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How to Manage and Protect Your Business’ Online Reputation

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Having an online presence has become a necessity today for almost every type of business. With so many consumers taking to the internet via mobile devices to quickly find and research what they need, businesses that are out of sight - well they simply won't last long. And today's savvy consumers...

5 Surefire Ways to Ensure Client Happiness

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Happy clients, happy company. Sounds simple, right? If you manage your own company you know that happy clients keep the business thriving. Sometimes, however, achieving that desired level of client satisfaction can be more than a bit elusive. Here are five tips that you can adopt to ensure that you find the client...

The Cloud is Safe If You Take The Necessary Precautions

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] In light of the rapid rise in data breaches devastating companies big and small, security is increasingly one of a CEO’s top priorities. All of the recent corporate data breaches have involved on-premise legacy systems, indicating that on-premise security just isn’t adequate anymore. And increasingly, it’s beside the point: 80 percent...

Making Better Business Decisions Using the Return on Investment Calculation

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] One of the great challenges we face as entrepreneurs is how to deal with all of the choices we face. How should we spend our money, our time, and use available resources to serve our customers best and achieve success? Fortunately, there’s an app for that… well, not an app, but...

CEO Operates on Principle of Business Karma and Finds Success

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Entrepreneur Raj Thakkar, founder and CEO of Charter School Business Management and FOREsight Financial Services for Good, operates on a principle he calls ‘business karma’ – the idea that if you do good things because it’s the right thing to do (not for what you can get out of it) then...

Maximizing Online Sales: Tips from an Ebay and Amazon Seller and Coach

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Online sales are huge and growing every year. In 2013, there was $1.316 trillion in retail eCommerce sales worldwide, and that number is forecasted to grow to $2.489 trillion in 2018. The tremendous potential has many business owners, large and small, setting up shop online – but there are some big...

Why You Should Never Hire Yourself and the Person You Should Hire Instead

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] One of the nastiest traps small business owners fall into is being a “Doer”. I’ve been there, and it goes something like this: You know a bit about accounting, so you do your own bookkeeping. You know your way around your website, so you post your blogs and make website changes. You know how...

From Food Truck to Restaurant Chain: Mexicue Co-Founder David Shillace

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] The road to entrepreneurial success is always a wild ride. Consider David Shillace. In 2010 he quit a six-figure job in sales and marketing to start a food truck business. Flash forward five years later, he and partner Thomas Kelley have three brick-and-mortar restaurants, revenue topping $6 million and a two-year...

3 Ways Your Small Business Can Utilize Video Marketing

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Today we often see photos and videos going viral at lightning-like speeds. That’s because 2015 is the time of self-promotion. This generation has become incredibly proficient at managing its brands from every social media platform -- and realizes that these platforms allow brands to connect directly with their customers. This is box...

Win More Proposals by Speaking Less and Listening More

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]   When most people think of communication, they think of speaking. When you’re an entrepreneur, a lot of your communication involves pitching yourself, your services and/or your products. However, I believe that entrepreneurs can be more productive and win more proposals when speaking less. How? By listening more. Listening well communicates more than words...

TouchSuite CEO Touches on 9 Key Aspects of Being an Entrepreneur

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] To be a successful entrepreneur you need the right mix of passion, people, and persistence. That’s the key takeaway from a recent Smart Hustle interview with Sam Zietz, CEO and founder of TouchSuite. Sam bootstrapped his business and skyrocketed it to success as one of the country’s leading financial technology companies....

5 Things You Need to Know Before You Look For Small Business Funding

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]This is the year: You’ve decided that 2015 will be a breakout year for your small business. Your local economy looks good, and interest in your products or services is rising. You know that you’re going to need some additional financing to make it happen. What you might not know is...