Small businesses make up 99% of the world’s business population, yet women-led start-ups received only 2.3% of Venture Capital funding in 2020, according to Harvard Business Review. This is particularly concerning in today’s business landscape, where much of the economy’s recovery rests upon small business’ own return to growth. Cisco at Web Summit 2021: Powering […]
eBay fees too high? Here are 8 ways to lower them
Keep those costs down As an eBay seller, you’re probably not too happy with the marketplace’s recent fee adjustments. eBay has increased its listing upgrade fees, made changes to the final value fees, and has begun hitting under-performing sellers with penalty fees over the last three years. Even so, eBay is still the third-most preferred […]
Small Business Exit Strategy – Naomi Simson
How do you know when is best to exit your business? Kerrie Richards Founder of Merino Country has been manufacturing and marketing merino products for more than a quarter of a century. In this first episode of Handpicked podcast, Kerrie (who considers herself a small business owner and manufacturer) bravely asks the questions that most […]
4 Ways to Penetrate a Saturated Market
Saturated markets are often considered one of the biggest challenges for entrepreneurs looking to implement their business ideas. Although competing with established businesses is often seen as a bane, it can actually be a boon. The saturation, or oversaturation, of a market is a clear indication of a demand for a good or service, making it a matter of […]
Video Shows Misdemeanor Traffic Stop Gone Fatal After Grand Rapids Officer Shoots Black Man In The Back of The Head
In the shooting of an unarmed Black man in Michigan, the Grand Rapids Police Department finally released the highly demanded video footage on Wednesday confirming that one of its officers shot him in the back of his head following a misdemeanor traffic stop. An explicit video of the shooting was released during a press conference […]
What if Small Business Digitization was not about Technology?
Call it entrepreneurial agility or being nimble. From the 600 small businesses we questioned for the Global Workforce Survey, almost 85 percent of respondents reported plans to adopt a “Work from Anywhere” policy. Not only have small businesses embraced the new market for cloud services and solutions, they are also leveraging the opportunity of Hybrid […]
Manage Comments on Clients’ Blog Posts
Quicker comment checks If you’re managing WordPress sites with a blog, add them to The Hub by GoDaddy Pro. It simplifies time-consuming tasks, like when you manage comments on clients’ blog posts, to the extent that pros using The Hub report it saves them three hours each month for every website they have on it. There’s […]
It is time to podcast
Handpicked the Podcast Having written blog posts for many years (and I will continue to do so), I thought perhaps it is time to do a podcast for business owners. I am committed to sharing what I am learning to support other business owners. I enjoy a podcast, in fact increasingly I listen to podcasts […]
Three Lessons From Business Leadership: Why David Has Goliath Stumbling in Ukraine
Ukraine has astonished the world by stalling Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked invasion and recapturing territory Russian troops had taken. Retired U.S. Army Major Gen. James “Spider” Marks recently explained why: The Russian forces are “poorly led. There’s nothing worse in any organization than crappy leadership.” Whether you’re talking about an army, a business, or a […]
36-Year-Old Entrepreneur Battling Stage 3 Cancer Believes Her Diagnosis Is a Gift
Dawn Myers, founder and CEO of THE MOST, a beauty-tech company that markets a patented detangling tool for women with curly hair, has recently taken to Instagram to share her diagnosis and journey battling Stage 3 colorectal cancer. While the cancer diagnosis initially sent the 36-year-old spiraling into a place of despair, she now has […]