May 2018

You made a big commitment to be your own boss and open your own business. Why did you do it? Did it sound so glamourous: sleep in every day, make your own schedule, then sit back and watch the money roll in? Spend your life vacationing while your employees and your own executive assistant handle everything? If that’s what you had in mind, you may have gotten a big surprise. Self-motivation, hard work, and dedication will make or break your success. It’s all up to you, and it’s all in your hands. There will be stressful days and days that it looks…

Smart spending and financial management in business are some of the most important factors to being successful – from your first day to the day you retire or sell. Have you heard the saying “you have to spend money to make money?”  Well, unfortunately, it’s true. That doesn’t mean that you have to spend a lot, or get a loan, or go into debt for years. (It may, but it may not.) Here are some things that you may find will come in handy as you start your new business, grow & expand, or even in your personal life! As you read,…

Newsletter campaigns are a great way to reach new customers and stay in touch with current ones! This task can be time consuming and as the business owner, you have more pressing things to do. Virtual assistance is a great way to delegate tasks like this. In the meantime, we’ve got some great tips for you! How are you going to get your newsletter opened when it is sitting in an Inbox with hundreds of other unread messages? As mentioned in the last article, sometimes the wording and tag lines that sound “cheesy” or overdone are used as frequently as…