Small business owners face the same challenges and obstacles as their big-business counterparts, but often lack the manpower and resources to manage them. In a small business everyone counts, and is counted on, to get the job done. Even one absent employee can make or break a project or deadline. You can’t safeguard against everything, […]
I’m always sad to see community business districts deteriorate into ghost towns. The once vibrant main street in my hometown is now practically deserted. The Ben Franklin store where I used to buy all sorts of treasures is a pawn shop, pizza restaurant and tatoo parlor. (For you youngsters, Ben Franklin was what was known […]
Experts Share 3 Crucial Planning Steps More and more small business owners are selling their companies, with sales hitting a four-year high earlier this year in the United States, and Canada predicting its largest small business turnover ever in the next five years. “Many of our CEOs are baby boomers approaching retirement age,” says Kathleen […]
“Grassroots” has become the go-to buzz word for everyone from political pundits to pre-school teachers. It seems as if the only way to accomplish something is from “the ground up.” In that dirt-driven vein, here’s another one for you: “Astroturfing.” It has nothing to do with a football field, but it could get you a […]
When you think of the great inventors, you probably think of people such as Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Graham Bell and even Steve Jobs — people who have brought entirely new concepts to the market. But great ideas and innovations don’t have to change the world. Sometimes the best new product opportunities start with small improvements […]