“Same old, same old.” Have you said that, or used similar words, when you’ve been asked what you have been doing lately? We tend to be creatures of habit. By itself, that’s not bad. If we had to consciously think about every step we took each day, everything we had to do, we would […]
I’m a collector. Some might call me a hoarder, but I haven’t filled my living room with boxes of unopened Hummel figurines purchased during any late night cable shopping sprees. No, I collect business tips. Usually they are big enough that they can command an entire article in this space. However, sometimes I end up […]
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Microsoft Office for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. I think I’ve finally seen the last of the online posts that look back at 2015 to list various “trends.” Now it’s time to stop living in the past and get down to the real […]
You might argue that we already have enough firms measuring the “health” of US small businesses and that sometimes the pictures they paint are at odds with one another. Most of them take snapshots on a monthly or quarterly basis. While these are useful and interesting, sometimes we make too much of their results. Frankly, […]
By Eric Halsey It’s a simple reality in today’s business world: If you aren’t embracing all of the alternative finance tools at your disposal, you risk losing out to the competition. The mentality of small business owners who are reluctant to rework their finances to incorporate new tools is all too common – and simply outdated. […]