Entries Tagged Small Business

You write the check for your credit card bill, toss the statement in the recycling bin, and put the check in your...

Starting a new business, or even expanding an existing business, often brings with it the need for some added financing. Hopefully, you...

There are countless books out there about business ownership, and even more blogs and how-to articles littering the Internet. Ironically enough, entrepreneurship...

As a small business owner who operates a range of service vehicles, perhaps you write off certain overhead costs as expenses for...

It’s a dilemma any business leader faces: How do you effectively manage your employees without veering into hovering, nitpicking or interfering with...

Nobody wants to deal with unhappy, difficult or angry customers. However, in most cases the company representative taking an angry call is...

Look at the website for Ward Brothers LLC, in Greensboro, N.C., and you will see a label touting the company as state-certified...

Every now and then looking out for the best interests of your company — or the industry — means you need do something...

A cluttered office is no small matter. An unruly office can send clients — and employees — the message that you’re sloppy...

Everyone is a potential client. That means it’s vital to build solid relationships with everyone from salespeople to homeowners to real estate...

You can’t predict the future and so many aspects about your small business are outside of your control: the weather, your customers,...

Change can be a hard pill to swallow. Customers change, products change, regulations change. It can be even more difficult if you’re...

There’s no doubt that the Internet is becoming a leading source of information. People are “Googling” and “tweeting.” If neither of those...

Nobody likes to be fired, and very few of us enjoy firing others. Nevertheless, there are times in which this most definitive...