If you are in the position of needing to hire someone – part-time, full-time, contractor, or even service provider, I have a simple tip for you. Actually, I have a lot of tips – write a clear, detailed job description first, make sure you have a plan to train this person, make sure you have…
Before I started my first business, I had the same mindset that a lot of startup new business owners have – that I have one chance to get it right and it has to be perfect from the start. But of course that doesn’t make sense and you are never going to be perfect, never…
As a business owner, you often don’t get time to stop and take stock of your business. You get all wrapped up in the day to day problems and don’t spend hardly any time (maybe none) asking yourself how it’s going and if you’re on track. That kind of stare into space time just seems…
One of the most overlooked ways to make your business bigger is by making your business smaller. The usual reaction to that is no, I don’t think so, not for my business. And I get it – the natural reaction of the small business owner is to take everything that comes in and then afterwards…
Do you know what the biggest advantage of owning your own business is? Do you know why it’s such a power financial advantage that you’ve got as a business owner? If not, then chances are you are not getting the most from it. And that’s a shame because you don’t need to do more or…
In my 25 years of small business experience, I can definitively say that all small business headaches can be boiled down to fit into one of two categories: growth and employees. In this newsletter my primary focus is going to be on addressing topics across these two categories and sharing with you my experience in…
The following is a guest post from Quiet Light. There is a great deal that goes into determining the value of an online business. Especially for entrepreneurs that aren’t financially minded, the calculations can seem overwhelmingly complex. It’s easy to lose track of certain variables. Add-backs rank among the most commonly overlooked or misunderstood elements…
This is a guest post with helpful information for our readers and clients. If you are interested in being a guest poster with beneficial content to share, please get in touch! With the help of FLEX. Logistics – an e-commerce 3PL with warehouses in Poland and Germany (and more locations coming) which specialize in processing…
It’s almost 1099 time of year again! But what does that mean and who should pay attention? Read on to find out! First, if you don’t remember from the last couple years, the IRS came up with a new form- the 1099-NEC. For the last hundred years it was the 1099 MISC but then they…
Learn from the rental car company’s mistakes. If you find your business making these same mistakes get working on change or prepare to have your lunch eaten! I don’t know if you’ve tried to rent a car lately, but it really sucks. The inventory is low, the prices are high and the lines are long….