There is nothing worse than being presented with an opportunity of which you cannot take advantage. Not all missed business opportunities are for lack of economic means. If we think back on a few of our missed business opportunities, some of them my be due to poor timing, lack of knowledge or skill, misaligned objectives, dysfunctional systems, or simple fear of change. The … [Read more...]
Help Create the Small Business Health Index
Would you like to help create an index of economic indicators that captures the health of small businesses in the United States? Fit Small Business is developing a Small Business Health Index with a goal to provide accurate data on the state of small business health in the United States, and the Women on Business audience has been asked to help! While the term of "small … [Read more...]
To Ensure Business Growth Keep Asking Yourself This Question
It is so easy to get stuck in your business and forget about taking a break from it every now and then. A lot of the clients I work with have forgotten what it means to go away on holiday, vacation, whatever you call it. In fact, they have not taken a day off in ages! And we got into business for freedom, didn’t we? Anyway, that would be the topic of another post. The … [Read more...]
Smart Risk-Taking Tips for Entrepreneurs
Launching a business is already risky - many entrepreneurs leave a full time job with a good salary, benefits and security, to venture off into the unknown - no salary, no benefits and certainly no security. But they do it because they are, well, entrepreneurs. The very word conjures up images of fast-moving, fast-talking, big-money-making heroes, so it’s no wonder that … [Read more...]
How to Avoid Fire-Fighting All The Time in Your Business
One of the reasons you went into business was to create a lifestyle you enjoy while doing what you love, right? However, your business has grown some and it may feel a little like you cannot stop putting out one fire or the other. Or maybe you have team members who seem unable to do anything without your direct supervision… which means your day is a mass of interruptions … [Read more...]
How to Find and Hire the Greatest Talent for Your Startup
If the time has come to add more talented bodies to your startup, you know this added responsibility comes with many new areas of uncertainty. Where do you go to find the best talent? How much should you pay? The hiring process comes with many questions and gray areas. Consider the following 6 tips for finding and hiring the best talent for your startup. Create a Company … [Read more...]
15 Business Templates for Freelancer Websites
The development of Internet technology gives us more opportunities to develop careers of our choosing and on our own terms. Thanks to the availability of the Internet with very high data rates, more and more creative industry professionals, such as designers, copywriters, programmers, and content managers choose to freelance. Freelancing has many advantages over a standard … [Read more...]
Are You Building Your Business Based on Relationships?
Are you building your business based on relationships? We all have relationships with various people we come in contact with. For example, you have a relationship with the person who cuts your hair. They know what you want and the way you want it. That’s a relationship. In your business, you must also build relationships. Relationships where your clients can trust that … [Read more...]
A 7 Step Marketing Plan That Absolutely Works
Setting up your business to make sales can sometimes feel a bit like a 'hit or miss' event. It does not have to be quite so complicated. What if you had a system that worked and worked and worked? Let me give you a simple marketing plan that you can use to double your business within the next 12 months and start attracting a flood of ideal customers within the next 90 … [Read more...]
5 Simple Ways for Small Businesses to Give Back
Now that we’ve turned back the clocks and put away the jack-o-lanterns, our thoughts naturally turn to the holiday season. In the United States, Thanksgiving (November 27) is fast approaching, with Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa right on its heels. Whether your family maintains the tradition of sharing what you're thankful for around the dinner table or you head to a soup … [Read more...]