By Lexy Garrett You finally have your business up and running, but it isn’t growing at the pace you’d expected, or maybe it is even struggling. What steps can you take to grow your business? It is important to take action daily to improve your business. Every business is unique, but these steps will help set your business up for …

Bickering in the workplace is toxic. Anyone who is forced to listen to complaints and gripes is immediately put in the center of the conflict. This can spread like a cancer in your office and cause employees to become disgruntled and unhappy with their jobs. Stopping disagreements as soon they arise is essential to the overall health of your business. …

If your company has a presence on social media (and it should), then you need to make sure you have a social media policy that keeps everyone accountable. If you don’t, social media will end up being more of a distraction than an aid. What is a social media policy? According to data from Pew Research Center, 68% of adults …

As an entrepreneur, it’s important to stay on top of the latest trends in your industry. There are many different ways to do this, from networking to following news articles to listening to podcasts. To find out the best approach, we asked young entrepreneurs the following question: Q. Entrepreneurs often seek to gather and share information. What is your preferred …

As the very successful Walt Disney once said, “If you can dream it, you can do it.” And as a successful entrepreneur myself, I can confirm that you can make your dreams come true if you set your mind to it, persevere, and give it all you got. But, making your business idea a reality doesn’t happen overnight. It takes …

One of the most common struggles a new leader faces is learning to delegate and let go of the “little things.” While you may feel like you need constant oversight into your team’s work, micromanaging employees damages morale and drives away your top performers. It also prevents your team from doing truly creative or innovative work. Part of solving this …

If you’re a small business owner, you know every dollar counts toward the success of your company. If you can keep your operational costs down, you can give your business the safety net it needs for when times get lean. But learning how to effectively budget can be a challenge for many entrepreneurs, and is often the key reason small …