Entrepreneurship requires persistence, organization, confidence and financial know-how. If you are an entrepreneur, you may be dedicating your own money to getting your business off the ground. That may leave you with limited personal funds. A credit card can help solve this problem. However, you definitely want to only apply for credit cards with low APR. Otherwise, you may be ... Read More »
Being a woman is not easy in today’s world. Being a woman entrepreneur is even more difficult, especially if you are a woman of color. There are many challenges faced by women entrepreneurs that their male counterparts will never find themselves up against. However, these challenges only help to make you a stronger, better business owner. That is, as long ... Read More »
If this is your first year as a self-employed professional, filing taxes may seem like a daunting task. After all, tax requirements for self employed people are quite different from the taxes required by traditional employees. In addition, you have to take care of them yourself all year long. You do not have the help of a payroll department taking ... Read More »
If you are the proud new owner of a corporation, there are some operational responsibilities that you may not be aware of, but that are nevertheless required by state and federal regulations. Recording meeting minutes is one of those tasks. Learn these important corporate meeting minutes requirements to maintain compliance at your organization. Meeting Info Of course, your secretary, note ... Read More »
Social media management is one of the most important tasks a marketing professional takes on in today’s digital age. It may even be more impactful than site optimization. Content curation is a huge part of that, and knowing how to curate content effectively is a learned skill. But, trying to start curating content can be difficult and time consuming if ... Read More »
The most important factor for sales manager success is, of course, pipeline management. If you are a new sales manager who arrived at your position through succession management, this may be an entirely new concept for you. Unfortunately, sales pipeline management is an area of business that even the most seasoned salespeople can be ineffective at. Thankfully, there are best ... Read More »
Predictive marketing can be an incredibly powerful tool when used effectively. However, many marketers are not even familiar with predictive marketing strategies and how to implement them. If you are one of those marketing professionals who may need a little bit of help catching on to this new marketing trend, you have come to the right place. What is predictive ... Read More »
Eventually, there comes a time for you to hire your first employee. This is an exciting time for any business owner, especially when you finally find someone who knows what to bring to a job interview. But, it can also be a bit overwhelming. Setting up payroll and onboarding new hires can seem like a complicated, daunting process. Thankfully, it ... Read More »
Brain enhancement drugs are sweeping Silicon Valley and promising to entice working professionals across the country. These brain enhancement pills are officially called Nootropics. Silicon Valley developers and technology experts swear by them. But, what can they do for the average worker like yourself? Can they help a bad manager suddenly become a good manager? Find out the effects of ... Read More »
If you are an entrepreneur hoping to open your first business in the near future, you will need to learn all you can about small business before starting out. This will help you prepare to navigate all the stumbling blocks business owners face in the first year of business. But, there is almost too much business advice available on the ... Read More »
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