Writing Successful Business Plans For The New Year

Writing Successful Business Plans For The New Year

As 2018 has come to a close, we’ve done a ton to make the new year transition as smooth as possible. We’ve wrapped up 2018 and we’re ready to welcome 2019. But as the end of the year can be a crazy time for business owners, so too is the beginning of one. You’ve got...
How To Stay Productive When You Work From Home

How To Stay Productive When You Work From Home

Opportunities to work from home can be both a blessing and a curse – something I am all too familiar with. Creating your own office space gives you much more freedom to work on your own and in your own way, but your own home can also be chock-full of...
This Is Not Your Daddy’s Company Anymore

This Is Not Your Daddy’s Company Anymore

Years ago, building a company meant buying a storefront on a corner in your neighborhood. Your loved ones spread the word and loyal friends and family members kept you in business. You had to be physically close to your customers to provide products and services for...
How Technology is Reshaping Today’s Business Climate

How Technology is Reshaping Today’s Business Climate

After the Industrial Revolution, the world of business stayed consistent for about a century. That being said, the idea of that kind of thing ever happening again is pretty much out of the question. We’re living in a time where technology progresses faster than we can...
Why Every Entrepreneur Should Be Blogging

Why Every Entrepreneur Should Be Blogging

Picture this: You have a great idea for a product and you build up a business around it. It takes off for a while – you’ve got a great team with a common vision and great marketing ideas. Maybe your business does well…for a while. Then sales start to...
Tax Tips For The End of The Year

Tax Tips For The End of The Year

The end of the year can be an overwhelming time for anyone, and that is especially true for business owners. When you’re trying to wrap up the year successfully, it can feel nearly impossible to enjoy the holidays. With everything on your to-do list, worrying about...
December 2018 Newsletter

December 2018 Newsletter

This Month’s TOPIC // Closing the Year 4 Things to Add to Your End-of-the-Year Checklist The end of the year is the perfect time for business owners to reflect on the growth of their business in the last twelve months. It can help to shape the following months,...
The Entrepreneur’s Toolkit

The Entrepreneur’s Toolkit

For every 10 entrepreneurs, eight of them fail within the first 18 months of operation. There are hundreds of arguments for why that happens and you can find tips anywhere for how to try and avoid being part of that 80 percent. But how can you tell which tips are...
November 2018 Newsletter

November 2018 Newsletter

This Month’s TOPIC // Honoring Our Veterans Why America’s Veterans Make the Best Entrepreneurs The men and women who serve our country are some of the most trusted individuals in American society. Notably, 73% of citizens have confidence in the military, the...
News From the President 12/2018

News From the President 12/2018

Hello fellow entrepreneurs! So many exciting things planned for 2019, but let’s first cover some of the events as we wind down in 2018. I attended the National Association of Insurance Commissioners conference in San Francisco this past month. So much is being...
Boosting Your Sales This Cyber Monday

Boosting Your Sales This Cyber Monday

Ever since I can remember, my mom and I have made it a tradition to get up early on Black Friday and get our Christmas shopping done. Every year, my mom asks me if I “still want to get up early” to go shopping, and every year, I say, “duh.” Of course, Black Friday has...
Improving Your Thanksgiving Conversation

Improving Your Thanksgiving Conversation

If you’re like me, Thanksgiving can kind of be a gamble when it comes to table conversation. Some years, the family can keep things light and fun and we end the holiday with big smiles and full bellies. Other times, someone makes the mistake of bringing up politics or...
4 Things To Add To Your End-of-Year Checklist

4 Things To Add To Your End-of-Year Checklist

The end of the year is the perfect time for business owners to reflect on the growth of their business in the last twelve months. It can help to shape the following months, as every experience in a new business can be a learning opportunity. We’ve discussed making new...
Evaluating Your 2018 Resolutions

Evaluating Your 2018 Resolutions

2018 is coming to an end more quickly than we realize. Do you remember what resolutions you made almost a year ago? How long were you able to keep them up? I made it until about April before they went out the window. It wasn’t until a few days ago when I thought about...
Why You Should Be Practicing Gratitude Every Day

Why You Should Be Practicing Gratitude Every Day

Anyone who knows me, knows how important a quality gratitude is to me. It makes all the difference in the world, and can turn any dreary situation into a joyful one. It can change our personal lives for the good, but it can also brighten up our entrepreneurial spirit....
Read This If You Feel Like Your Business Has Hit a Wall

Read This If You Feel Like Your Business Has Hit a Wall

When entrepreneurs first start out as business owners, their dreams are constantly pushing them forward. But after you see your first few successes and your business starts to level out, it’s common to face a bit of a slump in your work. You feel burnt out, washed up,...
Going Big – Scaring Business Owners Out of Success

Going Big – Scaring Business Owners Out of Success

When a good family friend considered expanding his business out of Scottsdale, Arizona to Mesa, Arizona, he imagined his clientele expanding and his money growing. Unfortunately, his investment in office space in Mesa ended up failing – he was unable to attract...