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How to Be a Great Small Business Leader

  • Entrepreneurs often only work for themselves, but leadership skills are a must when you have majority ownership with your partners or when you bring on employees
  • How leadership skills can give your company direction, set the tone of your business, and create and maintain a cohesive company
  • Clear communication, developing a vision, and other advice for stepping into the role of a leader
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The Action Plan: Making the Business Plan Happen

  • An action plan establishes a short-term effort to achieve the goals of a strategic action plan
  • Assembling a team, monitoring actions, creating a timetable, and other steps
  • Building in flexibility to account for unexpected circumstances
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Creating a LinkedIn Business Page

By Kempton Coady

LinkedIn is like a social network for the business world. Individuals set up professional profiles to share their work experience, connect with others in their company and industry, and find ways to grow professionally.

Entrepreneurs and companies can take advantage of this resource as well, setting up a LinkedIn page for their business. Doing so allows them to share insights, grow their brand awareness, and improve communications with both employees and customers.

Anyone with a personal LinkedIn profile and verified e-mail address can follow a step-by-step guide to set up a LinkedIn page for their business. LinkedIn also has a set of recommended best practices to improve the effectiveness of the page, along with instructions on utilizing videos, blogs, and other features.

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Tips For Building Long-Lasting Small Business Success

  • Entrepreneurs often focus too much on their business’s immediate needs and not enough on long-term strategy
  • Having a business plan from the outset allows you to set goals and benchmarks to meet
  • Business owners should be prepared to regularly adapt their company to fulfill changing demands and meet customer needs
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Options For Paying Your Employees When You Can’t Make Payroll

  • Employers are required by law to pay their employees, but unexpected circumstances may leave you with too little cash to make payroll
  • Communicating the situation is essential, after which you can pursue one of several potential solutions
  • An inability to meet payroll may be a warning sign that you need to make changes to your business strategy
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The Most Common Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make

  • Common mistakes made by entrepreneurs seeking to run a business
  • Failure to have a clear plan for finances, marketing, and other aspects of the business is a major shortcoming
  • Entrepreneurs must also be willing to commit to a venture and seek help as needed
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Free Bookkeeping Software for Small Business

  • Keeping track of your business expenses and income is crucial for assessing your business strategy and profitability
  • Several free online tools are available to business owners
  • Help forecast future cash flows, track down late payments, and turn the tedious task of getting paid into something much easier
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What Are the Main Purposes of a Business Plan?

  • Understand why a business plan is important and what it needs to accomplish
  • This document provides crucial guidance and minimizes the chances that you’ll run into common mistakes
  • Business plans can be dynamic documents, useful to both startups and established companies
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6 Types Of Business Plans

  • Understand different types of business plans
  • Business plans can assist you when starting a business and when growing one
  • Choosing wisely during the different periods of your business will help you better achieve your goals
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Understanding An LLC Operating Agreement

  • How an operating agreement can assist with the management of a Limited Liability Company
  • For those looking forward to starting their company as an LLC
  • Helps govern internal operations of the business in a way that suits the specific needs of the business owners
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