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Federal Reserve Holds Interest Rates. How that Affects Your Startup.

With core inflation remaining steady or declining in recent months, the Federal Reserve held the line Wednesday on interest rates. But that does not mean entrepreneurs and small business owners can bank on things staying...

byMatthew Gillman

October 28, 2023

The Benefits of Encouraging Creativity and Innovation in the Workplace

Creativity is essential for any organization if you want to keep your business moving forward. There are numerous organizations that have designed a cool, funky, creative environment for their employees to help them relax and spark...

byCatherine Plano

February 17, 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

10 Negotiation Techniques to Make You a Better Entrepreneur

Startup entrepreneurs are not always the best negotiators. Sure, for some small business owners, negotiation comes naturally. Think of the ones who started negotiating an allowance and extra TV time with their parents at age...

byThe Sloan Brothers

February 1, 2023

Risk Management Strategies and Resources

Risk management is the identification, assessment and prioritization of risks to minimize, monitor and control the likelihood and impact of losses. Effective risk management activities create value and should be an integral part of the...

byKapnick Insurance

December 8, 2022

Five Steps to Lower Workers’ Comp Costs

Is your business burdened by rising workers’ compensation costs? If so, you are not alone. Kapnick can help. Our five-step plan helps you establish a safety program that is both compliant with Occupational Safety and...

byKapnick Insurance

December 1, 2022

How to Use AI to Successfully Build and Scale Your Retail Business

Starting a business is no easy task. The commitment and time sacrifice are significant, and the expenditure of capital combined with the stress of managing numerous tasks can be overwhelming. Growing your business can be...

byMichael Hill

October 31, 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

Integrate Cybersecurity Into Your DevOps With These Best Practices

Cybersecurity risks are growing at an alarming rate. No month goes by without a report of a significant breach or data leak. As a startup founder and business person, you need to be aware of...

byAraz Guidanian

October 19, 2022

Cyberattacks: Why Cybersecurity Needs to be a Priority for Startups

Cyberattacks are nothing new, but until recently the general consensus in the world of startups and small business was that only big, public companies with plenty of cash, clout and valuable data had to worry...

byRaffaele Mautone

October 6, 2022

A Beginner’s Guide to Business Success in the Metaverse

There’s no hiding from it: The metaverse is coming, and it’s on track to disrupt the world of business as we know it. Championed by newly rebranded Meta (formerly Facebook), the metaverse will be a...

byAlex Young

October 5, 2022

Starting Up in Slow Times: How to Prepare for a Recession

Running a new startup business is no easy feat and comes with lots of risks. Even after the money comes rolling in from your investment pitches, there are still many hurdles to jump and roadblocks...

byCharlie Fletcher

September 29, 2022

Navigating Supply Chain Disruption: 7 Strategies for Small Businesses

According to the weekly pulse data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau Small Business Pulse Survey, domestic supplier delays were reported by 46% of small businesses at the end of November, up from 27% reported a...

byKaren Burns

September 20, 2022

3 Reasons Why You Must Be a Great Leader to Be a Great Entrepreneur

Do you really need to be a great leader in order to become a great entrepreneur? The question of leadership, and how much it actually means to entrepreneurs and their startups, is a hot topic...

byDeborah Sweeney

August 18, 2022

5 Ways To Improve Remote Worker Productivity

Embracing the move to hybrid or fully remote work could be key to retaining staff amid the Great Resignation, but employers must support staff to be at their most productive when working from home Many...

byBarnaby Lashbrooke

August 9, 2022

4 ‘Boring’ Business Pillars Successful Entrepreneurs Can’t Overlook

Over the years, I’ve had the pleasure of working with a long list of entrepreneurs and the startups they’ve founded. I’ve witnessed failures and successes, and though there are unique variables contributing to the results...

byKyle Bryant

August 3, 2022

How To Support And Engage Introverted People In Remote Teams

The combination of introversion and remote teams can be daunting for both the employees and their team leaders. While many understand that they should not ignore this situation, it can be challenging to know where...

byHanson Cheng

August 3, 2022

5 Ways to Steady Your Company’s Finances Ahead of a Recession

As a company owner, you have likely been dealing with all the effects of inflation lately — the prices of raw materials have skyrocketed, shipping costs are way higher than usual, business commutes now weigh...

byNathan Liao

July 28, 2022

How to Choose the Right Business Partner for Your Startup

Successfully taking a seed of an idea, turning it into a product or service, and forming a full-fledged company is based on a series of critical decisions. Who you choose to go on that ride...

byJohn Meadows

July 25, 2022

Avoiding Dumb Decisions in a Smart Tech World: Here’s When to Listen to Your Gut

Technology has become the backbone of how modern businesses function, with all types of organizations using tech applications to manage nearly every aspect of operations, from customer service to employee engagement. Whether using smart tech...

byRikki Roehrich

July 15, 2022