Did you know that 48% of entrepreneurs grew up in a family business? While a little more than half of all entrepreneurs come from a background with zero entrepreneur experience, many people that start their own business grew up seeing their family run a business of their own. 48% of Entrepreneurs Grew Up in a Family Business Sometimes entrepreneurs wonder

As we get closer and closer to the New Year, resolutions and new goals may begin entering your mind. It’s a wonderful time to make a fresh start and pinpoint some goals you’d like to work toward during the New Year. The problem with New Year’s resolutions is often a lack of creativity. We hear the same resolutions over and over

If your business is doing well, you’ll eventually find yourself needing additional help. Hiring your first employee seems like the natural next step, but it’s a monumental step for a small business owner who hasn’t employed anyone before. There are lots of factors to consider before hiring your first employee, but we’ll focus on the three most important considerations to

Customer loyalty programs can be a smart business decision to help you earn more repeat business. And they’re not uncommon – a study by Colloquy found that the average family in the U.S. is a member of more than 29 different customer loyalty programs, though they are typically only active in about 12 of those programs. Does this mean that

Sometimes it takes out-of-the-box thinking to really change your company’s marketing strategies. One way companies are seeing an unexpected change is by incorporating more community outreach into their yearly goals. If you want to build your brand on principles of loyalty and a volunteer spirit, you have to live those values. Reaching out to customers is important for building brand

Human beings are complex. When we don’t feel like we deserve or can entirely handle the responsibility that comes with reaching any level of success, we panic. We feel like frauds who have somehow managed to sneak past security and fool everyone into thinking we belong there. We feel unsure of our professional abilities and skill level. There’s a name

Rural tourism is becoming one of the most lucrative and viable business ideas for small towns and rural areas. But how does one make money in an area that doesn’t support much economic activity? The very principles of rural tourism are the same things driving its success in small towns across America (and globally). If rural tourism is just getting

Throughout life, our confidence waxes and wanes. In certain areas where we feel we are doing well, it’s easy to feel confident. But in areas where we don’t have as much consistent success, feeling confident is harder. If you want to grow your confidence as a business owner, consistency is what you should strive for. You can’t turn yourself or

Are you considering bringing a virtual receptionist into the mix? It would help with all of those overwhelming phone calls and take a bit of the workload off your shoulders. You don’t want an automated robotic voice handling your customers’ calls giving them an impersonal feeling from your business but you also could use the extra help. It’s not really

Everybody is looking for ways to be more productive throughout the day. It’s the only way to gain time when you can’t make the day any longer than 24 hours. All that you can do is make the most out of those hours and find shortcuts to get things done faster in order to get more done with the time