Becoming your own business owner is a dream that many people have. There's nothing more satisfying than knowing that the income you're able to bring in was done all through your own hard work. Creating and running your small business means that you'll need to procure the right assets without facing financial difficulties in the process. The hard reality is that most new … [Read more...]
Could Your Business Use A Crutch?
We hope you know what we’re talking about here. Sometimes your business is just going to need a little bit of a pick me up. Something to lean on in times of trouble, so a crutch as it were. When a business starts to wobble a little bit, it can just send pure panic through the whole company. Whether the whole company is you, or whether you have a couple of people working for … [Read more...]
What Should You Consider Before Taking Out a Small Business Loan
Whether you want to expand your current business or start a new one, getting a business loan can give you a boost. No matter what is your reason for getting a business loan, you must be 100% sure that you'll be able to pay back that loan in the coming years. Your business is supposed to boom during that period of time. Read on to find out the most important factors you need … [Read more...]
How to Professionally (and Safely) Conduct Company Layoffs
There might be nothing more difficult in the business world than conducting layoffs. Not only can laying off employees cause emotional stress, the process can be fiscally detrimental to individuals and families. However, there are still some practices that are better than others when it comes to cutting your staff. These are some tips for how to announce (and go through) … [Read more...]
Now and Later: 3 Ways to Shape Company Culture Over Time
In what was arguably David Foster Wallace’s most famous speech, he told a story of two young fish who encounter an older fish as they’re swimming along one day. The older fish asks them how the water is. Puzzled, one of the younger fish asks the other what water is. The takeaway? “The immediate point of the fish story is that the most obvious, ubiquitous, important realities … [Read more...]