The majority of people who plan to start a business within the next 12 months say the coronavirus influenced their decision. 28% said the pandemic accelerated their plans to start a business, according to a recent QuickBooks survey. 35% set out to start a new business for additional…
How to make charitable giving a winning business strategy
Outside of the horrendously greedy, there are very few people who would argue that generosity is not a good value to have. When you see someone give money to a homeless person, it leaves you with a sense of hope in humanity. Even if you’re the overly cynical type, you might think…
Obstacles are opportunities: use them to take your business to the next level
I've been doing startups for 22 years, but it took me the first five or six to appreciate how difficult it is to build, grow and sustain a business. Like most people, I saw challenges as something bad and sought to avoid them, but some were unavoidable — the 1999 internet bubble, for example,...
Here’s the secret to reducing employee turnover and cutting costs
With the contraction of the global economy, businesses are using all the tools they can get their hands on to remain ahead of the competition or simply stay afloat. As a business grows, one of the things it will eventually have to deal with is employee turnover. However, the cost of replacing…
The 4 things you need to do to get (and keep) ecommerce customers
At the end of summer 2020, Americans had spent 14 billion hours — that’s 1.6 million years —and $73.2 billion on online shopping in 2020.
The time to invest in your eCommerce strategy is now.
Of course, part of that strategy involves attracting new customers…
3 reasons a powerful personal brand helps your business succeed
To set your business up for success, start with your personal brand.
No matter the industry, every organization needs a brand. This is where you show exactly how you are positioned compared to everybody else. Sure, some of what makes a brand super strong is how you’re solving…
3 signs it’s time to transform your business
The world of business is like a kaleidoscope – the picture’s never the same for very long. Keeping your company alive through all the changes usually requires transforming it. But how do you know when you need to do something different, and how do you actually make the pivot?…