FOR ENTREPRENEUR & BUSINESS OWNERS
Small Business Owners wear too many hats, while trying to maintain work/life balance and make the most of our time. Here’s how.
Why do entrepreneurs need coaching? With the constant influx of decision-making and responsibilities entrepreneurs (and business owners) manage everyday, we are bound to feel overwhelmed. In addition to our daily workload of service or product production, we are inundated with dealings with customers, staff and vendors via phone calls, emails, meetings, online and social media communication. It’s needless…
A person in the United States is expected to move 11.7 times in his lifetime. We move for many reasons these days, family reasons (to take care of aging parent or for a better school district for children), economic reasons (job offers or transfers), or social reasons (find better quality of life or to be closer to…
There are times in running your business when you have to make some very tough decisions, hiring or firing staff, reducing overhead, moving locations, expanding or even downsizing your business. Whatever decisions you make, the goal should be to produce the best quality product that promotes your brand and manages the stress level of yourself…
With the abundance of commercialized ads in print, TV, radio and now online and social media, consumers are exhausted by traditional marketing. They’d rather engage with authentic content that is less about the sales pitch and more about informing or entertaining. This is called content marketing. One aspect of content marketing that has had a…
Who are the Millennials? Millennials, also known as Generation Y, are the generation with birth years ranging from the early 1980s to around 2000s. In 2014, the Pew Research Center, defined “adult Millennials” as those who were 18 to 33 years old, born 1981–1996. Yet many in this group don’t particularly think of themselves as millennials…
What is your Personal Brand? My posts are usually directed exclusively to business owners and managers who are looking for easy to understand and affordable ways to market their business, their website and their online presence. But this week, after a series of unfortunate events, I feel the need to stress to women, whether business…
Support Group: (definition) noun : a group of people with common experiences or concerns who provide each other with encouragement, comfort, and advice. As a business owner, I openly admit there are many times when you are not sure which way to turn, yet at the same time you need to instill confidence, poise and…
Time is the Most Precious Commodity Regardless of your industry, how small or large your business is, or how many staff members you have to assist you, everyone agrees there is not enough time in the day to complete your day’s tasks. Time is the most precious commodity for any business owner, but even more…
What is Virtual Office Space? Virtual Office Space is a great alternative small business owners who are looking for ways to keep their overhead affordable but want a more professional image and a commercial address in a specific locale.
On May 6, 2015, Nicole Mueller of Startup Production attended the U.S. Small Business Administration Awards at the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort, Kentucky. The Award ceremony demonstrated how SBA celebrates outstanding entrepreneurs and small business advocates in Kentucky.
If you’re a business owner, you’ve probably had dealings with customers who were less than happy or satisfied with your product or service. Customers who feel they’ve been treated unfairly, paid too much or are not happy with the end-result of your product, meal or service, may lose their temper and their control of proper decorum.…
The Upside of Competition In a free market, competition is the name of the game and provides benefit to the customer by offering a wide range of options, improved services and products as well as affordable pricing.