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You have to spend money to make money. But some small businesses might have a hard time reigning in all of those expenses enough to actually turn a profit.
Luckily, there are tons of little things businesses can do to save some money or cut expenses during leaner times. Here are 50 ways you can sa Read More

About a month ago, Instagram introduced Instagram Stories and now, instead of having to choose a few photos for posting, Stories allows you to post a bunch of photos throughout the day. The photos, however, disappear after 24 hours.
Does this sound familiar? That’s probably because Stories feature Read More

Small business owners are losing optimism and refusing to expand operations in the run up to November’s high-stakes presidential election.
According to researchers at the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), America’s Index of Small Business Optimism declined two-tenths of a point i Read More

This episode is a followup conversation with Gary Shouldis. I interviewed Gary the first time on August 14, 2014. I will update this blog post with show notes in the near future. Read More

The technology behind robots has improved greatly in recent years. Robots can now clean your house, prepare food and even learn from watching YouTube videos. And all of those improvements could have interesting implications for businesses.
Businesses staffed almost exclusively by robots might seem Read More

If you find yourself near Virginia Tech and you see something flying above, it might not be a bird or a plane. It might actually be a burrito. Chipotle has partnered with Project Wing of subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet, to test drone delivery of the tasty Mexican menu item. Read More

Giving your business a boost doesn’t have to be difficult or incredibly time consuming. In fact, there are some essential elements of building successful businesses that can sometimes get overlooked. These suggestions from members of our small business community include some small but important thi Read More

You’ve broken the law.
Don’t let it bother you too much however, because it’s likely that almost everyone in the U.S. has broken a weird state law at one point or another and guess what! No one’s coming to get you.
You’ve heard about these laws, right? Statutes that declare things like, “One may Read More

Whether its for disaster recovery, retirement or other business eventualities, Millennial entrepreneurs seem better prepared then their older counterparts, a recent poll finds.
Nationwide’s Small Business Indicator — a survey conducted by Harris Poll of 502 U.S. small business owners in mid-June — Read More

A bonus is additional compensation paid to an employee. As the job market heats up, the competition among employers to attract and retain good workers is growing. Bonuses may be a way for your company to gain a competitive edge in the job market. This is especially true for small businesses that ma Read More