Every startup has a busy season, and for many that time is right around the corner. Last year, Thanksgiving and Black Friday saw record online sales, $1.06 billion and $1.93 billion, respectively.
Whether a
Does Your Staff Dislike You?
The challenge for entrepreneurs is being forced to frequently play a number of roles as innovator, marketer, strategist, manager and leader. Doing this while moving a new company forward is so challenging that it’s often easy to overlook the people
The 3 Functions You Should Consider Outsourcing
As entrepreneurs, we all know that one of the hardest parts of starting and running a business is maintaining the capital to sustain it.
Accounting 101 tells us that “cash is king,” and our own dwindling bank
6 Ways to Break a Tech Addiction
Do you immediately check your phone when you’re alone or have a free moment? Do you get distracted easily at work by the web? Perhaps you’re that person with the wise idea to film a concert on your
5 Questions Struggling Entrepreneurs Must Ask Before Taking a Job
What do you do when your pipeline runs dry, savings exhausted and credit maxed? Many entrepreneurs start their dream business while continuing a regular job until the new business thrives. Many of us start a business while unemployed
The Best Move For Your Business Is to Make It Your Team’s Business, Too
From the moment you hire your first employee, your success is no longer measured primarily by your individual ability to achieve extraordinary results, but rather by your ability to create an environment in which others can achieve extraordinary
Making the Business Case for Human-Centered Design
Too often, technology solutions for a business are designed without fully taking into consideration the people (both inside and outside an organization) who will use them and the environment in which they will be experienced.
Asking employees
8 Online-Marketing Terms Business Owners Must Know
If you’re like most small-business owners, you spend your day providing a great customer experience that sets you apart from your competition. The quality of your service is key now that digital word of mouth is the most
How Investors Are Like Foxes Looking for Their Next Meal
There is a popular fable that provokes the question: Why can a rabbit outrun a fox? The answer is that the fox is chasing a meal, but the rabbit is running for his life.
Through the lens
Don’t Let Time Be a Deal Killer. Network Effectively.
In the sales process, letting too much time elapse can be a real deal killer. Once you connect with a prospect, follow up with the right information.
Closing deals is still largely about referrals, knowing where to go and the
