Facebook Messenger apps are a powerful way to build connections with your customers. A messenger app can provide better customer support and help educate customers about your products or services to help them become a customer. Ramon Ray interviewed Beerud Sheth, founder of Elance, and now of Gupshup for his take and expertise. Gupshup...
Hiring is an important, but very challenging experience for many companies, especially growing companies. In this interview Ramon Ray gets insights from executives at Hire (a Google app). I spoke with Meagan Hency, Product Marketing and Berit Hoffman, Product Lead. They shared 3 important tips related to hiring and careers and more. Have a career section...
Instantly regain your clarity and creative drive using these quick steps. Let’s get this right out in the open. Running and growing a business is not for the faint of heart. When you are the one calling the shots, you deal with a tremendous amount of responsibilities, and your daily to-do list can get so...
With the holidays fast approaching, there are probably a number of things you’re dreading as you begin preparations for them. Jane Casey and Charlene Yeager, co-founders of Fancy Panz, believe they’ve found a solution to one of them in a common household annoyance. The Birth of Fancy Panz: Solving a Household Annoyance Although neither Casey nor...
Lisa Hendrickson is a business strategist and serial entrepreneur with years of experience in building and scaling companies. Lisa will share her insights on setting the right price for your business (and more) at next week’s 12th Annual Smart Hustle Small Business Conference, taking place on November 1st, in mid-town Manhattan. Lisa’s experience spans from...
Jenn De La Vega is the community manager for Flipboard, a leading platform enabling publishers and brands to share their content, optimized for mobile devices, with their desired audiences. I’m really looking forward to Jenn’s presentation at this year’s Smart Hustle Small Business Conference on November 1st, where she will be talking about how...
Entrepreneurs know there is a lot to learn—and to always be learning—if you want to be a successful business owner. Sure, you can read blogs and listen to podcasts (ahem). You can take online or local courses, too. But every now and again an event pops up on your radar that makes you stop...
Every successful entrepreneur’s story includes a shout-out to someone or something that helped them along the way. If you’re just starting out and aren’t sure where to look for guidance or support as you work to grow your business, or whether you're looking to breathe new life into your vision, the U.S. Small Business...
Having your home’s chimney swept once a year might not be something you think much about. However, chimney cleaning is a business — a booming business. After leaving his day job, Shawn Ziemann recently started his own chimney cleaning business, but it’s so much more than that. He uses it as an opportunity to...
Entrepreneur friends, let me ask you something: On a scale of 1 to 10, how excited do you get about reconciling accounts, issuing invoices, and handling other accounting matters for your business? Now, let me ask you this: Did you know there is accounting software that will streamline and automate all of this for...
