song popularized by Marvin Gaye in 1967. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, the lyrics keep running through my head — not about my husband (although I do love him), but rather about my business. And not just my business, but every successful small business out there.
Continue Reading: Ain’t No Mountain High Enough to Stop Successful Business Owners. →February is International Expect Success Month. Are you expecting success in your small business? I sincerely believe that your attitude about your professional and personal life shapes the outcome. Personally, having gone through my share of challenges and disappointments, I always strive to find the silver lining in every situation.
Continue Reading: Expect Success: Attitude is Everything →
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