Business Management
3 Data Loss Threats for Entrepreneurs (and How to Stop Them)
Is your business protected from a data breach? As a small-business owner, you might not be the focus of a Target-level event like the one that compromised more than 100 million of that company's customers, in 2013. But you are... Continue
25 Strategic Time Management Tools for Entrepreneurs
What small business owner wouldn’t kill for an extra set of hands or more time? And yet for the 4 million small businesses that employ between one and four people, hiring help isn’t always an option. Here are five tips and the 25... Continue
10 Habits of Highly Successful Small Business Owners
The unfortunate reality is that a lot of small businesses fail. What differentiates those that fail from those that become raging successes? Certain traits and habits help business owners beat the odds and build highly successful... Continue
You Don’t Need to Manage Customer Relationships, Right?
Are you sure you don't need a customer relationship management (CRM) system? You're sure you don't need a database to track all of your clients are your communication with them? A database that can be very affordable (even free)? You're... Continue
Back In Business After A Natural Disaster: Five Small Business Survival Stories
Roughly 40 percent of companies hit by natural disasters never reopen, according to estimates by the Labor... Continue
Where to Turn When Severe Weather Hits
If a severe weather event—such as a tornado, hurricane, flood or blizzard—damages or disrupts your business, time is money. You can’t afford to spend days or even hours getting your business back up and running. Business owners... Continue
10 Ideas to Grow Your Small Business in Uncertain Times
Every small business goes through rough patches where business growth sometimes must take a back seat to "just getting by". Maybe you lost a key employee, maybe family concerns have eroded your laser focus on your business, or maybe the... Continue