If you are the proprietor of a small business, no matter what it is that you make, serve or produce, it can be an extremely trying time to attempt to hire new workers. Even with unemployment hitting nearly 10 percent nationally, and far higher in many regions of the United States, the fact is that [...]
Setting up and operating your own small business is the quintessential American Dream, and every year thousands of people all over the world strike out on their own to make their dreams a reality. By taking the reins of your occupational destiny and forging your own path, you can do some pretty incredible things, but [...]
If you are a small business owner, or if you are working your way up the corporate ladder, slogging through the wasteland that is upper-middle management, the plain fact is that you will need to know how to write convincingly in a business fashion for all audiences. The plain truth is that you will not [...]
These are, without question, the worst economic times the country has faced in a very long time. And, especially given that the nature of this “Great Recession” was fueled in large part by a runaway credit bubble that eventually collapsed in on itself, it is little surprise that many people and businesses with good credit [...]
One of the most difficult aspects of running a small business is not accounting or payroll, or managing production schedules or service quotas. No, the most difficult part, especially these days with the numerous cumbersome regulations that govern such things, is the hiring process for prospective employees. It can be difficult, because an employer or [...]
With the onset of the digital age stretching into its second unbelievable decade, it is now more important than ever before that small business owners look for new and effective ways to take advantage of the power of this medium. Through the proliferation of easy and almost professional grade video editing and production equipment, it [...]
It can be hard for the proprietors of small businesses to get into the swing of the 21st century, especially if they have been managing their own operations for any extended length of time. And by that, I of course mean decades. For many in the old school, business marketing is still about getting an [...]
Owning and operating your own small business is the cornerstone of the American Dream, and it signals the essence of self reliance in a world that is increasingly reliant on everyone else to meet personal and professional needs. One of the toughest aspects of owning and operating your own business, however, is not generating profits, [...]
