Planning Ahead: Save Money on Business Travel

Business travel can be expensive, and it can take a huge chunk out of your budget if you don’t plan ahead. However, with the right strategies in place, you can still make the most of your business travels without breaking the bank. These tips and tricks for saving on business travel include when to book flights, how to find discounted accommodation, and more.

3 Common Risks Insurance Can Help Protect Your Small Business From

There are a lot of fun and exciting things to plan out when you want to start a small business, but figuring out your insurance needs is not usually one of them. For some businesses, professional liability insurance could be all you need. That’s a common choice for online-only businesses like coaches and consultants. But even if your business doesn’t have a typical physical office or storefront, there are some common risks insurance can help protect your small business from.

Increase Motivation & Creativity in 4 Easy Steps

If our motivation levels didn’t rise and dive all over the place, we could get so much done all the time. Wouldn’t that be great? Unfortunately, losing motivation is a frequent challenge all creators and entrepreneurs face from time to time. But I have good news: there are a few simple things you can do at any time to increase motivation levels and fire up your passion and creativity!

Collaborative Communication: Stay in Touch With Your Team

Collaborating with others is a great opportunity to create something you couldn’t do on your own. When you start working with others — whether it’s just one partner or a whole team — it’s important to keep in touch. Communication is crucial to making sure everyone knows what’s expected of them and when they need to accomplish their part of the workload. There are many ways to hold each other accountable without feeling like you’re nagging or micromanaging each other.

How to Foster Powerful Personal Growth as an Entrepreneur

When you build your career around your creative passions, where do you look to support your continued growth? Some people benefit from a mentor or coach, or even a trusted and supportive friend. But even if you have a good support network, you need to be your own motivator at the end of the day. And if you want to improve your productivity, motivation, or creative output, you have to know where to start.

Securing Your Business Files Against Hackers

Businesses have a lot of information to keep safe. Not only do you have the files for your own products and projects, but also all the sensitive information you collect from your customers: names, billing information, addresses, and so on. If a hacker accesses this information, the consequences can be massive. That’s why it’s vital to secure your files and protect your business from hackers.

5 Proven Strategies to Increase Business Profitability

The goal of any business is to make money, of course. And to keep making money—preferably more than it was. So when you want to increase your business’s profitability, what do you do? There are many strategies you can try, some simple and some more complex. But not every strategy works for every business. One of the following strategies could prove to be the most effective way for you to increase your business’s profitability.

5 Tips for Improving Online Direct to Consumer Sales

One of the perks of owning a small business is you rarely have to go through a middleman to get your product or service to your customers. No worries about finding distributors or retail partners. Of course, to actually get your business in front of those customers, you have to incorporate direct-to-consumer (DTC) marketing in your overall strategy. So how do you set up your e-commerce site for success and increase your sales?

3 Steps of Business Planning You Shouldn’t Rush

It’s exciting to start your own business! To take something you’re passionate about and build a career out of it on your terms can be a dream come true. But that excitement to get things up and running as soon as possible can tempt you to rush through some steps, promising you’ll figure it out later. But there are some areas where rushing through the early stages can cause serious problems.