Hiring the Right Employees for the Success of your Small Business by: Custom Toll Free, September 6, 2013 Your company’s success is not solely dependent on how you manage it and how you utilize different strategies in marketing and advertising your products and services. The employees working for you are your greatest asset and also play a very important role in your success. Large corporations and companies have their own Human Resource management team to recruit new employees. However, this isn’t necessarily the case for small businesses. Small businesses often cannot afford to build a team intended for recruitment purposes. You can hire someone to do it for you or you can do it yourself. So what are some things small businesses can do to make sure they hire the right team? Attract New Talent Read More
6 Productivity Apps for Small Businesses by: Custom Toll Free, September 4, 2013 Ready to rocket the momentum of your small business? It’s time to rethink your time management strategies for your small business. These productivity apps enable small business owners to leverage technology to get more done in less time, make massive strides in progress, and amp up revenues and net income in fewer hours… 1. Dragon Dictation Appolicious names Dragon Dictation as one of ‘5 Essential Small Business Productivity Apps’. Dragon allows small business owners to dictate short messages on the fly to avoid all the stopping and starting, having to take more time out to brainstorm all over again, and the hassle of navigating a thousand post-it notes. Some complain this app is a little glitchy, but others rank it as the best app they’ve got. 2. Trello Read More
What Labor Day Means for Small Businesses by: Custom Toll Free, September 3, 2013 While Labor Day has come and gone for another year, there is still time to reflect on what it means for small businesses. The celebration of Labor Day in the United States means a lot for small businesses. Labor Day usually means a long weekend, a rest from work, and even that last chance to travel to close out the summer. However, for small business owners, Labor Day is something different. Although Labor Day was created to celebrate and give laborers a break, what does it mean for small businesses? A Time for Reflection Read More
Small Business and Entrepreneurs: Dealing with Risk and Failure by: Custom Toll Free, August 30, 2013 Many statistics and figures regarding the success rate of small business start ups may not be as appealing to some. This may be in part due to difficult and challenging economic conditions the world and market have seen in the last five years. As a result, data may suggest that small business start ups may fail. However, if entrepreneurs rely on these statistics and do not take the chance, will the economy ever fully recover? Instead of relying solely on the statistics and numbers, it’s also important to consider how many start ups are actually on the market today. Even though the economy hit rock bottom back in 2008 and 2009, there are also more start up businesses on the market more than ever before. So here are some reasons why many independent entrepreneurs consider starting their own small businesses. Read More
Top 5 Small Business Tools to Improve your Internet Marketing Strategies by: Custom Toll Free, August 26, 2013 Small businesses today spend a great deal of time creating and maintaining websites, blogs, and other forms of social media and web content to build and maintain an audience over the web. Well, this makes perfect sense since not only is online marketing highly effective in terms of brand recognition and traffic response, it’s also cost effective. Here are some small business tools you can use to help improve your Internet marketing strategy. Read More
Small Business Marketing Trends Call For New Business Processes by: Custom Toll Free, August 23, 2013 The world that small businesses, entrepreneurs, and organizations know is changing. Technology, economic factors, and societal and political factors all play a huge role in how business operates in the world. As a result, small businesses need to be a little flexible in their business processes and tactics. Here are some new business processes in the realm of small business marketing that small businesses should consider in our changing world. Read More
Reasons Why You Should Consider a Small Business Start Up by: Custom Toll Free, August 7, 2013 Starting a new business is always a challenge. It may be difficult to market your idea, generate a client base, find funding, not to mention the risk that comes along with it. However, more and more people are starting to capitalize on different business opportunities. Based on the recent figures, small business start ups are still on the rise, even with the economic downturn where many small and large businesses began to struggle in 2009. So if you have ever considered starting your own business, here are some reasons why now is the perfect time to run with it. The Lending and Financial Industry is Active Once Again Read More
How Small Business Owners Can Implement Business Growth Strategies by: Custom Toll Free, August 5, 2013 Business growth is not so much about striking the right marketing medium, but more about getting the right tools and executing an intelligent strategy. Trending brands control their own buzz on demand and force business growth through better business strategy. Business growth is perhaps the most elusive and simultaneously epically important factor out there today. As a small business you need it if you want to attract investor funding, make the Inc. 500 list, or even just to prevent stagnation and becoming another irrelevant ‘could have been’. And even the largest tech giants on the planet today are shelling out billions to acquire smaller businesses that can bring them growth. Read More
4 Effective and Smart Investments for Long Term Small Business Success by: Custom Toll Free, July 24, 2013 A small business is literally small, but it doesn’t mean that a business needs to be small forever. There are things entrepreneurs need to do to improve business over time. Business growth is a vital ingredient to success and vice versa. Business growth is always associated with smart investments. Here are four effective and smart investments for long-term business success. Smart investments pay for themselves over time. This means that you do not have to make the extra effort to bring back the amount of cash you spent on an investment. Also, this kind of investment is not only about the cash; it is also about investing time and effort on something important. Spending Time and Effort on Understanding Your Target Market Read More
4 Common Mistakes that Small Business Owners Should Avoid by: Custom Toll Free, July 22, 2013 Small businesses around the globe are starting to find new ways of advertising their products and services. It is true that most businesses operate locally, but they are now trying to extend their reach and aim for a bigger market. So what pushes them to do so? Why is small business marketing getting a boost today? Read More
