The recent passage of a new tax bill has a lot of small businesses excited — and rightfully so. But before you go about investing a tax refund you have yet to receive or changing the structure of your business to get a more favorable rate, it can help to get some expert insights. Michael […]
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As a small business owner, you have to constantly be selling. It’s not just about selling products to customers, either. You have to sell investors on your company, sell new employees on jobs with your business and sell ideas to clients. Michelle Weinstein, a.k.a. The Pitch Queen, is well aware of the importance of selling.
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Going from investment banking to scooping gelato isn’t a very common career trajectory. But it’s exactly what Uli Nasibova did. The founder of Gelateria Uli recently spoke with me as part of our exclusive Smart Hustle Report. During the conversation, Nasibova offered some thoughts on scaling a business as well as how her career in
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Chad Corzine didn’t set out to start a business. He simply wanted to start a small garden in his apartment and couldn’t find a product that fit his needs. Even after he did start his business, he had to constantly make adjustment and change his thinking based on things he learned from customers. Corzine is
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“The customer is always right” is a popular edict among business owners. But how many entrepreneurs actually live by that rule 100 percent of the time? Justin Finkelman, founder of customizable clothing company Fitness Wear understands the importance of this saying more than most. And living by it has allowed the company to provide a
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It’s the ambition of many entrepreneurs to grow a small startup into a big, international brand. Brian Scudamore, founder and CEO of O2E Brands, the company behind 1-800-GOT-JUNK and other home service brands, has achieved just that. Scudamore, who recently spoke with Small Business Trends as part of our exclusive Smart Hustle Report, started his
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Some entrepreneurs find their niche by helping others release the creativity they have inside. Anne-Marie Faiola understands the importance of creativity more than most. A former corrections officer, Faiola turned to her hobby of soap making to deal with the stress of her day job. And now she helps other people leverage their own creativity
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Sometimes major life events, like near death experiences, can help entrepreneurs find some much-needed perspective about what success means to them. That was the case with Rand Leeb-du Toit. Said Leeb-du Toit, “If you were on your deathbed 18 months from now, and there was no coming back. That’s it. You’re on a one way
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