The Association for Entrepreneurship USA
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The Association for Entrepreneurship USA serves independent and small business leaders across all 50 states through community involvement, peer mentoring and education. By joining forces for greater purchasing power, we offer todays entrepreneur the competitive edge needed to compete in todays digital world.
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Recent Articles
What Intimidates You Most About Your Business? Here’s Why You Should Be Asking
You’re used to working hard — and we mean really hard. You’re starving by 10:30 am, but your day is back-to-back meetings, and now you’re getting an important call that you were supposed to have 30 minutes ago. So, when someone asks you, “What intimidates you most...
Why Setting up Cloud Storage Is a Must in 2020
With business and consumer needs changing so quickly this year, you don’t want to be left behind. How many times have you been out of the office and unable to access company data, leaving your staff and customers hanging? The best way to ensure you are keeping up is...
How Do We Handle the Prolonged Stress of the Pandemic at Home?
Remember when we thought this pandemic would be over in a few months? I do, and it feels like it must’ve been years ago. While every area is recovering at different rates, our divided nation can probably agree on one thing: We’re all tired of this pandemic. We miss...
Making SEO a Highly Effective Long-Term Marketing Tool
If you’ve finally started a company blog and put in all the effort to write posts, create tags, and enhance search engine optimization (SEO) for your content, it’s very exciting to post and send out to your email list. You might be eagerly awaiting people to find your...
What’s the Secret Behind a Great Cold Email? It Has to Do With Your Branding
There are many philosophies about branding — but when’s the last time you heard someone philosophize over a great cold email? Luckily, they’re more related than you think. Mastering the art of a cold email is important. Much of our social and business communication is...
Struggling to Keep Customers? Build Loyalty by Staying in Touch
During a pandemic, it’s easy to see lots of reasons why many businesses are losing customers right now. But that doesn’t mean you’re completely helpless — in fact, this might be the best time to impress consumers by reaching out to them through a beautiful, mailed...
Taking a Road Trip? Here Are 2 Questions to Ask Yourself to Be Prepared
The most exciting part of road trips is the adventure — and every adventure needs the right preparation to go smoothly. When you’re prepared, even the most spontaneous moments are more enjoyable because you don’t need to worry about the worst possible outcomes. So,...
Give Yourself a Break: Dreaming of Your 2021 Vacation Isn’t Such a Bad Idea
You might get some questions and a cautious look if you start talking about planning your vacation in 2021: “Where would you go?” “What if they don’t relieve the travel ban then?” “Why are you thinking about traveling right now?” Leisure travel might not sound like a...
What Many Small-Business Owners Haven’t Tried to Reduce Payroll Processing Costs
Whether you’re calculating payroll yourself or using a third party, many miss a crucial fact: Your time is worth something. How much does it cost for you to run payroll? As the key decision-maker, your time, focus, and energy are extremely valuable to your business’s...
How to Endure Boredom: The Secret of the World’s Most Successful Athletes and Businessmen
How good are you at being bored? Boredom doesn’t necessarily happen because we don’t have anything to do. It often happens because there’s nothing we’re curious about. People in every industry and career feel some amount of boredom toward their job — including...
2 Tips to Make Your Packaging Current and Unforgettable
If you could improve your first impression on a first date, you probably would. The same mentality should apply to product packaging. Nearly 72% of American consumers say packaging influenced their purchasing decision. Whether you’re thinking about shipping products...
The New Facebook Messaging Scam to Watch Out For
Imagine you’ve suddenly gotten a Facebook message from someone you trust, like a great aunt. They ask if you’ve recently seen any good real estate. You wonder, why are they asking? Your great aunt says she’s recently gotten a $150,000 government grant and she’s...