If you are ready to get the word out about your business, one of the steps that you need to do is to select the right advertising medium where you will promote your small business. Today, the good news is that technology has paved the way for the availability of more advertising options that one can choose to go for. You can even have a mix of two options or work through the … [Read more...] about Advantages and Disadvantages of Various Advertising Mediums
How to Increase Productivity When Working From Home During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Photo by Andreas Klassen on Unsplash Working from home has become the new normal as most workers have been asked to stay at home in an effort to “flatten the curve” and contain the coronavirus pandemic. However, many are finding that working from home has its serious challenges, particularly in terms of maintaining productivity. Working from home is not a walk in … [Read more...] about How to Increase Productivity When Working From Home During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Home Office Safety Tips for the Work at Home Entrepreneur
Many home business entrepreneurs work in their homes, without giving much thought to the space they call the office. They fail to realize that a little more planning can improve their workspace and make work efficient, productive and safe. To cut down the costs of creating a home office, many entrepreneurs make do with what they have with no consideration as to how their … [Read more...] about Home Office Safety Tips for the Work at Home Entrepreneur
Top 10 Distractions When Working from Home
Photo by Alex Simpson on Unsplash Working from home is not a walk in the park -- especially if you have small kids (even teenagers) in the house the whole time. The reality is that it is hard: to make it work, you need an extraordinary amount of discipline, self-control and organization skills. Without these, productivity will remain low and income-generating potential … [Read more...] about Top 10 Distractions When Working from Home
Home Office Furniture Buying Tips
Home-based workers tend to over-economize on office furniture - at least in the very beginning. If you are a solo worker, the workplace design will simply depend on your individual needs. You can just take some old chairs and a table from your garage, and voila, you've got yourself a furnished office! Home office furniture plays a very important role in every business. The … [Read more...] about Home Office Furniture Buying Tips
6 Skills Every Entrepreneur Need to Succeed
You've decided that you want to get out of the corporate rat-race and be your own boss. You have realized that there are many benefits to being an entrepreneur. As you begin planning how to start your own business from home, you begin listing down what you want to do and what you can do, what you like and do not like in a business. You start to assess the things that you … [Read more...] about 6 Skills Every Entrepreneur Need to Succeed
Tips for Turning a Cottage Industry Into Full-Scale Manufacturing
You have turned your skill into a successful home-based manufacturing business. The craftsmanship you have developed and refined over the years is now the primary source of your income. For your business to thrive, you must grow it into a full-fledged factory. This can be done without losing control of the enterprise or relocating it to a large office space. To expand the … [Read more...] about Tips for Turning a Cottage Industry Into Full-Scale Manufacturing
How Wix Answers Can Take Your Customer Service to the Next Level
Businesses are in fierce competition, and great customer service is essential to help small businesses attract and retain the customers they need to survive. Customer service is the last frontier where small businesses can really differentiate themselves. To this end, there is a number of tools that small businesses can use such as customer service software to help them give … [Read more...] about How Wix Answers Can Take Your Customer Service to the Next Level
How to Successfully Pitch Your Startup to Investors
Pitching your startup is a nerve-wracking process, whether you’re (literally) pitching it in an elevator, pitching an angel investor in a 1:1 meeting, or pitching in front of hundreds of investors at Demo Day following a successful accelerator program. Everyone has their own idea about what makes a great pitch, and it can be confusing navigating through the sea of suggestions. … [Read more...] about How to Successfully Pitch Your Startup to Investors
How to Develop a Brand: Case of a Pet Sitting Business
Branding is a key element for any business, including a pet sitting business. Many small businesses make the mistake of thinking that branding is the exclusive domain of big businesses, and that they don't need to build the brand for their small business. Branding allows you to communicate what your company does and how it does it to help build credibility and trust. Let's … [Read more...] about How to Develop a Brand: Case of a Pet Sitting Business
