Chances are good that you started your business because you’re good at what you do. Hopefully you love it too, but there is no doubt that you have qualities that help you excel in your particular field, which is why you decided to take the often difficult journey to business ownership and sell your …
Leading Articles and Interviews (category)
When it comes to running a small business, leadership is of the utmost importance. Employees look to you for guidance and to set the tone for your company. Learn more about what it means to be an effective leader with the articles in this section, which cover topics such as employee management, hiring and firing, and team building.
4 Keys to Building a Strong, Cohesive Team
As a small business owner, you are only as strong and as successful as the group of people that you employ. Create a team of marshmallows and you’ll melt at the slightest hint of heat; but build a team as solid as steel and nothing will tear you down. Although some of a team’s strength and …
5 Ways Time Away Can Benefit Your Business
Taking a vacation may seem like the most unproductive thing in the world, but in reality it can be one of the best things you ever did for yourself as well as your business. It is no secret that taking time to unplug and recharge can improve your physical, mental, and emotional health. Many do not …
7 Effective Time Management Tips to Help You Shorten Your Work Day
Let’s be honest; even though you love what you do for a living, that doesn’t mean that you want to do it all day every day. You also want (and need) to spend time with family, engage in hobbies you enjoy, and take much needed vacations from time to time. But how are you supposed to take time off …
5 Tips for Attracting and Keeping the Best Workers
No matter what you do, good help is hard to find. Keeping it is even harder. Someone is always willing to do what they must to take them away. If you can ever find them however, keep them happy and they will stay. How do you do that? It can be difficult, and there is a fine line to balance, but …
How to Fire an Employee – The Right Way
Firing an employee is probably one of the most difficult things that an employer has to do. You tell yourself that it is just business, but you also have a heart and don’t want to be the cause of someone else’s struggles – even if it is their own actions that created the situation in the first …