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By Ramon RayFeatured, Tipsinfusionsoft

Marcus Lemonis Shares Small Business Wisdom With Smart Hustle

CNBC’s The Profit has long been recognized as one of those shows that every entrepreneur should watch. The reality TV series has been going strong for four years now, and with about half a million viewers per episode, chances are you’ve seen it. If not, let’s bring you up to speed. Each episode features a...

By VirTaskticLifestyle, Tipscommunity

Why Startups Should Get Involved in Building the Community

Why are you in the community you are in? Is it because your target demographic consumers are in surrounding neighborhoods, cheap rent, because you like the culture, or grew up in the town? Whatever your reason for choosing the location of your startup, you’re a part of a community of people connected by location, and...

By Jonathan AnkneyMoney, Tipsfinance, money

How to Become a Financially Savvy CEO

Have you noticed how many skills it takes to be the owner and CEO of a small business? I find it one the joys, and an occasional challenge, of running my own small business. Over the past few years, I have learned a lot about marketing, setting up and maintaining a website, and writing/producing...

By Josh TuckerOperations, Tipsproductivity

Timeboxing: How to Block Out Distractions & Focus on the One Thing

If there is one thing we know for sure, it is that everyone is distracted all of the time. Whether it is the “ping” of notifications on your smartphone, your teammates sending funny gifs over Slack, or the stream of never ending emails being thrust into your inbox, there are a countless number of little...

Building Your Business – Tips & Tools for a DIY Approach

By Ramon RayOperations, Tips

How to Build a Successful Business – DIY Tips and Tools

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]With all the resources available today, it has never been easier to build a successful business from the ground up – even if you decide to go it alone and take a DIY approach. Although there are many aspects of building your business (too many to list here!) we’ve found quite...

By Megan TotkaMarketing, Tipsbranding, CRM, customers

6 Guaranteed Ways to Boost Your Brand – And Your Business

You've covered all the branding basics. You know who you are and what you stand for. You have a tagline and logo your customers are familiar with. You're pretty consistent and your customers seem happy. What more can you do? A lot. Brand Your Content You probably already have a blog, maybe you're even guest posting...

By VirTaskticOperations, Tipsstartup

Are You Committing These Startup Mistakes?

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]Many entrepreneurs emerge every day, with the hopes of establishing their own successful business. However, many startups face premature failure because of common, easily avoidable mistakes. If you have a startup business, ask yourself if you’re making the following startup mistakes. If you’ve answered yes to even just one of these,...

By Shashi BellamkondaMarketing, The 'Biz Experts' Weekly Column, Tipscustomers

For Small Businesses, Online Reputation Is More than Just Reviews

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] For most small business owners, the best way to get good reviews is often a question that is top of mind. As author Mark. G Richardson says in his podcast Remodeling Mastery, today customers know more about the business than the business owners themselves. However, a customer’s or prospect’s perception of...

By Mike MichalowiczSales, Tips

3 Negotiation Tips to Help Entrepreneurs Win More Deals

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Whether your business sells products or services, pricing is always an issue. You don’t want to set your prices so high that you scare customers and clients away. But you also don’t want to underprice your offerings and risk alienating the very people you’re trying to attract. For service-based businesses, pricing discussions...