With holiday shopping beginning in earnest this week, it’s not too late to launch some last-minute sales and marketing plans of your own.
Small Business
3 Best Ways to Say ‘No’
Struggling with productivity and time management? Try these simple guidelines to improve your focus simply by saying “no.”
Three Customer Turnoffs
Consumers have more options than ever these days, so don’t give them an excuse to visit your competitors.
Can a Payday Lending Start-Up Use Facebook to Create a Modern Community Bank?
Social media and big data are being used in an innovative new payday loan banking model that’s more Silicon Valley than Wall Street. Most interestingly, the operation seems to have more in common with old-fashioned hometown …
Is the Daily Deal Model Dying a Slow Death?
As we enter the most deal-crazed time of year, daily deals sites such as Groupon and LivingSocial try to adapt to the changing marketplace — while facing the possibility that the original coupon model may one day soon be viewed …
Success Often Starts with Failure
Some of the greatest successes you can think of began with failure. What a difference a little perseverance can make.
Keeping Great Employees Engaged
Startups can attract talented employees in search of the exciting challenges and big rewards that a new venture can offer, so you want to be sure they’re engaged and growing while pursuing those rewards.
Balancing a Startup and Family
Launching a startup can be pretty daunting and all-consuming, so it’s understandable that work-life balance can be one of the first things to go for an entrepreneur.
Improving Your Customer Service Could Be Worth Big Bucks
Poor customer service costs U.S. companies about $80 billion a year in lost sales, and more than 60% of those unhappy customers go to a competitor.
Boosting Employee Compensation without Raises
Money is everyone’s first choice as a reward for a job well done, but for a startup looking to stretch its funds, it’s not always easy to hand out raises that are as generous as you’d like.
When Marriage and Work Collide
Even the best of marriages will likely struggle under the pressures of a shared workplace. The key is to define your domain and find common ground outside the office.
Is Your Business a Candidate for Franchising?
Franchising could put your business on the path to hypergrowth, but only if your business model is a fit.