Small business lessons learned from my father
Here are the lessons I took away from watching my father operate his small business that have stood me in good stead while operating my own business.
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Bonding your small business
If you’re starting a small business that must be bonded, here’s some basic information on surety bonds to help get you up to speed on this important topic.
Do you dread doing performance reviews? Try these steps for better results
Blogger Laurie Breitner writes about ways to lower the tension level when conducting an employee performance review and thereby produce better outcomes for you and your employees.
Good small business reads #19: Advertising trends, turning competitors into partners and situational awareness
Jeanne Yocum offers up her February recommendations for must-reads for small business owners.
Want publicity? First step is to understand today’s media milieu
You have to understand today’s media environment if you want to get publicity for your small business, writes blogger Jeanne Yocum.
What it takes to be an entrepreneur: Part 2
Here are four more elements of the entrepreneurial mindset, as set forth in the excellent book, “Who Owns the Icehouse? 8 Life Lessons from an Unlikely Entrepreneur.”
What it takes to be an entrepreneur: Part 1
Blogger Jeanne Yocum shares four elements of the entrepreneurial mindset, as found in the new book, “Who Owns the Ice House: Eight Life Lessons from an Unlikely Entrepreneur.”
Entrepreneurship experts offer 10 tips for starting a new business in 2012
Here are 10 tips on starting a new business in 2012 from entrepreneurship experts at community colleges around the country.
Making room for entrepreneurship amidst the day-to-day demands of a small business
Karen Utgoff advises on four practices that can help small business owners build entrepreneurship into their companies to drive innovation.
Welcome to 2012: Is your small business marketing strategy worthy of the new year?
My chief question to you is whether you are marketing in ways that fit the times or whether you’re just doing what you have always done?
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Learn How to Succeed at Self-Employment
Author Jeanne Yocum, creator of SucceedinginSmallBusiness.com, has written an insightful guide to help you succeed at self-employment. Learn more about The Self-Employment Survival Guide: Proven Strategies to Succeed as Your Own Boss and download the first chapter for free.
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