Dogs are the best. If you share your home with one, then it probably breaks both of your hearts each time you leave the house to go to work. Dogs make our lives a million times better — so why shouldn’t you take your dog […]
Whether you’re just starting your small business, or you’re a seasoned veteran, sculpting the right online presence can be a challenge. For the new entrepreneur, you may not even have your brand established. For the experienced small business owner, you may feel confident in your […]
Sometimes when you start your own business, you can feel pretty alone. There is a lot of responsibility that falls on your shoulders, and it isn’t always work you can ask others to take on. While this feeling can be isolating within the sphere of […]
Kimberley Ward, salsa dancer and owner of Salsa Sexxy, recently chatted with us about her challenges as a small business owner and the obstacles she was able to overcome with the help of her Headway Capital loan. Now Salsa Sexxy is supporting their shoe sales […]
Giving feedback is a sensitive issue. If you see a colleague struggling, your instinct is to help them improve. But if you’ve got nothing positive to say, you risk hurting somebody’s feelings. How can you let your teammates know they could be doing better work? […]
When you think of your mentor or a manager figure you respect, what are some of the traits that jump out? A critical thinker? Business-minded? Creative? A word that you may not have considered is mindful, though we bet that person harnesses that quality as […]
As a business owner, the importance of networking is probably not lost on you. Not only can you use it for ways to improve your business operations, but as the “face” of your business, it can help you generate sales and referrals. Unfortunately, the business […]
Facebook ads are great for business. Used by over one billion people every month, it provides the tools to target your audience by precise demographics. But if your business doesn’t have a large marketing department, where do you start? Our new infographic provides small business […]
The costs of running a business can really add up, but where you run your business can make a big difference too. SmartAsset did a study of 80 cities to determine which had the highest and lowest startup costs, and its finding revealed some trends.
There are so many factors an entrepreneur must consider when building their business: capital, location, resources, production and so much more. A business must work like a well-oiled machine in order to be successful — if one gear breaks, the rest of the machine can’t […]