4 Myths to Bust Before Hiring an Intern
As summer approaches, you may be thinking about ways you can use the extra help of available college students. If you went to school at a time when “intern” equated…
3 Types of Content You Need for Better Sales
When it comes to creating content for your Alameda business, you’re looking for two types—that which engages and that which educates those interested in what you offer. Engaging content is…
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…
7 Things You Can Do to Improve Your Business Over Your Lunch Hour
Major overhauls of a business take time and buy-in, and frankly, they can be a little frightening. Not so of these mini tweaks. These seven things can help you move…
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…
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…
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…
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…
5 Steps to Entering a New Market in 2023
COVID realigned services and offerings for many of us. Whether we wanted to or not, we had to pivot. Then we faced a workforce shortage. Again, more realignment. Now, we…
Tools for Being a Better Listener When Your Customers Aren’t in the Room
Most of the time being a better listener means closing your mouth and not thinking about what you will say next. But the real listening help most small business owners…