Originally published at AccessToCapital.com One of the most important steps to securing funding for your small business or startup is meeting your potential lender face-to-face. No other meeting or opportunity can have such an immediate, direct impact on the future of your business. After all, if … [Read more...]
Small Diverse Business Trends: What You Should Know About Taxes, Healthcare, and Employment In 2016
Originally published on DandB.com There has never been a better time to be a small diverse business owner in the United States. With more and more attention being placed on diversity in the workplace, many companies, from small businesses to large corporations, are committing to diversity in … [Read more...]
10 Ways That Your Small Business Can Compete With Big-Box Retailers
If you're going to compete with bigger businesses on your terms, you need to think and act quickly. Here are ten tips to guide you: Be agile when responding to your customers Like a speedboat compared to an oil-tanker, smaller businesses can move faster than larger ones when market conditions … [Read more...]
How to Get Comfortable with Discomfort
Engagement Matters Episode 31: One of the best ways to improve your business is to eliminate your mental space of all self-imposed roadblocks. Do you suffer from lack of action because you are fearful. You may have fear of failure, fear of mistakes or even fear of success! You can avoid this by … [Read more...]
How to Pinpoint Your Prospects’ Pain Points
Ka-boom! You’ve just had a brilliant idea for a new product. You rush to get all your ideas down on paper, shell out thousands to your web designer, and start building a new business that you’re sure is going to change lives (not to mention make you a millionaire!) Six months later no one’s … [Read more...]
How to Stop Cloning Unsuccessful Businesses
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” ~ Mark Twain What makes you different? One thing that makes humans amazing is that there are not (and never have been) two people that are exactly alike. Try matching your fingerprints or dental … [Read more...]
Effectively Marketing Your Business Even When You’re Disorganized (VIDEO)
If being disorganized is standing between you and marketing your small business to increase your revenue, these 3 simple tips will help turn your mess into success. Watch as I share proven insights tailored to the busy entrepreneur! … [Read more...]
Questions from Readers: “How to Talk About What I Do”
Q. "Hi! it was such a pleasure meeting you Sydni! The information you shared was beyond helpful! Thank you! A question I wanted to ask: In your opinion how or what would be a good and effective way to tell about what it is that I do? (In other words, how can I say it? I'd like your opinion … [Read more...]
5 Keys to Setting Goals That ACTUALLY Get Accomplished (SSMS Episode 90)
[display_podcast] Small business owners are great at coming up with ideas! But we're not always very good at finishing the projects we start and turning our ideas into results. Without proper planning, one can easily get overhelmed by a new project and give us, thus missing out on the very … [Read more...]
How to Network for Dollars
Let’s face it. Most folks go to a networking event hoping to close new business. Is that the case with you? If so, then you need a plan to make this happen. Simply showing up and collecting a few business cards, is NOT going to create new money in your business. … [Read more...]
