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Build Your Business Right
Building a business is much like putting together a puzzle; it has many parts, and not all of them are smooth. But if you if invest some time, thought and planning, you'll be able to build a successful business and become a picture of success. These articles are meant to provide you with ideas, inspiration, and the knowledge you need to build your business intelligently from the ground up.
Top 9 Project Management Apps for Small Businesses
Small businesses can't always afford to hire a separate project manager, so the responsibilities of project management often fall to employees with little or no experience. Project managers are responsible for ensuring that the projects of the company are finished on time and on budget.
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How to Stay Productive Without Burning Out
If you have a job, and really, it can be any job – blue collar, white collar, manager, owner, volunteer even – have you found that the day in and day out of it, the relentless sameness, the emotional or physical toll, is wearing you down? Burnout is a real thing, even for those who absolutely love ...
Should You Buy a Franchise?
We've all been there, at least once. You know what I mean; you frequent an establishment so often – we're talking several times a week (day?) – that the staff asks in jest if you're planning on buying the joint. Maybe you go in for the ambiance, or the great coffee, the fresh donuts, or perhaps ...
Credit Builder Loans- What They Are & How They Work
If you or your business doesn’t have at least a mediocre credit score (read: higher than 580), you may have a hard time getting a loan for yourself or your business. Either lenders won’t want to lend to you, or they may be willing to cover their risk by offering high interest rates or shorter loan ...
Do You Need a Website for Your Small Business?
Why You Should Never Be Without a Website
Let's say you're a small business owner, you've been around for a few years and you're reasonably content with how things have turned out, just the way they are. People know you and your business primarily by word of mouth, or by reputation, and you're ...
6 Ways to Find Fast Cash for Your Business
There are many different reasons that a business could need an immediate influx of cash. Hopefully, in your case it will be one of the good ones, like a fantastic opportunity for expansion, a large order that you need a new machine in order to fill, or something like that. Unfortunately, sometimes ...
How Can Social Media Marketing Grow Your Business?
In years past, if one wanted to market their business, regardless of size, there were only a few ways that it could be done with any degree of success. If you had a big, profitable business and had the money, you'd probably hire a marketing firm. If you were a small business, or “worse,” a ...
8 First Steps to Start Your Business
Starting your own business – whether it’s your first time or you’re a serial entrepreneur – is both exciting and frightening. You can see the potential for growth, your mind is racing with ideas, and you can’t wait to get started. What you soon realize is that it’s going to take more than last ...
How Does a Business Line of Credit Work? (And Why It Might Work for You)
Let’s face it; running a business successfully takes money. But sometimes your cash flow isn’t working in your favor. Cash flow problems may not be a sign of failure; it may just be that money you’ve earned isn’t available yet. For businesses that rely on having cash available so the business can ...
6 Ways to Fund Your Business – Ideas that Work
Do you dream of being rich and successful? Who doesn’t? Every day thousands of people come up with new ideas and ways to make it big. Not all of these ideas are destined to succeed, however. The most common reason is lack of sufficient funding. You’re heard the old saying that “failing to plan is ...
The Ultimate Guide to Invoicing and How to Get Paid
All You Need to Know About Invoicing
Cash, bread, scratch, greenbacks, dough, gelt... whatever you call it, making money is one reason you run your business. Some businesses, such as restaurants and retail stores, have a simple method of transacting business - the customer pays for their purchases ...
How to Write a Business Plan in 8 Easy Steps
Every great adventure story starts with the hero on a quest for hidden treasure. Through trials and triumphs, danger and disappointment, we read about the obstacles they must overcome, enemies they must battle, and feats they must perform. Eventually, they reach the spot where the treasure lays as ...
