Tag: Business

Should You Start a Business With Friends and Family?

Entrepreneurship is all the rage these days—and has been for many years—and entrepreneurship will continue long into the future, because we can. The pandemic set up a perfect groundwork for entrepreneurship to begin, move forward and thrive. Being your own boss and creating your dream company is the ideal scenario for thousands of Americans. However,…


Turning Your Blog Into a Business

I started my first blog in July 2006, but it took over two years until I really started to look at my online endeavors as a business. I founded my main website, Personal Profitability, in October 2008. In the years since it has led to opportunities to earn more and leave my full-time day job…


How to Stretch a Tight Business Budget

Small business owners and solopreneurs can be on a pretty tight budget for the first year of business. Your income varies as you find your footing, and even low overhead businesses require some start-up cash. You can stretch a tight budget with a little bit of creativity. Tap Into Your Network When you first start out your…


Did You Forget the Ketchup in Your Marketing Strategy?

By Nicole Bernard Recently, my family and I headed down to the Columbia River to have a BBQ because summer equals hamburgers, am I right? It was a beautiful summer day, and we were all excited because we all love hamburgers. We really don’t eat them a ton, so when we do, we’re excited. Anyway, we got everything together, got…


After Being Shot by a Sniper, He Started a Business to Help Other Veterans Beyond the Front Lines

By Sergeant (Retired) David Kendrick I deployed to Iraq in 2006 as a cavalry scout. I was shot in my legs by a sniper the following year. My recovery took over three years and during that time I saw many of my fellow veterans succumb to mental illness in the form of PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress…


Wellbeing Programs Are a Post-COVID Business Essential

By Andrea J. Miller COVID has brought wellbeing to the forefront of the agenda of most companies. This shifted the corporate view of wellbeing programs as a nice box to check to a business essential for maintaining staff engagement, productivity, and retention. This article explores why it’s so important that businesses have a program in…


This Is How Collaboration Strengthens Your Leadership

By Steven Nelick Leadership is a critical component to the success of any business, and one of the most effective ways to blaze a trail that others will follow is to collaborate with them. Working with others is a message that executives and managers consistently push to employees because it’s clear that a company is stronger when…


5 Reasons Why You Need to Learn Time Management for Your Business

By Brittany Bettini What’s the most valuable thing in the world? Now, if your answer was a materialistic one, you are wrong. Time is the one we are talking about. Ever wondered what the common difference between the business owners who succeed and those who fail is? The answer lies in successfully managing your time….


North Carolina Business Owners Say They Won’t Implement Employee Vaccine Requirements

Some downtown restaurant and business owners in North Carolina said they won’t be implementing mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for their employees, despite Gov. Roy Cooper’s prompting to do so. In July, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) said in a press release that state government employees and health care workers are required…


Long China, Short US—the Volatility!

Commentary The worse than expected U.S. purchasing managers index (PMI) released days ago seems to suggest the economy is indeed slowing down. But wait. The manufacturing PMI still stood near 60, a level which was never reached between mid-2004 and end-2017. In fact, the recent high near 65 has never been seen since 1983. Even…