One of the most powerful career moves you can make is going into business for yourself. Self employment gives you the leverage to define your own future. Whether you plan to create a company from the ground up or simply turn your own talents into a lucrative freelance career, you need to get the right start.

Here are a few tips you can use to give your company solid momentum right out of the starting gate...

With New Year’s Eve just around the corner, don’t overlook realistic and effective New Year’s resolutions for your business. Here are nine thought-provoking possibilities that’ll help you and your team thrive....

In the next few years much of what you do, make, fix, sell, and ship, won’t mean much to anyone. In fact, there’s a possibility that if you continue doing whatever it is your business does right now – you’ll be out of business.

If you want to thrive, let alone survive, you must tap into new trends and generate new ideas at a faster rate. Here are tips on how to become an innovation leader in your industry...

We all want to make our workday more productive without putting in extra hours, but sometimes it feels like an impossible task. Have no fear, here are 5 Tips for Working Smarter in 2017...

If you’re a business owner, you should be ready to deliver your company’s elevator speech at a moment’s notice, but if not properly prepared, it can be counter-productive. The following seven habits will help you avoid elevator pitch overload:

Time is a finite resource, yet many people neglect it and instead focus on other resources like money and manpower. While the latter indeed play key roles from a business standpoint, time is equally important if not the most important resource that entrepreneurs have. Today, there are a range of tools that not only save time, but can also improve business flow. Here are the top 5 tools that are prized by entrepreneurs for their time-saving features...

"Productivity" seems to be one of the latest buzzwords. Now that we are moving full steam ahead in the New Year, here are five easy-to-implement tips that will help you minimize minor tasks in your business so you can focus on the more important big-picture strategies:

The holidays are a whirlwind for most people, especially for small-business owners who have to balance the demands of their personal lives and the needs of their businesses. So when the tinsel comes down...

Do you provide professional services? As you focus on your business and planning this fall, consider how you might incorporate the back-to-basics curriculum of the Three R's of professional services marketing: relationship, referral, and reach. 

A recent Manta online consumer survey found that quality products and services and customer service are the two key factors influencing repeat purchases. Here are some simple tips to help maintain and improve customer service:

A recent Constant Contact survey revealed that 59% of respondents say it's harder to run a business today than it was 5 years ago, and 49% of them said that keeping up with technology is a challenge. How we conduct business may be ever changing, but there are some essential business skills that never change.  If you want to find success in the modern world, make sure you have mastered the following business skills:

Whether your sales are down or your business is booming, these five marketing tips will help you expand your reach, get more customers, and grow your business...

Every now and then I discover an app I think is worthy of mentioning.  Ink is a great app that allows you to stay in touch with friends, family, customers and prospects.  Here's how it works...

In early fall, many professionals experience an impulse to go “back to school”. Regardless of whether or not they have recently attended classes, they may associate the end of summer with paying less attention to family and fun and more on making a living. As you transition to business this fall, try incorporating the back-to-basics foundation of the three Rs of professional services marketing...

I've been working with small businesses for over 20 years and I’d like to think I've learned a thing or two about what it takes to survive and even thrive as a small business owner. Though I still continue to learn, I have developed and maintained a few habits that have proven beneficial...