Posts Tagged ‘small biz’
Tips for small business: Negotiating With the New Recruit
Mike | May 7th, 2012Last year, I wrote a couple of posts about the process of hiring new employees and what applicants can do to help. Recruiting and hiring can be one of the more painful aspects to running a small business, but job applicants can go far to ease the process for those doing the hiring and, at [...]
Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Invitation Consultants
Amanda | April 25th, 2012The Bridal Association of America reports that the average cost for a wedding’s invitations and reply cards is $659. (If you have a few extra minutes, check out that link to wedding stats. It’s pretty fascinating.) Stationery is a very expensive venture, for both individuals and businesses alike. Invitation Consultants provide classy, customizable invitations at [...]
Small business Congress-watch: Three Reasons to Vote Next November?
Mike | April 23rd, 2012A few times a year I take a browse through current legislation that has been introduced in our Congress. The idea is to stay current on what the folks in Washington are doing for small businesses and startups and to briefly analyze some of those priorities and efforts. As business owners and operators who live [...]
Small Biz and Startup Tips: 5 Ideas to Plan for Success(ion)
Mike | April 16th, 2012When starting and running a new company it is easy to focus on the present and quickly lose track of what may come in the future. This is not a bad thing - in fact the present is exactly where entrepreneurs should place most of their priorities and devote most of their energy. But as [...]
10 Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Academics
Mike | April 9th, 2012As college graduation weekends and summer business incubator announcements loom, I thought I would take a few minutes to consider the connection between the entrepreneurship and academia. Entrepreneurs, by definition, take an idea or a concept and strive to make that idea into a operating business. To do this, we spend a great deal of [...]
