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4 Ways You’re Sabotaging Your Top Employee
Teddy Roosevelt is credited for having said, “If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn’t sit for a month.” And so it is that we are often our biggest impediment to success, especially as business owners. We spend hours helping customers and often don’t show ourselves…
Read More...5 Ideas for a Better Bedtime Routine
What does your bedtime routine have to do with your business success? Plenty. Every time you use everything you have on a given day and you’re exhausted beyond belief, and then you short yourself essential sleep, you’re borrowing from tomorrow’s success. It’s impossible to give tomorrow your all when you’re exhausted. So establishing a healthy…
Read More...AI for Business: Bewares and Boasts
Practical ways to use it in business and what to avoid At first glance, especially for people who have trouble writing or have difficulty starting out and collecting their thoughts at a keyboard, AI can feel like the smartest kid in the class offering to do your homework for free, forever. It seems like a…
Read More...3 Easy Things to Help You Attract More Customers for Your New Business
Starting a new business is difficult under the best circumstances. But in today’s economic climate, it’s difficult to make a name for yourself when most people are trying desperately to cut back on expenses. Yet, you shouldn’t get discouraged. There are easy (and free) ideas out there that can help. Here are three tips to…
Read More...How to Simplify Your Business
There’s a lot of talk about making life easier–getting rid of clutter, buying less, not making things so complicated. Some people are even moving to 300 square feet homes to minimize the things in their lives. Yes, simple is in. But is it time to simplify your business? The answer is probably yes. The Benefits…
Read More...Are You Ready for an Intern? 5 Things You Need to Consider Before You Hire One
It’s that time of year when businesses start thinking about summer help. Could you use an intern this summer? Here are several things you need to consider before bringing on your first intern. 5 Things You Need to Know About Hiring an Intern for Your Business Times have changed. If you were an intern before 2000,…
Read More...20 Ways to Celebrate Women During Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month when the world celebrates the many contributions of women everywhere. If you’re not sure how to celebrate, we have some ideas for you and your business.  For the ideas in this article, think across multiple mediums to add content on your blog, in videos, reels, a podcast episode or two,…
Read More...How to Find a Complementary Business to Help Yours Grow
If you’re a small- to medium-sized business that is trying to carve out a place for itself in a competitive market, you want to differentiate yourself from the competition. One way to do that is to offer something no one else is doing by creating a new product or service. You could also go after…
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