How To Find The Best Bank For Small Business

Finding the best bank for small business is one of the most daunting tasks when starting a business but also one of the most important. The bank you choose will essentially be handling all of your money and in any case, whether for a business or personal use, you want...

How To Post On Craigslist: Effective Ideas And Specific Instructions

Business owners may not realize how many people use Craigslist to look for employment, gigs, products and services. Some business owners may not know how to post on Craigslist, or how much money and time can be saved in the hiring process, or even how simple it can be...

How To Patent An Idea

Have an innovative mind that has come up with some decent business ideas? Perhaps you have already even developed a useful product that shows great potential for success. Whatever the reason you are here now reading this article, know that we have some useful...

The 10 Best Personal Finance Software For All Your Financial Needs

Personal finance software is revolutionizing how people manage their money. Gone are the days when you had to fumble with a checkbook and balance it in a tiny registry book. Before personal finance software, people were often about as excited about budgeting as they...

How To Make Money On Instagram: Effective Tips On Real World

Instagram is one of today’s most popular and profitable social media platforms. With practice, you can learn how to make money on Instagram by using the app’s unique features. Take a little time to explore the app, and you’ll quickly understand its appeal: Instagram’s...

Support for Small Business Owners

What people fail to appreciate about the small business owner is the breadth of problems s/he must tackle. In a large corporation an individual takes responsibility for a relatively narrow range of issues. A small business owner handles everything: marketing and sales, finance and accounting, human resources and training, management and administration, maintenance and repairs…everything. Few people are skilled in every area and rarely is an individual equally talented in a wide variety of disciplines. This site will offer you help and advice in the areas you find daunting.

Diversity in the Workplace

We live in a civilization rife with apparent differences between and among our people. We come from every place on the planet. If we don’t speak a range of languages, our ancestors did. We celebrate different holidays, worship at different altars – or don’t worship...

Thoughts on Sales Contests

Sales Contests Let’s begin by discussing WHY businesses create contests for their sales teams. The traditional logic held that people who excel in sales are highly competitive and respond to opportunities to best their co-workers. The addition of a valued “prize”...

Employees in a Small Business

Few things are a fraught as deciding when it’s time to hire employees, which employees to hire, and how many you can reasonably expect to support over time. Let’s look at some of the determinants. You Can’t Do It All Anymore This,...

Small Business Start-Ups

It’s been my experience that people start a business either because they have a skill they believe can be monetized (you are a graphic designer so you start a web design studio; you are a carpenter so you open a contracting business) or they want to be self-employed...

Being a Mentor

Let’s start by defining a Mentor. Merriam Webster defines a mentor as “an experienced and trusted adviser” and for most people that adequately explains the individual, we might look to for career advice. Synonyms for mentor include counselor, guide, teacher, advisor,...

8 Best Text Message Subscription Service Options for a New Marketing Channel

More people than ever are using text messaging to grow their businesses and reach their target market. So, it isn't very surprising to see how many small businesses are using a text message subscription service to market directly to customers. The numbers show why...

Top 3 Ethical Issues in the Work Place

Everybody wants to be able to enjoy their work enviroments, although, there are many things that can distort their perspective. If you know what to look for you can find red flags and warning signs pointing to ethical issues. We tend to think of ethics as it relates...

Top 5 Best Business Card Scanner App Options for 2017

Those who have tried to scan business cards into their computer know that this is more challenging than it appears. Business card scanner apps eliminate the headache of having to type in all that text and then copy and paste it elsewhere. The best business card...