Life has thrown us quite a curveball this past year. Our 2020 certainly did not turn out the way we had planned it, which is probably why many of us have been forced to really reflect on our lives and our plans. It’s gotten us thinking about what we really want and where to find …
Guidant Financial and the Small Business Trends Alliance’s (SBTA) Small Business Trends: 2021 report is a survey among more than 2,400 current and aspiring small business owners across the United States. Among them, 31 percent have been operational for ten years or more, 19 percent have been operational for two to three years, and 19 …
You might think that cybercriminals or hackers will constantly target bigger corporations or government organizations. Still, they might be more likely to neglect bigger institutions because they are much harder to hack. Instead, they might look at growing businesses and those who might be smaller in scale but will more likely have looser digital security. Smaller businesses …
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It has been more than a year since the pandemic started. Even if economies are slowly opening and more businesses are slowly gaining momentum, not all managed to cope and thrive during the new normal. Many small businesses are still struggling due to how quickly our ways of life changed. All these getting accustomed to, …
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Throughout this pandemic, many of us acquired new hobbies and interests to make the reality of being stuck at home more bearable. Some of us took up baking, reconnecting with an abandoned musical instrument, or focused more seriously on our physical fitness. Apart from helping us cope, we’ve also reaped other rewards from these hobbies, …
These days, you can’t blame anyone for having to find ways to earn extra income outside of their main job – or as the younger people call it, a “side-hustle.” Given that the minimum wage in the United States is no longer enough to support yourself (let alone a family of four), many people do …
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Starting a business when you are young is very scary. You think that you do not have the experience and the maturity to run a business. So, you decided to wait until you are ready. However, being in your 20s give you a lot of advantages. You may feel like you do not have the …
There once was a time when sustainability in business was thought to be a fad. Nowadays, green initiatives are no longer just a trend in business, it’s now of vital importance. This is no more obvious than in how many economic advantages there are to going green, such as significant energy savings, marketing opportunities, and …
People often talk about the requirements of business success. Though knowledge is an essential part of things, one main driver for success is confidence. It is confident leaders that believe in a product or service and build a business around it. Without confidence, many companies would fold at the first sign of trouble. When you …
During these times, people have to be resourceful to still provide for their families’ needs and help make ends meet. Not everyone is fortunate enough to still get to work remotely nor is everyone a guaranteed recipient of the universal basic income from the government. You have to think of ways to survive and keep …
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