What You Need to Know About Using Vehicles for a Small Business

A good amount of small businesses need vehicles for transporting equipment, getting to and from jobs and just getting employees from place to place. Maybe you need a fleet of vehicles, maybe you just need a handful of trucks to cart things around. Regardless of how many vehicles you are using, you’ll want to make […]

Building a Strong Company Culture in Your Small Business

People stay at jobs and just as quickly leave jobs, for company culture. Developing a positive environment is critical, even more so if you’re a small business. One study reports that 94% of entrepreneurs (yes, that’s you small business owners) and 88% of job seekers believe that a healthy work culture is vital for success? […]

Maintaining Healthy Work-Life Balance as a Small Business Owner

Small business owners know the struggle, maybe even better than most of us. Owners know how to be all the things, from marketer, to finance expert, to primary operator. It’s a job that requires loads of attention and effort. Not all for naught, but it can take a strain on the work-life balance—which is absolutely […]

Theft at Your Small Business? Here’s What You Do

Dealing with theft is no picnic. As a small business owner, much of managing that process will fall squarely in your lap. Depending on what was stolen, you may also be looking at some downtime if you’re unable to operate. Many small business owners also don’t have the budget for backups, so you could be […]

Building Business: The Small Business Guide to Finding More Customers

Small business owners understand the hustle. It’s a very real challenge to constantly be marketing and selling your business to find new customers. On top of that, budget is often low and time stretched thin. Without using up all your sane waking hours, how can you find new customers and expand your small business? There […]

What to Know About Insuring a Brick-and-Mortar vs. a Home-Based Business

Small businesses come in all shapes and sizes with product and service offerings that are just as unique and diverse. You might be kitschy, traditional, or groundbreaking. In any case, small businesses need to make sure they have the right coverage. There are big differences between insuring a repair business with ten employees that has […]

Marketing Tips for Small Businesses

Marketing a small business can be tough. As the owner (sometimes accountant, maintenance staff, on-call person, and everything in between), you likely know what it feels like to be strapped for cash or in need of more time. Large enterprises have the benefit of being able to employee a full-time marketing staff, a luxury that […]

What Small Business Owners Need to Know about Filing Insurance Claims

You’re not likely to hear lighthearted, fun talk when discussing filing insurance claims, but with some preparation and a good provider, it doesn’t have to be difficult. We know the hustle of the small business owner and we understand that the last thing you need is to add extra stress or items on your to-do […]

Surviving Summer: Safety Tips for Small Businesses

If the phrase cruel summer means anything to you, you know that the summer months bring more than fun in the sun and long lazy days. As a small business owner, you know that long sunny days don’t necessarily mean worry-free times. In fact, summer comes fully stocked with its own set of risks and […]