When you have a global team of 9,000 and two successful businesses, people will ask about your secret sauce. Two big factors in this female entrepreneur’s story: incredible leadership and a heart of service. We sat down with Jen Griswold, an Air Force veteran and founder of Team G.i.v.e. and Mission Entrepreneur. She shared...
Analytics drives business insight in every company. It's essential to look at statistics to compare where you started from to where you are. Analytics will help you grow, but you need to use the right software to get the best data for your business. Robert Sullivan shares how Vector Solutions uses automation and analytics...
Do you want to start or grow your business? Let's do a spot check and see if you have these 10 key pillars of a successful business: 10 Small Business Pillars Target audience. Are you getting clients and serving your audience? Business solution. Does your business solve a specific problem? Pricing. Do you have pricing...
Another year is ending. And what a year it has been! Have you been struggling to meet your goals amidst the chaos the world has brought? Are you even sure what you truly want your goals to be? If that sounds like you, then there’s never a better time than the present to work...
Natalya Cappellini’s journey to becoming a successful project manager, HGTV contractor, and CEO began with a love from being in the field and guiding a project to fruition. To her, it’s all about watching plans on a page become actual structures standing in real life. The woman powering CURATO Design/Build, Natalya has shepherded the company...
Building a business from a simple vision offers tremendous rewards. However, in pursuit of these rewards, we need to be aware of what is happening around us, to be mindful of the potential monster we are creating. As Dr. Henry Frankenstein said in the 1931 classic, Frankenstein, “Look! It's moving. It's alive, it's moving, it's...
Accenture Ventures leader Kathryn Ross has advice for black founders that could be initially deemed counter-intuitive. In the middle of the pandemic, Ross says it’s time to actually buckle in and accelerate. And she tells Ramon Ray exactly why she thinks that and how that should be done. Kathryn is well-placed to shares insights about...
Remote workforce management is a must today. The coronavirus pandemic has changed a number of things about how our society functions and the organization of work life has certainly not escaped this tendency. A recent Gallup poll released in August of 2020 found that remote work days for U.S. workers has more than doubled...
Why #BeCyberSmart? Cybercriminals come in all shapes and sizes. What they’re looking for is simple: access to confidential data they can use for malicious purposes. Today’s small businesses are more vulnerable to cyberattacks, given they’re not typically as well protected as their larger enterprise counterparts. A fact supported by Verizon’s 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report...
There’s no doubt that 2020 has been an unprecedented year all around. From the sudden shift to remote work to increasing cyberattacks in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, SMBs have had a lot to contend with this year. And while many may be breathing a sigh of relief that the end of 2020 is...
