It would be nice to think that you're going to lead a charmed life as a business owner, but the truth is that no business sails trouble-free forever. The key in surviving tough times is not in avoiding them altogether--although you certainly should take steps to do that--but in how you prepare for …
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What Are the Daily Challenges of a Business Analyst?
A business analyst uses various techniques and tools to describe what a business needs in a language the company can understand. There’s a misconception that a BA exists to fill the role of a document writer, but they’re more of a handyman. Despite what others think, BAs come across their fair share …
Tips for Fixing Common Issues at Your New Business
Just like in many businesses, problems are likely to arise in your business. Sometimes you will wish for the problems to go away. Other times you will be willing to solve them only to end up offering non-effective solutions. At the end of the day, you will need to solve these problems no matter what …
3 Tips for Building Your Brand as a Solopreneur
When I think of Johnson & Johnson, one of the first images that comes to mind is a newborn baby being cradled while lying in a kitchen sink partially full of lukewarm, sudsy water. As a lightly colored wash cloth is wiped across the baby’s smooth-as-silk skin, the parent bather is smiling, safe …
Using a Writer’s Tricks to Spur Creativity in Your Business
Every business, irrespective of size or industry, benefits from creativity. Sales people dream up new pitches. Engineers invent products. Marketers come up with new logos. Legal Departments try out novel legal theories. Front-line workers figure out more efficient ways to do their jobs. One of the …
6 Ways to Set Your Small Business Apart with Problem Solving
Every business faces major problems that put its future at risk. Whether these problems are in supply chain, sales, HR, or product design, how your business responds to these problems will help shape what the business becomes in the future. How businesses respond to problems is one of the key ways …
