Processing 2024 and Planning for 2025
Today is our last post of the year. Yesterday, I published an article on my Substack, “Trying To Make an Honest Assessment of 2024,” in which I talked about why I am having difficulties processing last year. I began: It’s that time of year when you take a look back and imagine yourself looking forward. […]
Easy Ways To Be the Professional People Want To Work With
Do you want to distinguish yourself from the crowd of competent service providers out there? Of course you do! The best thing you can do is to consistently act like a professional business person. If you’re rolling your eyes right now, I get it, but many good business practices seem to have gone the way of […]
5 Things To Consider If You’re Launching a New Service in 2025
If you’re a consultant who wants to launch a new service offering in 2025, I can definitely help you think through this. You might be incredibly excited about developing a specific service, or you might just be sensing that you need something new or different to offer your clients in the new year. Regarding business […]
Foundational Startup Tips to Help Your Business Grow
Every business owner wants to see their company succeed. Unfortunately, this isn’t the reality for everyone, especially when hit with several periods of stagnation. When business growth stalls, everything gets harder – whether trying to secure additional funding or being able to reinvest in improving products and services. If your business has ever experienced consecutive […]
Help A Reporter Out (HARO) Alternative: HARO Shutdown
Many of us in the small business community have relied on HARO (Help a Reporter Out) and their sister company, Connectively, for providing quotes and getting featured in the media. With the shutdown of HARO in December 2024, where can journalists go to find sources? And how can small businesses get featured? For small businesses […]
Thanksgiving 2024
We are celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday here in the United States. We are thankful for you! Enjoy your holiday, and please don’t forget to connect with friends and family. We’ll be back on Tuesday, December 3. Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash
2024 Small Business Holiday Gift Guide
Following our yearly tradition to help shine the spotlight on small businesses during the holiday season, our annual 2024 small business holiday gift guide featuring incredible products and services only from small businesses is here! These unique gift ideas are all provided by our own contributor network of small business owners, experts, advisors and entrepreneurs […]
Who Do Founders Talk to About Stress?
Founding and growing a business is incredibly stressful. The success of a business, certainly at the early stages, depends on the founder(s). I was interested to see the statistics in this article from Startup Snapshot, “Behind the silence: Why do only 10% of founders open up to their investors?” The article begins: In the high-stakes […]
5 Types of Videos Every Small Business Should Use to Boost Engagement
Video marketing continues to be important for small businesses that want to create more awareness and connect with their target customers. In addition, social media algorithms favor video content, and many users spend more time consuming it. In fact, videos drive more engagement and retain attention better than any other form of content. They’re an […]
How to Pitch a Blog Editor
As the editor of this blog for more than a decade, I have received a lot of pitches. Guest blogging on someone else’s site can be a good way to gain exposure for yourself and your product / service, and to boost yourself and your company in search results. I have had the pleasure of […]
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