by mtotka | Aug 13, 2015 | Business Growth, Business strategies, Entrepreneurship, Featured, Small business
Selling can be exhausting. Whether you have a storefront with inventory you sell to the public, or work in direct sales from home, or are constantly trying to “sell” your brand on social media, the process can be emotionally draining. Anyone who has been in sales for...
by Sylvia Browder | Jul 31, 2015 | Business Growth, Business strategies, Entrepreneurship, Featured
One of the questions new entrepreneurs ask is how to price their product. I think a more important question than pricing a product, is how much you get to keep. Profit targeting is when you plan your pricing to incorporate your desired profit level. Business expenses...
by RachelleW | Jul 21, 2015 | Business Growth, Business planning, Business strategies, Entrepreneurship, Featured, Management, Small business, Technology
One of the keys to running a business efficiently is performing routine maintenance on equipment. To do this, you will need to have the correct tools and parts on hand. However, when is the correct time for maintenance to send in orders to suppliers for more tools and...
by LizzieWeakley | Jul 20, 2015 | Business Growth, Business planning, Business strategies, Entrepreneurship
When you have been running a business for a long time, it can be easy to get stuck in a rut. Unfortunately, businesses need to evolve to survive. Here are some ideas for breaking your established business into new markets. Review Your Current Strategy… All of...
by Sylvia Browder | Jul 5, 2015 | Business strategies, Entrepreneurship, Featured, Marketing strategy, Small business
“Quality over Quantity” is a maxim most of us are well-aware of. It’s a simple concept that has been repeated to us over and over again all through our formative years, yet many of us rarely give it the gravity it deserves. In our quest to make money fast and in the...
by RachelleW | May 27, 2015 | Business Growth, Business planning, Business strategies, Entrepreneurship, Featured, Leadership, Management, Startup
Properly managing your start-up venture can guide your fledgling company along the path to success. Many start-up ventures fail because they don’t do enough strategizing upfront and because they don’t put enough focus on managing their team. The following...