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GROWING YOUR BUSINESS
- Local marketing & advertising strategies
According to the Small Business Administration, a third of businesses with employees don’t survive beyond… Read more: Local marketing & advertising strategies - A step-by-step, no-nonsense marketing plan
Every marketing plan should include these five elements Doing business without a marketing plan is like driving… Read more: A step-by-step, no-nonsense marketing plan - 7 low-cost marketing strategies to implement now
You know it’s going to take a marketing push to meet your sales goals this… Read more: 7 low-cost marketing strategies to implement now - Automate your digital marketing strategyI’ve previously written about content marketing and its importance to small businesses trying to connect with customers.… Read more: Automate your digital marketing strategy
- What is content marketing and why is it so important?
When an entrepreneur builds a new website, starts using social media or creates a blog, the… Read more: What is content marketing and why is it so important?
COVID-19
- COVID-19 Cash flow management strategies
Financial survival has been top of mind for many business owners since the first lockdowns… Read more: COVID-19 Cash flow management strategies - Living Through Coronavirus
“Most people who fall sick with COVID-19 will experience mild to moderate symptoms and recover… Read more: Living Through Coronavirus - When and How to pivot in business
When changes occur in consumer trends and needs, it can be a good time for… Read more: When and How to pivot in business - Stay connected to your customers
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, small business owners are limited in connecting with customers in… Read more: Stay connected to your customers - How to keep restaurant workers safe while making deliveries
Many small-business owners of restaurants are adapting to the COVID-19 outbreak restrictions by starting to… Read more: How to keep restaurant workers safe while making deliveries - Working from home – How to keep your small business running smoothly
As a result of the pandemic, many businesses have had to adjust their way of… Read more: Working from home – How to keep your small business running smoothly
CYBERSECURITY
- How to protect your small business from hackers
There have been numerous reports of rising threats to small businesses at the hands of… Read more: How to protect your small business from hackers - Password security tips
Take a moment to think of every account you need a password to access. You’d… Read more: Password security tips - Cybersecurity tips for business
What is a cybersecurity breach? It’s an unexpected, unintended, and/or unauthorized interference with an organization’s… Read more: Cybersecurity tips for business - 5 Business Fraud Prevention Tips
Every business is susceptible to fraud. That’s largely because there are so many different kinds… Read more: 5 Business Fraud Prevention Tips - Cybersecurity training best practices for employees
In a recent online survey among 1,000 business owners with between 1 and 499 employees,… Read more: Cybersecurity training best practices for employees
DIGITAL MARKETING
- Top Reasons Why Small Businesses Fail
Part 1 in our video series on Business Management. We’re focusing on the Top Reasons… Read more: Top Reasons Why Small Businesses Fail - How to maximize your company’s value before selling it
From the buyer’s perspective, a business that can show healthy cash flow, that’s well maintained… Read more: How to maximize your company’s value before selling it - Family successions: How to minimize your taxes
Planning can help you significantly reduce your tax liability in a succession. Failing to do… Read more: Family successions: How to minimize your taxes - Benefits of succession planning
Planning a successful business succession takes years. According to experts, transitions can take up to five… Read more: Benefits of succession planning - Succession planning: Secrets of a smooth transition in a family business
You started your business 30 years ago with a few family members and now you… Read more: Succession planning: Secrets of a smooth transition in a family business - 5 ways to recession-proof your business
Diversification and financial management are key strategies The recession of 2008-09 may have occurred nearly… Read more: 5 ways to recession-proof your business