10 Mistakes Most Small Business Owners Miss When Starting Out

10 Mistakes Most Small Business Owners Miss When Starting Out

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The process of starting a small business can be an arduous one; there are numerous steps that need to be taken — and often in a precise order — to legally establish a business. As a result, the process can be overwhelming. Unfortunately,…
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5 Employee Training Tactics That Actually Work

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Article by Nicole Fallon | Found on Business News Daily Every new job has a learning curve – and every existing job evolves over time. Consistent learning and training helps employees build and sharpen their skills, and ensures that your…
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How To Effectively Grow An Early Stage Business

Article by Ajay Agarwal | Found on Forbes Every entrepreneur knows starting a business is very hard. However, what many entrepreneurs find is that growing a business is even harder. What I’ve learned from my 20 years working inside…

How To Be a Billion-Dollar Small Business

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Article by Derek Shoettle | Found on INC.COM It's natural to assume major players, from Salesforce to Facebook, will always have the advantage over the little guys. But even those two giants started small and had to battle larger companies…
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Most Family Businesses Lack Succession Plans

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Written by Michael Cohn | Featured on AccountingToday Only 23 percent of family businesses have a robust succession plan in place, according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, with 46 percent of the family businesses polled saying…

8 Steps to Building a Powerful Personal Brand That Will Change Your Life

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Article by John White | Featured on INC.COM Before I invested in my personal brand, I was in a field I no longer liked and working for a company that didn't listen to a single one of my ideas, EVER. I was in a major career slump, and I…
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4 Ways to Improve Your Strategic Thinking Skills

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Article by Nina Bowman | Featured on Harvard Business Review If you’ve ever received feedback that you “need to be more strategic,” you know how frustrating it can feel. To add insult to injury, the feedback rarely comes with any…
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Here Are 5 Business Resolutions to Start Right Now

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A new year brings with it all sorts of opportunities to think about how we can improve ourselves, not just in our personal lives, but also professionally. It’s a great time to take a few moments to ponder what we did well in the previous year…