Our attention spans as business owners is often being pulled in multiple directions. Between clients, marketing, administrative tasks and the financials, we can feel overwhelmed by running a business. We can also find ourselves confused about which tasks to focus on and when. I’m telling you right now that running a business well comes with […]
I have a big media conference I’m attending this week. The good news is I don’t have to travel for it. It’s actually being held up the street from my apartment. The bad news is I haven’t looked at the schedule yet. Fortunately, I’m a pro at having a productive conference experience, even while pressed for […]
You may think of business check ins as something you do annually. Or if you’re really on top of it, quarterly. Those check ins are great, and you should do them at those times. But once a month give your business a quick look over and ask yourself if you’re on track to creating the […]
As a business, your business website is essentially your company’s own little slice of virtual real estate. What you do with that real estate is totally up to you. You can either take advantage – reinforcing your brand image and driving sales – or you can waste it. While no honest business owner would intentionally […]
Fiat money, or fiat currency, is a currency that a government (usually a national government) has declared to be legal tender. This currency, unlike older styles of currency, is not backed by a physical commodity (the way US dollars were once backed by gold). It’s the type of currency we’ve all relied on for the […]
You’ve probably heard that investing in the stock market is one of the best ways to build wealth. Yet, millennials are holding more cash than prior generations, despite the past decade of unprecedented stock market growth. Among the many reasons for this: millennials feel unprepared to invest, don’t know where to start investing, or are worried about an eventual […]
If you’ve been watching the news for Bitcoin- and cryptocurrency-related stories, you’ve likely heard about the massive heists robbing exchanges of millions—and sometimes hundreds of millions of dollars. Back in January, the well-known crypto exchange Coincheck was victim to a cyber attack, costing its investors more than $530 million in cryptocurrency. That news broke just […]
Thanks in part to the excitement generated from its skyrocketing price, Bitcoin (along with similar types of digital currency) is gradually entering the mainstream. Consumers are scrambling to get in on the action. They are driving up the price of GPUs with their rush to establish new mining rigs. National governments around the world are debating […]
Whether you admit it or not, branding plays a significant role in our purchasing decisions as consumers. There’s even evidence to suggest that the presence of a strong brand name is enough to influence your taste and other perceptions of quality. In your own life, you might also consider a company’s brand strength when evaluating […]
If you’re like most entrepreneurs or business professionals, you probably have a million things going on. Whether you’re balancing multiple gigs or multiple positions within the same job, it can be difficult to stay organized. When I launched my first company, me and my co-founders were as fresh as they come. That said, we had […]