A QUICK LOOK AT GETTING A SMALL BUSINESS LOAN
IS OWNING A SMALL BUSINESS RIGHT FOR YOU?
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Make Up Do's and Dont's for Black Women
Low Cost Ways to Advertise Your Small Business
Creating a Smart Plan to Secure the Future of Your Business!
Get the Sale by Creating a Great First Impression
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aximizing Your Marketing Impact for Growth
Simplifying Your Operations for Success With a POS System
Conquer Procrastination and Unlock Your Potential
The Importance of Building Healthy Relationships
Why Your Companies Image is More Crucial Than Ever Beore
How to Create a Cohesive Business Brand
5 WAYS TO JUMP START YOUR BUSINESS SALES
Legal challenges are an inevitable part of running a business. For black business owners, these challenges can be particularly daunting, given the systemic inequities and additional hurdles they often face.
TIPS TO PREVENT LEGAL ISSUES FROM DERAILING YOUR SMALL BUSINESS
Email marketing remains one of the most effective tools for engaging customers, driving sales, and building lasting relationships. For black business owners, mastering email marketing can provide a significant edge in a competitive marketplace.
LET EMAIL MARKETING HELP DRIVE NEW BUSINESS RIGHT TO YOUR DOOR
THE IMPORTANCE OF BUILDING AND MAINTAINING GOOD CREDIT
SMALL BUSINESS MISTAKES YOU HAVE TO AVOID
UNLEASH THE POTENTIAL OF YOUR BUSINESS CARD
While many people dream about becoming a small business owner, it is important to note that every entrepreneur isn’t successful and every small business story is not a happy one.
One of the key reasons for this must do with the very nature of entrepreneurism itself.
Being an entrepreneur is hard and it involves risks which in turn means that most small business owners will experience starts and sputters, successes and failures.
The great thing however, is that as an entrepreneur you can learn from the mistakes of other small business owners.
Our team has taken the time to compile together a list of a few of the most common missteps that entrepreneurs have told us they’ve made as they have traveled down the road to building their businesses.
One of the key reasons for this must do with the very nature of entrepreneurism itself.
Being an entrepreneur is hard and it involves risks which in turn means that most small business owners will experience starts and sputters, successes and failures.
The great thing however, is that as an entrepreneur you can learn from the mistakes of other small business owners.
Our team has taken the time to compile together a list of a few of the most common missteps that entrepreneurs have told us they’ve made as they have traveled down the road to building their businesses.
• “Not taking the time to create a business plan.”
• “Focusing on all the things that really didn’t matter to my business.”
• “I didn’t ask my staff their sizes before I ordered a bunch of uniforms – big mistake.”
• “Not testing sufficiently testing out our product(s) before we brought them to market.”
• “Thinking that I didn’t need anyone else to help me – boy was I wrong!”
• “Focusing on all the things that really didn’t matter to my business.”
• “I didn’t ask my staff their sizes before I ordered a bunch of uniforms – big mistake.”
• “Not testing sufficiently testing out our product(s) before we brought them to market.”
• “Thinking that I didn’t need anyone else to help me – boy was I wrong!”
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• “I hired people who needed a job instead of hiring people who could do the job!”
• “Not keeping my families personal issues out of our family business”
• “We didn’t market and advertise our business as nearly as much as we should have.”
• “The big thing is that I didn’t take the time to care for myself – I stressed myself out and ended getting really sick.”
• “We got some really nice office space before we ever started making any really nice money!”
• “I trusted my brother-in-law to do my taxes!”
• “Not listening to my staff more – they had some good ideas that really could have made our operation run much smoother.”
• “I was disorganized – kept all my paperwork all over the place – what a mess!”
• “I gave up much too quickly!”
• “Wow! We completely underestimated how much money we needed!”
• “Not keeping my families personal issues out of our family business”
• “We didn’t market and advertise our business as nearly as much as we should have.”
• “The big thing is that I didn’t take the time to care for myself – I stressed myself out and ended getting really sick.”
• “We got some really nice office space before we ever started making any really nice money!”
• “I trusted my brother-in-law to do my taxes!”
• “Not listening to my staff more – they had some good ideas that really could have made our operation run much smoother.”
• “I was disorganized – kept all my paperwork all over the place – what a mess!”
• “I gave up much too quickly!”
• “Wow! We completely underestimated how much money we needed!”
It's important to note that every entrepreneur isn’t successful and every small business story is not a happy one.
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• “Ok I’ll admit it this one time; I should have listened to my wife!”
• “We started out way too big, with too many products – we needed to narrow our product line so that we could provide a better service and quality.”
Share with us any missteps that you may have made.
• “We started out way too big, with too many products – we needed to narrow our product line so that we could provide a better service and quality.”
Share with us any missteps that you may have made.
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