How to avoid burnout

Owning a small business requires working around the clock. Likely, you see your business as your baby, which means you take care of it no matter what time it is. But this lack of work-life balance can quickly lead to owner burnout. One study found that burnout can lead to a variety of issues for…

As a passionate entrepreneur, it’s likely that your mind is always on your business, and rightfully so. You’re thinking through how to convince that customer who’s on the fence to stay, how to take better care of your employees, and ensuring rent gets paid on time. So, when it’s time to come home from work,…

As someone looking to start a side business, you’ve probably heard that small, local companies are the backbone to America. They’re so critical, in fact, that the SBA declared that in 2019, 30.7 million small businesses were in operation in the U.S., employing 59.9 million people. All of these companies make up 99.9% of all…

It’s no secret that Black Friday is the busiest shopping day of the year, when big box stores put their greatest deals on display.  While Black Friday gets its national recognition for a boom in transactions for retail stores, it’s the following day that smaller businesses gear up for an uptick in sales. Formally declared…