The turmoiled economy has been top-of-mind for many of us for several years now and there's been much talk about how to repair it. What many deem as the answer is entrepreneurship and small business ownership.
When stepping back and looking at the big picture, peering out into the future, it's clear that our youth represent the future. So how do we encourage them to step into the arena? Especially at a time when young Americans are currently …
Read More →
Many small businesses suffer setbacks and failures along the way. It's nothing to be embarassed about, failures are simply a fact of life and no one is immune to them. Besides, failures can prove to be great educators by highlighting what's wrong so that you can fix it and it never happens again. Failures provide great lessons.
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts." ~ Winston Churchill
Truer …
Read More →
It's no secret, going mobile is the wave of the future - and you and your small business should ride it. However, taking your business mobile requires some thought and strategy first. For instance, did you know that mobile sites should have a maximum width of 970 pixels? After all, you don't want your site visitors having to scroll back and forth to view your products and services or read your blog posts.
Current statistics regarding …
Read More →
It's no secret that these days, times they are a changin - and quick. Just think back to five or ten years ago. Eight years ago, Facebook was but a dream. Four years ago, Groupon wasn't around. And ten years ago, LinkedIn was just launching. My, how times have changed.
So what changes can we expect to develop in 2012? Chances are, you can expect sites like Groupon to be making some changes. As much as consumers enjoy daily deal sites, …
Read More →
Many studies have been done in efforts to pin point what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. And many of these studies have found that entrepreneurs have certain traits in common. And one that I've found most insightful is an entrepreneurs ability to view a failure as opportunity.
A "glass is half full" approach to life and business is obviously best. But when it comes to actually applying that to your personal life and business …
Read More →
Press releases can be boring and many claim they are a dinosaur from the past. Have you ever asked yourself, "How Do I Create Press Materials That Aren't Boring?"
And if the traditional press release is dead, what are some alternatives that are available?
Well for starters, did you know that you can create a social media press release? With social media lighting the way, it may be that a social media press release is now the way …
Read More →
While recently reading an article online it occurred to me that many resources tend to make assumptions and alienate themselves from new entrepreneurs by being too advanced in their speech, writings, etc. One mistake that I see many guilty of is assuming that your readers are already "in the know."
As hard as it may be for many of us to believe, there are still many "newbies" in the online entrepreneurial world. Thousands of new people …
Read More →
Many businesses have felt, and are still feeling, the effects of the economic recession. But as the old saying goes, "That which does not kill you only makes you stronger." And that's just one of the lessons the recession has taught one business owner in particular. Benjamin Sayers of VoIP Supply LLC, a college dropout who has learned everything he knows about small business from experience, credits the recession as a blessing in disguise …
Read More →
Many articles abound with much advice given to full-time small business owners, but less is written and provided for part-time business owners - those that are attempting to get a business up and running while working a full-time job.
I came across this piece titled, "7 Tips for Part-Time Business Owners" that provides some of that much needed advice. Here's an important tip mentioned in the article:
"Be ready to give up personal …
Read More →
When someone says, "Customer Loyalty Program" to you, what's the first thing that comes to mind? (Cue the crickets . . .)
Many customer loyalty programs become an expenditure that can cut into profit margins without really creating increased loyalty. But there are successful customer loyalty programs that DO increase customer loyalty and WON’T hurt your pocketbook. And I actually found a few of them in a piece titled, "Loyalty Programs …
Read More →
Next Big Business Idea Contest 34 comment(s) 
Meet Ronika Khanna: BizSugar “Contributor of the Week” 23 comment(s) 
Carolyn Higgins: From Layoff to Living the Dream 16 comment(s) 
Tips For Dealing With Online Haters #Contest 16 comment(s) 
Scott Fox on Building Small Business Communities 15 comment(s) 
Tips For Dealing With Online Haters Contest Winner!
Allison Semancik Helps Ideas Sprout @AllieMiami
“How Online Networking Rocked My Business” Contest: a Unique Sponsorship Opportunity
Susan Oakes Takes the Small Business Path @m4bmarketing
Arthur Piccio, UPrinting Share Clients’ Small Biz Spirit @UPrinting
BizSugar blog
Stay up to date! Subscribe to blog feed