Growth Hacking: How To Grow Your Small Business Faster
Growth is vital if your business is going to survive. But sometimes you get so deep in the trenches and one day find yourself wondering how your business became stagnant – or worse – failed. Small...
View ArticlePowerful Branding Lessons From The World’s Best Brands (That Actually Work...
I want to let you in on a little secret. Even if you’re running a small business or just starting your new business, you can learn important branding lessons from successful, multinational companies....
View Article13 Proven Ways To Optimize Small Business Website Conversions
Americans are in love with the Internet. Recently, the Pew Research Center revealed that 8-in-10 Americans shop online. And 9-in-10 Americans are online in some form. Today’s youth doesn’t know a...
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Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest minds our world has ever known. Was it innate genius that allowed Leonardo to see the world with innovative eyes, or was it a consequence of a conscious...
View ArticleWhy The Most Successful Entrepreneurs Say No
Not all entrepreneurs and business owners understand the meaning and power of the word “no”. Even fewer actually practice using that power. While it might seem counterproductive for an entrepreneur to...
View ArticleHow Illustrations Can Boost Your Small Business Marketing
No matter your industry or niche, you will always have competition. How does your business stand out in a noisy marketplace? Effective marketing is often the difference between success and failure....
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Winning the lottery is a flight of fancy known to most people. Who doesn’t dream of a sudden windfall of money, earned through no more than a couple of dollars and sheer luck? Jerry Selbee will tell...
View ArticleBranding for Food Trucks: The Definitive Guide
Image courtesy of Mobile Cuisine Deciding how to brand your food truck may be the most important decision you’ll face as a food-on-the-go entrepreneur. A well-branded truck can draw attention to your...
View Article7 Proven Reasons Why Good Design is Good Business
Good design is good business. From dating apps to online shopping, we choose products, services and people based on beauty. Successful business owners know this well. According to Adobe, companies...
View Article7 Epic Product Fails and the Valuable Lessons They Can Teach Your Small Business
Launching a new product is always risky. No matter how diligently you prepare, you can never guarantee success. And, as you’ll see below, even the most successful businesses suffer the occasional...
View ArticleTwitter Link Roundup #329 – Terrific Reads for Small Business, Entrepreneurs,...
Did you know that Queen Elizabeth II is a trained mechanic? We’re sure you can recite at least a few of Snow White’s Seven Dwarves. Bet you didn’t know that Disney originally considered naming them...
View ArticleWhy Beautiful Design Isn’t Always Best For Small Businesses and Startups
There’s always beauty in good design, but good design isn’t always beautiful. How can this be true? The answer is simple. Good looks aren’t everything, as Steve Jobs liked to remind people: Most...
View ArticleTop Video Typography Trends of 2018
The way we consume and watch video is rapidly changing. Video is everywhere, as we discussed recently: TechCrunch reports that 8 billion videos are watched on Facebook every day, Bloomberg reports that...
View Article5 Most Successful Products Ever and What Small Businesses Can Learn From Them
When planning your next product, the less you leave to chance, the better. And while you can never guarantee a successful product launch, you can vastly improve your odds if you prepare properly. In...
View ArticleTwitter Link Roundup #330 – Terrific Reads for Small Business, Entrepreneurs,...
Does the morning grind fill you with inordinate amounts of dread? Lay off the snooze button and check out these three simple tips from Fast Company to help you optimize your morning routine and get to...
View Article6 Important Questions Every Business Should Ask Their Customers
Feedback from customers – and what you do with that feedback – can turn an average business into a high growth business. Unfortunately, many business owners ignore important conversations with their...
View Article6 Ways Your Small Business Can Stretch Its Marketing Budget To Grow Revenue...
Small business owners and entrepreneurs envy the virtually unlimited marketing budgets of large companies. It would be fantastic to have an unlimited marketing budget, but that simply doesn’t happen...
View Article16 Crucial Website Design Factors That Help Your Small Business Increase...
Your company’s website is often the first place a prospective customer visits to learn about your company. And while many different things influence people’s buying decisions, there’s a single common...
View Article8 Effective Ways Your Small Business Can Wow and Win Back Lost Customers
Your customers are your business’s most valuable resource. And, though we wish we could hold onto every customer forever, the truth is that customers move on. Some no longer need your service, others...
View ArticleWhy Branding Your Small Business is Important and What You Can Learn From...
Your brand is your company’s public identity. A strong brand increases the value of your company, creates an identity and motivation for your employees, and makes it easier for you to acquire new...
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