Business Tips

The end of the year’s a great time to evaluate your business’ progress and set goals for next year. Start by looking at your current business plan. Is it up to date? Are you on track to meet long-term goals?

You don’t always have to sit in a conference room when you meet with co-workers: Take a walk instead.

Procrastination: we’ve all dealt with it at some point. But did you know it goes deeper than just putting off a task? In our minds, each task falls into one of four categories: expectancy, value, time or impulsivity. Or in layman’s terms, we don’t care, we’re not getting the wanted results, our time is too valuable, or we’re just downright impulsive.

‘Tis the season of giving. Not only can you give back to the community this holiday season, but so can your local small business. Here are some creative ways to get your business involved.

It started with passion. Then the idea. Now you even have the whole business plan with all the details addressed. What you likely do not have is the money. A business pitch competition could possibly be just the thing to get your startup truly started.

We all set goals for ourselves but achieving them is another feat. Bullet journaling is a simple way to combine creativity and organization and keep yourself accountable to achieve both short- and long-term goals.

Executive coach and business advisor Tina Meilleur offers some firsthand insight into what it takes to be an entrepreneur. She is the owner of Design Your Success and has a broad range of professional experience, from working with small businesses to Fortune 500 companies.

Cyber security threats are out there every day for businesses, regardless of their size. That’s why business owners should lead by example and teach employees how to protect confidential information, like company finances.

According to “The Mind of a Strategist,” effectively negotiating requires practice, not to be left dormant and tapped at will. At 4, my granddaughter Emily gets it.

In 2016, video accounted for 67% of all internet traffic and will account for 80% of all internet traffic by 2021.