Small Business Articles

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...

The Seattle City Council unanimously approved a $15 minimum wage — the highest big-city minimum wage in the U.S. — for workers...

Infrastructure jobs, including septic tank contractors and sewer pipe cleaners, are on the rise. A new report from Brookings.edu estimates that septic...

Many companies are social media savvy, but social media marketing is still relatively new and unknown — and sufficiently time-consuming — that...

Small business owners sometimes feel like they have to do it all. They feel compelled to devote every waking hour to handling...

Let’s celebrate your hard work and dedication to the small businesses you started from the ground up, took over from a retiring...

Many small businesses are changing how they bundle employee benefits. Sick leave? Vacation? Personal time? It’s all a bit overwhelming. Many companies...

There’s nothing insignificant about running a successful onsite system installation or septic pumping operation. You are aware of the day-to-day struggles associated...

Are you in compliance with all the regulations that impact your business? Do you even know all the agencies that might regulate...