Laying the Foundation for Value, Part 3
This is the third in a series devoted to building business on value and redesigning your business to maximize customer perceived value. Value is not just in the eye of the beholder. It has a feel to it.
Family Business: Tips for Success
Family businesses often happen by accident. The entrepreneur drives the start-up while the spouse and family chip in.
Small Business Funding: Three Tips for Getting Your Hands On It
Finding - then obtaining - small business funding to start or grow a business can be confusing. Interest rates continue to be amazingly low…
Heuristics: 5 Tips for Better Decision Making
Heuristics influences marketing, management, software development, and decision-making. It contributes to algorithms and that pesky way that Amazon always "knows" what you want.
Laying the Foundation for Value, Part 2
This is the second in a series devoted to building business on value and redesigning your business to maximize customer perceived value.
Consider Credit Unions for Small Business Financing
The increasing importance of credit union financing in small business operations and lending has recently been the topic of an SBA Advocacy report.
Four Tips for Breathing Life into Your Website
Is your website an empty grave? Is there any life to it? This is not just a question of content and design; you need to find out if top search engines can find your site. If search engines cannot locate you, your site is dead in the water.
Laying the Foundation for Value, Part I
Ever tried to define the value that you offer your customers? A price is the dollar sign on a product, the tag on the item for sale, but that is not the same as value.
Small Business Optimism on the Rise?
Optimism about the economy is on the upswing, according to recent surveys. Big indexes are reading well - with high holiday sales, record cyber sales, and reduced unemployment.
Khan Academy: An Education in Finance
The Khan Academy is a non-profit organization with a mission to bring free world-class education to anyone anywhere in the world.
Small Business Giving Builds Community
When the economy is tight, it's not easy for small businesses to give back to their communities.
Creative Leverage vs. Debt
Creative leverage can mean profits while debt - what some might call "leverage" - increases small business risk significantly.
Is Your Education Enough?
Is your education enough to run a business? Expertise and experience you have in abundance. But, is your education all you need to succeed in the small business you started?