Articles tagged "Small business"

Why client onboarding may be blocking business growth (and how to un-block it)

We took a hard look at how we onboard new clients at Audience Ops, the blog content service that I started a few years earlier. What seemed to work for our earliest clients simply wasn't scaling as the business started maturing.

How tracking my time helped me increase revenue in my business

I'd never looked at how time spent (on everything!) was affecting revenue for my nail bar. When we reached capacity in terms of the number of clients we could take on but our revenue hadn't increased, I knew it was a major red flag.

Start small: Getting your first customers through small-scale marketing tactics

While things like developing your products, setting up a corporation, and finding funding can be complex and difficult, there's always been one thing that has stood out to me as the most intimidating part of any new business: finding your first customers.

The secret about paying less taxes that accountants don't want small business owners to know

Some accountants will claim that they know tax-saving secrets, but the reality is that there aren't any. Which is good because it's dangerous for business owners to be in the dark about their own taxes.

Why it's time to buck traditional pricing structures

Even in this rapidly evolving technological landscape, traditional ideas about packaging products to consumers continue to dominate. New businesses have a tendency to focus mostly on what the product is, and not enough on how it's being packaged.

These 5 legal essentials can help protect your growing business

As a small business owner, a lot of hard work goes into developing your business and your brand. Your business becomes your baby and your everything—and you need to protect it.

Why your business shouldn't use a Gmail.com address, and what to use instead

What's the email address for your business? If it ends with @gmail.com, @outlook.com, or (please no) @yahoo.com, you need to change it. 

The landing page guide: How to promote your product on one web page

In the beginning, websites were all landing pages, simple one-page sites that provided links to other pages on the same server or on the internet.

Why hiring neurodiverse employees is a win-win opportunity

There's a massive untapped talent market just waiting to be embraced by businesses—hiring neurodiverse employees.

When launching a small business, fortune favors the bold

I started my business, Bloss Words, with one goal in mind: to provide professional ghostwriting and editing services. But while my aim was clear, I was missing something: a proper business plan.