Small businesses does seasonal hiring each year to meet the increased holiday demand from October to January. If you are thinking of hiring seasonal help this year, you must know the hiring rules. What you Need to Know while Hiring Seasonal Workers Companies that run seasonally do not operate year round. However, that does not mean those businesses are exempt … Continue reading
Small businesses are important to propel economic growth. They account for more than 60% of new jobs. However, their ability to create new jobs depends heavily on their access to credit. For the past few years, the demand for small business loans has progressively decreased. In the wake of the recent recession, the volume of sales had become less and … Continue reading
Each small business should have a website because the website can be a shop front and a virtual representation of your products/services. Therefore your “About Us” page should appeal to the online audience. Remember, your landing page should be attractive and have the appropriate content to establish a rapport with your buyers, to build your brand and to enhance your … Continue reading
All small businesses should have a good website. Having a website alone is not enough. The website should be ranked at least in the first 20 search results. As a small business owner, if you want to attract traffic to your website, you must improve the search engine optimization (SEO). That means, making your website more visible to Internet users … Continue reading
Depending on the type of start-up you have, there is a financing model to optimally fund your business. If you are running a home-based business then you can use your savings and credit card loans. If your ambitions and ideas are larger than normal, then you may consider other ways of funding your business. Remember to select your financial options … Continue reading
Have you exhausted the financial help from your friends and family to take your business to the next level? What do you do? It’s time to start looking for someone who is willing to invest in your start-up. Angel investors are investors or a group of investors who are willing to provide you a second-round of funding or the seed … Continue reading
For many years you wanted to get away from the monotony of your regular day job and wish to venture out on your own. Starting a start up is a dream held by many of us. However, before you become an entrepreneur, there are certain questions that need to be asked. Is your dream project unique? Will it survive in … Continue reading
Facebook is one of the most popular social media platforms where millions of people spend hours connecting with their friends and family. With the growth of smartphones, many people can access Facebook through their mobile devices. Facebook advertising for small business is gaining fast popularity because they can target ads to specific demographics, which helps increase the web traffic towards … Continue reading
Recently, I had gone to lunch with my husband in a small restaurant near his office. I ordered a Greek Country salad, cheese and tomato pasta and Gap juice (mix of guava and pear). I had almost finished half of my pasta, when I noticed there was a small bit of polythene in my pasta. I called the bearer and … Continue reading
It is the dream of many to become their own boss. Aspiring entrepreneurs see other small business owners becoming successful and think of starting their own ventures and making it big. Many of us see only the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. However, the realities of starting up a small-medium business are dwarfed by myths. The … Continue reading
