By Winmark Business Solutions
Hiring someone is hard work — especially the first time. You'll make mistakes. After you've made the hire and the employee has been oriented, it might be time to sit down and make some notes about what went right with your strategy and what went wrong. (more…)
By Winmark Business Solutions
The Going Green movement has evolved into something more than reduce, reuse and recycle. Implementing environmental initiatives in your business can save money, increase efficiency, and may even qualify small business owners for tax credits. (more…)
By Donna Gunter
About a year ago I fired Internet Explorer as my primary browser. Why? Because it crashed on me constantly and took forever at times to transition from one site to another. I’ve found the Firefox browser much more user friendly, especially given the number of plugins that have been developed for the browser. (more…)
By Hostway
Get more value from your shrinking IT budget by outsourcing your routine server maintenance tasks and reallocating your staff to focus on adding value to your business. With hosted Web solutions, you can outsource without sacrificing quality or performance. (more…)
By Winmark Business Solutions
If you're starting a business for the first time, you’re facing a challenge because you don't have an established track record on which to rely. You do not have a history of operations, profitable or otherwise, and searching for help can be exhausting. However, there are several resources and organizations dedicated to helping women-owned businesses get started and grow successfully. (more…)
By Hostway
When you’re the boss, getting motivated and quickly seeing how more customers can increase your profits isn’t hard. Think big, just make sure your expectations can be met. It’s a lot easier to feel good about a 2 percent increase if your initial goal isn’t to double your revenue. (more…)
By Winmark Business Solutions
For many small companies, the secret of continued business success in competing against larger companies is to do everything a little bit better than the competition. (more…)
By Winmark Business Solutions
If you have ever considered or even dreamed of going into business for yourself, you've already engaged in some degree of business planning. Most likely your planning was intertwined with your thoughts about the personal issues that accompany a decision to start your own business. (more…)
By Winmark Business Solutions
New small businesses that need a loan to get started are in a classic catch-22: lenders will want to see a proven track record before they lend you any money, but you can't establish the track record until you get the loan. As a result, a lot of new owners have to turn to alternate sources of financing, such as selling personal assets, borrowing from friends and relatives, or taking on partners or investors. (more…)
By Winmark Business Solutions
Think you know everything there is to know about starting a new business? There is a lot involved in getting a new business up and running. Winmark Business Solutions provides a basic, starting checklist for making your dream of owning your own business a reality. (more…)