5 Common Accounting Mistakes and How To Avoid Them
5 Common Accounting Mistakes and How To Avoid Them Accurately managing the money that comes in and goes out is one of the most important aspects of running a business. Unfortunately, many small businesses are making mistakes without even realizing it. The first step in avoiding mistakes is recognizing what the common ones are. This article will guide you through the five most common mistakes small businesses make and how to avoid...
6 Tips for Hiring at Your Small Business
If you’re the owner or manager of a small business, the prospect of bringing new employees into the fold can be both exciting and anxiety-inducing. On the one hand, it’s extremely exciting to have the budget and resources to bring new team members into the fold. On the other, your small business is your baby and your livelihood—so you can’t afford hiring mistakes that affect your success and productivity....
8 Books Every Entrepreneur Should Read in 2015
My dad always used to tell me that the difference between the “you” now and the “you” 20 years from now will be the places you visit and the people you meet. I would also add baldness and gray hair to that, but they don’t sound as cool. He was right. Whether you meet someone in person or read a book he or she authors, people are pivot points that enable learning and foster personal growth for others. Since January marks the rush for...
Why Productive People Get Up Insanely Early
I am not a successful entrepreneur. I do not know the secret to life. I know that I love what I do but struggle with feeling content and balanced. I’d ask other entrepreneurs about their advice and they would say within seconds you need to unplug or take a vacation, but applying that is difficult for me—I don’t want to figure out the right way to take a break, I want to figure out how to appreciate the present...
If You Want to Succeed, Here Are 5 Things You Need to Do Differently
No matter what your individual definition of success may be, finding it can often be a challenge. Whether its career success, monetary success or something in between, most people have a certain level of accomplishment that they want to reach in their lives. However, many fail to reach that magical level of success and have no idea why. The good news is, there are a few things that every person can do differently to change...
10 New Year Tips for Your Small Business
To ensure success in the new year, most small businesses don’t realize that the process begins long before January 1. Instead, a lot of work goes into setting your business up for a running start when the clock strikes 12. Don’t wait; start now with this list of 10 New Year Tips For Your Small Business. 1. Revisit Your Business Plan If it has been a while since you examined this critical document, now’s...
Head Into 2015 With the Goal of Creating an Inspiring Workspace
I am a big believer that each of us is our own brand (but not the Kim Kardashian-style of personal brand). How we look and conduct ourselves works to build that personal brand every day. One very clear reflection of our personal brand is our individual workstations — at least the professional side of our personal brands. How we arrange our workspace and how we maintain it says a lot about who we are,...
10 Innovative Gift Ideas To Help Someone’s Performance at Work
We’re down to the last few days–scrambling to do our holiday shopping. If you are like me, most of your friends and family have everything and you feel at a loss for a gift that really makes an impact. Here’s an idea: give a gift that will help them improve their performance at work. I mean, when you think about it, you spend most of your time working. A gift that can help with productivity, performance and...
Network More Powerfully Using These 4 Skills
Not all of us are born networkers, so we have to work at improving the skill and it is a vital one. Fortunately, networking is a fundamental skill that you can develop with a little effort. You never know where your next referral will come from, so it behooves you to wear your networking hat whenever you are out in public. If you are an introvert, don’t worry or feel pressure to be “on” all the time. Just use these tips when...
How Imagery in Branding and Marketing Affects Your Strategy
In marketing and advertising, nothing is arguably more essential than imagery. This is especially true when a computer screen, mobile device, or other medium stands between the individual receiving your message and your product. When there’s no opportunity to touch, feel, taste, or smell something, sight quickly becomes the most valuable sense. Are you effectively using imagery as a part of your company’s overall strategy? The...