Some people think that it is easy being the CEO of a certain company. They think it’s all about delegating tasks to your employees. And since you’re “the boss” you could pretty much do nothing except point out employees’ mistakes and get an occasional headache when the numbers don’t add up. Those in the business [...]

If it’s been a while since you last visited the U.S. Small Business Administration website, you may want to take a fresh peek at it.  Recently the SBA, a United States government agency that provides support to small businesses, gave their website a complete re-haul. Last week Joe Zepecki, the Deputy Assistant Administrator of the [...]

There was a time when entrepreneurs were all hankering for advice from anyone and anywhere. Now, everyone seems to know everything about operating and starting a new business that those who plan to start their own business become disillusioned. Truth be told, gurus of small business started out with probably as much hesitation and uncertainty [...]

It is common knowledge that small business drives job growth and in hopes to generate more jobs, President Obama is ordering government agencies to consider reducing burdens on small businesses. In fact, the president urges a “government-wide review” of business regulations as stated in a Wall Street Journal Op-Ed article. This review of business regulations [...]

With technology making files and email available at our fingertips at every second, it’s getting harder to pull ourselves away past working hours.  Unfortunately tech devices are starting to come between family and quality time.  I myself am guilty of accessing work emails at every time of the day and on weekends to the dismay [...]

Marketing has come a long way from traditional tools used in print or magazine media. We are in an age where everybody who is anybody is interconnected and with a cursory view of your profile, it is pretty easy to know which market you would most likely be under.  As such, entrepreneurs have a greater [...]

As if running a business in today’s economy is not tough enough, we also have to deal with fraud on top of it all.  Fraud can cause a small business to experience financial effects as well as damage to your hard earned reputation. Every year the BBB receives thousands of complaints from small business owners [...]

Adding images and photos to your blog posts seems to add visual interst to just about any article.  But if you post to your blog daily or almost daily then you know just how costly it can be to purchase stock images.  So today we’re sharing with you a large list of photo image sources. [...]

I tend to be overly cautious when deciding to do business with a new company online.  With so many online scams out there, it can be quite simple to become a victim.  I always have my own little checklist of things I like to check before putting my faith (and money) in them. Being busy [...]