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The 4 Essential Tools for Running a Small Business
If hosting events, scheduling appointments or listing digital content is a central activity for your startup, you have…
Here’s Why a Solid Business Plan is Your Best Safety Net as an Entrepreneur
The pandemic’s effect on business has been staggering: In 2020, 163,000 businesses closed on Yelp during the first…
7 Common E-Commerce Pain Points (and How to Fix Them)
Customer pain points refer to problems that shoppers experience that prevent them from making a purchase. For example,…
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Put the Power of Social Media Marketing to Work for Your Small Business (Episode 207)
One of the biggest challenges entrepreneurs face is how to market their products or services. On today’s Business…
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: The Power of a Socially Responsible Brand (Episode 189)
On this morning’s WJR Business Beat, Jeff highlights several new studies that indicate the importance of building a…
Why a Website is Vital to Your Startup’s Success in the COVID-19 Era
Over the course of the past year, COVID-19 shutdowns and the rapid transition to online business has brought about…
Starting a Family Business? Avoid These 5 Mistakes in Your Continuity Plan
The following is excerpted from “The Harvard Business Review Family Business Handbook: How to Build and Sustain a…
Time Management 101: 6 Tips for Better Productivity
Study after study talks about how distractions affect our business and how we waste so much time. Think…
The Startup Coaching Playbook: Do You Need a Business Coach?
The biggest challenge for a startup founder is knowing where to focus. You’ve got to pitch investors, target…
Make 2021 the Year of the Customer
This is a story about the importance of amazing customer service. Sometimes, entrepreneurs can get too caught up…
3 Practices That Will Bring Your Law Firm Explosive Growth
The following is adapted from “Fireproof” by Mike Morse One day, a new client walks into your law…
Dell Offers Top Tech Solutions to Boost Productivity Remotely
Streamline your work flow from anywhere with top tech solutions from Dell Technologies! StartupNation readers can save up…
4 Startup Lessons This Entrepreneur Learned From Playing Semi-Pro Volleyball
As a startup co-founder, I’m constantly looking for lessons that will help me be a better leader, partner…
Damage Control: How to Handle Negative Reviews and Turn Your Critics into Fans
Every entrepreneur will face a poor customer review at some point, whether the critique is fair or not.…
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: How to Think Like an Entrepreneur with Mike Morse (Episode 148)
On this morning’s WJR Business Beat, Jeff features Mike Morse, founder of Mike Morse Law Firm, the largest personal injury…
How a Co-CEO Model Can Help You Build a Better Business
Do you know any CEOs who have enough time to meet all of their obligations, both personally and…
Scaling Your Bootstrapped Business: 3 Tips for Lean Entrepreneurs
Like most entrepreneurs, you have likely spent hundreds of hours developing skills to build your business. By the…
How to Get Out of Day-to-Day Operations and Into Leadership
When you start a business, you have a vision of what you want running your company to be…
Strategies for Strengthening Your Business During the Pandemic
Reimagining your business strategy before you’ve even launched, or are in the early stages of a startup, adds…
How to Rebrand Your Startup During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The brand image you project to the world communicates how relevant, impactful, authentic and credible your business is…