Entrepreneurship, Your Brand

Loading Dock Design Solutions to Improve Safety & Efficiency

Your business’s loading dock design can affect your business and merchandise in a myriad of ways, so it’s essential to reflect on this design either before you create it or if you need to...

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Entrepreneurship

Telecommuting from the Manager’s Perspective

Whether or not it’s a smart move for Yahoo, Marissa Mayer certainly ignited a firestorm of debate when she pushed through a company-wide telecommuting ban for the iconic Internet firm. Unsurprisingly, tech and business...

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The Alley vs. The Valley: Interactive Infographic

The Alley vs. The Valley: Interactive Infographic For about four decades, the conversation about “where are the best startups located” began and ended with Silicon Valley. In recent years, we’ve started to see growth across the...

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Entrepreneurship

The Delicate Nature of Delegating

When you’re an entrepreneur, it is your business. So it’s natural to want to manage every aspect of it yourself because so much is at risk, especially during the first year. However, as your business grows,...

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Entrepreneurship, Your Brand

The Latest Small Business Lending Trends & Insights

Since traditional banks and credit unions began tightening lending practices in 2008, new trends started emerging in the alternative-lending arena, specifically for small business loans. Now, as we proceed through 2015, we see these trends...

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The Still-Not-Forgotten Art of Complaining About Your Business

If you’re like me then you probably don’t even feel like reading this post. I mean, I bet that 90% of people (myself included) see themselves as those who know better or those who...

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Entrepreneurship, Online Business

How to Boost Brand Exposure & Reach More Customers

A quick google search of “increase your exposure” reveals a collection of online “traffic strategies”, “special programs”, “internet secrets”, and many special reports, all selling for about $97. There is no secret to increasing...

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Entrepreneurship, Launching Tips

Show Me the Money… Or at Least Where to Find It

Got money? That’s a question all entrepreneurs need to answer when they start their business. Duh, that’s obvious. But where to get that money? Sources of startup capital are everywhere. The trick is getting in. Forget the...

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Entrepreneurship, Your Brand

10 Tips for Setting Up an Efficient Small Business Office

10 Tips for Setting Up an Efficient Small Business Office Before starting up a new business, always have a business plan written as a guide to what your goals are for your business. Visit...

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What Principles Drive Your Business & Personal Success?

What Principles Drive Your Business & Personal Success? The older and wiser I get, the more I start to create and follow my own principles. Like a Jiminy Cricket on my shoulder, they pop up when the...

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