Business Advice

Guest post by Elena Stewart   Small business owners are struggling. 22 percent of small business owners say they’re within eight weeks of closing permanently, and more than half are worried [...]

BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a lot of anxt and fear with many business owners.  The title of today’s blog was given by a Vice President of a large regional bank when his [...]

Guest post by Tina Martin Has your workplace shut down due to coronavirus? You may feel like you have no choice but to wait until lockdowns are lifted and you can return to work, but there are [...]

We are all working remotely today—and will be for the foreseeable  future—how long, we don’t know, but I suspect for some time.  For many, this is a new experience, however, it does not have to [...]

BACKGROUND Every business, either big or small, all rely on customers to stay in operation.  Forgetting who pays the bills, buys the products and provides the employee salaries and hopefully [...]

Business ownership involves continual improvement. Each day, entrepreneurs and freelancers make strategic decisions to propel their businesses forward. By removing inefficiencies and roadblocks, [...]

Hiring a professional is always a good idea, especially when you need help.  However, once you engage the services of a professional, you might as well do what is directed, prescribed or [...]

Embezzling and stealing– they are the same issue!  Recent newspaper articles address several profit and non profit entities where embezzling was identified by a staff member or volunteer [...]

Where is the business owner?  Is he/she here on premises?  That is one the of most interesting phenomenon in today’s business world!  The business runs– and the owner is no where to [...]

Colored pencils are the tools of the artist.  In order to draw a picture, the artist must have a wide variety of colored pencils.  The same is true for supply chain flexibility.  Supply chain [...]