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4 Ways to Increase Profits for Your Small Business by Reducing Office Expenses

Determining the best way to maximize profits can be a daunting task for any small business owner. Depending on your company’s needs, you may need to decide if increasing profits or decreasing expenses is a...

byWilliam Powell

April 10, 2023

5 Mistakes to Avoid When Filing Your Taxes

The process of filing taxes may be intimidating and difficult, and if you're not cautious, you might make a mistake that costs you. Every year, it's the little things that cause taxpayers to pay more...

bySharita Humphrey

February 8, 2023

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4 Ways to Recapture Lost Revenue

Lost revenue. It’s a reality for all businesses. Even if your company had a banner year, you inevitably experienced some type of financial loss. However, you can reduce those losses by putting revenue recapture strategies...

byJohn Rampton

January 9, 2023

Small Business Sales - Build Your Business Without Relying on Price

Start Lean, Stay Lean: 4 Ways to Shape Up Your Operation

As a startup founder, you have a lot of dreams to accomplish on a limited budget. One way to make sure you accomplish your goals is by focusing on efficiency right away. You can start...

byJohn Rampton

November 7, 2022

4 Major Obstacles Every Entrepreneur Must Overcome

With very few exceptions, the road to successful entrepreneurship has never been without its obstacles. Even during the best of times, blazing new ground in the business world has always been risky. After all, if...

byJohn Rampton

October 25, 2022

6 Finance Books to Help You Make Better Business Decisions

Just when you thought that successful business owners don’t have the time to curl up in bed to read a book, you’d be surprised to know that average entrepreneurs read at least one book a...

byMatthew Gillman

October 18, 2022

Why the Supply Chain Disruption Is Actually Good for Small Business

When the economy is strong, and the sales are rolling in, there is little incentive for entrepreneurs to come up with any new innovations. It is only when something dramatic like a pandemic hits, and...

byKim Staflund

October 17, 2022

5 Ways E-Commerce Entrepreneurs Can Make More Data-Driven Decisions

E-commerce thrived in 2021, but if you want your brand to really take off, you need to focus on the data. Data-driven decision-making is the key to success in the modern world of e-commerce. If...

byLucas Miller

October 14, 2022

The 3-Hour Rule: How to Win at the Big and Little Tasks

This is an excerpt from “Tranquility by Tuesday: 9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters” by Laura Vanderkam. Copyright 2022 by Portfolio and reprinted with permission. The productivity trap Turning...

byLaura Vanderkam

October 11, 2022

Cybersecurity: Why It’s Important for Small Businesses

Technological advances today have made individuals and businesses more interconnected than ever. But the same networks that keep people connected also abound with cyber threats. Cybersecurity is a must because companies now rely on these...

byArnold Rogers

October 3, 2022

To Keep Your Talent, You’ve Got to Grow Your Talent

Regardless of the economic climate, hanging onto top talent is always a balancing act. Add in the Great Resignation (aka the Big Quit), and you have a recipe for extra high turnover rates. The good...

byRachel Blakely-Gray

September 19, 2022

Time Management: The One Habit All Successful Entrepreneurs Learn to Master

Every person’s got their own “secret to success.” You know, the habit they swear by. Entrepreneurs have them, too. And more than likely, they’re all different tidbits of advice. Eat right, take a day off,...

byRachel Blakely-Gray

September 9, 2022

How to Leverage Your Full-Time Job to Fund Your Entrepreneurial Dreams

When I accepted a position at a software development company after college, I was clear with them from the start. During the interview, they asked about my passion and my goals. I shared that I...

byKyara Gray

September 6, 2022

How to Build a Scalable E-Commerce Architecture

Today, flexibility and the ability to adjust to ever-changing market conditions are critical for any e-commerce business that aims to grow while remaining effective and competitive. From the technological perspective, success depends on whether you...

byRoman Davydov

September 2, 2022

Co-Warehousing Saves Money, Improves Efficiency

Businesses are booming everywhere thanks to the rise in e-commerce shopping. However, the more consumers shop, the higher the demand for products and fast delivery. Because of this, companies are constantly exploring ways to increase...

byCharlie Fletcher

September 1, 2022

Lessons I Learned Starting a Social, Emotional and Mental Wellness Company

Mental health and wellness has taken center stage in national conversations as we attempt to recover, heal and restore our lives amid an ongoing global pandemic. But long before “mental health” was something people openly...

bySara LaHayne

August 19, 2022

4 Skills to Master for Business Success

Do you have a dream of creating and launching your own company? Well, you’re not alone. However, not all start-ups will become long-lasting business ventures. To beat the odds, you’ll need to have more than...

byRapid Finance

August 18, 2022

How to Hire a Virtual Assistant to Improve Productivity

In January 2020, just before the pandemic sent most of us home, the Wall Street Journal reported about “The Vanishing Executive Assistant.” “More than 1.6 million secretarial and administrative-assistant jobs have vanished since 2000, according...

byBill Peatman

August 18, 2022

5 Tips To Ensure Consistent E-Commerce Store Growth

E-commerce is growing at an exceptional rate. The industry amounted to an incredible $4.9 trillion in value in 2021 in the United States alone. By 2025, experts predict the space will be worth a massive...

byLucy Manole

August 15, 2022

How Dell Helps Maximize Remote Work Productivity

As work from home becomes more standard, IT professionals are being challenged with rapidly deploying and supporting a growing number of home-based users who need consistent access to corporate applications. Among the considerations IT leaders...

byDell Technologies

August 12, 2022