Many aspiring entrepreneurs dream about leaving their day jobs. Often, it’s the frustration and lack of passion for a day job that drives someone to want to start their own business in the first place. But opinion on this is divided. While many entrepreneurs will strongly advocate keeping your day job for as long as possible, others will tell you that your business will never … [Read more...]
Changing the game: How partnerships can change you business
In our quest to build an empire, we are often tempted to rush through relationship and just do it ourselves. During my many mistakes I have learned that the best way to build your empire is to collaborate and build relationships. Collaborating is not easy, you have to bring something to the table; so here are the secrets to successful collaboration as a small business. I … [Read more...]
Are You Overlooking These 6 Access Management Vulnerabilities?
Sponsored by Trend Micro: Network administrators may think they’ve covered their bases by putting security tools like firewalls, antivirus, sandboxing and whitelisting into place. Unfortunately, none of those tools can protect the company network when employees fail to protect their passwords. According to Time Magazine, some of the top employee choices for passwords are … [Read more...]
Small Business Marketing Strategies to Compete with Big Brands
Sponsored by Visa Business: It's National Small Business Week, which means it's time to honor the many small business owners, including women business owners, around the United States who contribute to their communities and the economy every day. In 1963, the U.S. Small Business Association (SBA) rolled out National Small Business Week, and to me, it's the perfect time … [Read more...]
5 Key Traits for Focus for Your Next Board Director
Now that the worst of the financial meltdown seems to be behind us and we begin conversations around modernizing our current form of capitalism, boards may begin to contemplate this new normal and what traits for new directors are essential. Here are my five traits for this new normal: 1. More World-Centric America's identity as the most powerful capitalistic market in the … [Read more...]
Women on Business Ranks 14 in List of Top 98 Small Business Blogs
I'm happy to share the news that Women on Business is ranked 14th in a list of the top 98 small business blogs developed by Godot Media. The list is filled with links to many amazing blogs, so follow the link above and check it out. Some of my favorites are included in the list like Anita Campbell's Small Business Trends and Quicksprout from Neil Patel, and Tim Berry's blog … [Read more...]
You’re the Bully
In leadership positions, we all find ourselves in situations where we have to take a difficult position and enforce it. The problem is when we enforce decisions with a dictator-esque style of leadership. A leaders creates a creative atmosphere and develops future leaders, if you have every uttered the line “not everyone is going to agree with or like my style of leadership”, … [Read more...]
Anyone Can Be an Entrepreneur – No Risk Necessary!
The old-school way to start a business was to create a business plan, get funding, and open a business on Main Street. This generally cost thousands, and success wasn’t guaranteed. It was risky and time-intensive. You could literally lose everything. However, times have changed. Now, with very little investment, anyone can open an online business. Success is not guaranteed, … [Read more...]