By Derek Goodman Growing a business is an exercise in managed courage. While the instinct to scale quickly is natural, the most resilient enterprises are those that treat expansion as a series of calculated experiments rather than a single high-stakes bet. By implementing structured safeguards, business owners can protect their core operations while aggressively pursuing Read More

By Derek Goodman Local businesses everywhere—from corner bakeries to neighborhood garages—face the same truth: economic conditions shift, sometimes slowly, sometimes overnight. Adaptable owners tend to stay ahead, not by guessing the future, but by building habits and systems that absorb shocks. Business planning leads to business preparation. Plan for economic downturns. Key Points Think community-first, Read More

So you started a business and are ready to start selling your items. In addition to setting prices, you’ve got to set up business banking and select point-of-sale merchant processing. Square is everywhere. As a leader in point-of-sale (POS) systems, you have seen Square devices in small businesses everywhere. You have paid for meals, products, Read More

By James Chittenden Whether a shutdown, civil unrest, terrorism, or a natural disaster, there are huge rewards to a business continuity plan. Get back up and running fast after emergencies. Here is how. If you live in a disaster-prone area, invest in a little preparation.  For example, anyone who has spent years on the coast Read More

By James McCain, Dusk Rise Cybersecurity is like insurance. You don’t think you need it until you do, but then it’s too late.  Businesses are liable for the data they collect. You could purchase data insurance to protect against loss. Better yet, you can prevent against the breach in the first place.  It is like Read More

Visitors will stay on your site and read content IF your site is easy to use…on ALL devices. Maybe your site looks great on a desktop or laptop, but on a mobile device or phone, you look like this: As Form Web Design says, “…mobile is not the future, it is the now. Meet your Read More

If the coronavirus affects you, family, friends or employees, there is nothing more important than recovery. Coronavirus has halted social activity and commerce around the globe, fast. It is time to plan for the possibility that social activity and commerce will resume fast. Why? In China, coronavirus patients are recovering and resuming their lives. Temporary Read More

Costs to start businesses vary wildly according to industry, location, and size. Clearly, it costs more to start a car dealership than it does to start a lawn service. But when it comes to startup costs, you must plan for the unplanned. We know that business planning can be a dry subject. Check out the Read More