Business Ideas & Tips

How to Beat the Heat Around the Office: Savvy Tips for the Self-Employed

By Rick Klaras July 1, 2022

Summer is here, so if you’re not already trying desperately to find ways to stay cool, you will be soon. After all, it’s pretty hard to stay productive when you’re going into heat exhaustion, and good luck trying to look suave with a big sweat stain running down your back. So, short of wearing one ...

Coping with Inflation in Your Small Business

By Janet Attard July 1, 2022

Inflation is the leading challenge facing small businesses this year. With inflation rates reaching a 41-year high this spring, many small businesses are getting caught between that proverbial rock and hard place. On one hand, they’re seeing their costs of doing business skyrocketing. On the other hand, their customers are looking for bargains and cutting ...

Top 10 Mistakes In Online Business

Corbett Barr July 1, 2022

Millions of online businesses are started each year, but many never succeed. It’s relatively easy to find small business ideas, and the steps for starting a business are well-known. But many newbies make common startup mistakes that make success elusive. To help you succeed, we’ve put together this list of the top 10 common online ...

7 Business Lessons for Entrepreneurs from McDonald’s and Ray Kroc

Team ZenBusiness June 28, 2022

If you are a small business owner and you want to learn about scaling, franchising and building a brand then the one business you look to as a reference, who has done this incredibly well, is McDonald’s. They are a true American business icon and success story. In a new movie, “The Founder“, the story ...

Mission First or Profit First – Mission Driven Clothing Retailer Thrives

Team ZenBusiness June 7, 2022

Having a strong community is a powerful way to build your business. If your business is more than just “products”, but a “community” it’s much more powerful. Having a customer is nice, in fact, it’s essential. AND having an energized community means you’ll always have customers. In my book “Celebrity CEO“, I write about the power of ...

9 Toxic Coworkers to Look Out for (and How to Protect Yourself)

By Blaine Loomer June 7, 2022

Learn how to work around these kinds of problem coworkers Just one person behaving badly at work can send company morale into a downward spiral. Unfortunately, most companies have more than one ne’er-do-well bringing everyone else down. It’s time to call those morale- and productivity-busting personalities on the carpet so you can spot them and ...

How to Take a Vacation When You Run a Small Business

By Janet Attard June 1, 2022

For small business owners, taking a vacation — at least one where you don’t spend the whole time tethered to your smartphone or computer — may seem nearly impossible. Here’s what you need to do so you can relax and enjoy the time away from your business. Running a business? Think you can’t get away ...

Guide to Hiring an Intern

By Patricia Schaefer June 1, 2022

Hiring interns can be a win-win for both employers and students. Here’s a look at the benefits of hiring interns as well as training considerations and what the law says about paying interns. A few summers ago, Business Know-How hired an intern. This communications major came to us with a 3.95 grade point average, a ...

Full Guide to Mood Boards

Team ZenBusiness May 31, 2022

What is your brand trying to say? What logo will suit your company? What photos can reflect your brand personality in the most accurate way? If you struggle with answering these questions, you absolutely need a mood board. A mood board is a set of images, words, citations, and other content that can help you ...

Cab, Train, or Plane: How to Stay Productive and Get More Done on the Go

Team ZenBusiness May 28, 2022

If you are someone who often travels for work or has the luxury of being able to run your own business from anywhere and you take advantage of that, then you know that remaining productive while on the go can be a challenge. There are many people, myself included, who have been able to perfect ...

From Police Officer to Crime Scene Cleaning Business

Team ZenBusiness May 27, 2022

Laura Spaulding, is the owner of Spaulding Decon. She’s a former Kansas City Police Officer, who transitioned to entrepreneurship through a series of tough lessons, school of hard knocks and the joys of the freedom of business ownership. Today Spaulding Decon cleans up messy, toxic, and at times emotionally traumatic crime scenes. But that’s only a ...

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