Why Being a Small Business Owner is Like a Game of Whack-a-Mole or like the movie “Aliens”
Are you tired of constantly feeling like you’re being knocked down as a small business owner? And does it seem like every time you solve one problem, another one pops up? Well, let me say this: I have some good news for you – you’re playing the ultimate game of Whack-a-Mole! Or better yet, […]
Supercharge Your Own SEO-Content!
To start out, I’m going out on a limb here. If there’s anybody that is a business owner, or has their own e-commerce website and wants to save a fair amount of money from hiring a content writer to promote your goods and services, then this article is for you. I’m a firm believer that […]
Is the Commercial Real Estate Market Setting us up for Another 2008-like Recession?
To start out, for the audience here that is old enough to remember the Great Recession of 2008, it was not a joke, to say the least. The events of the economic downturn back then were over creative financing called subprime mortgages. Back in the early 2000s, the US housing market was booming, with home […]
Is the 1099-K Strangling Small Business and Entrepreneurship in This Country? Yes, it is, and here’s why it’s time to change that!
So, in January 2021, a ton of boxes fell on me in my garage. Humorously, I’m already sounding like a cliché. Please forgive me! Seriously, though, I wasn’t injured, but it was a wake-up call that my family and I needed to clean up the cluttered mess that had been accumulating in the garage over […]
The Ultimate Dilbert Principle Horror Story
If you’re familiar with the cartoon character Dilbert, you might be wondering what he has to do with small business. After all, he’s a character primarily focused on corporate life. Please! bear with me audience, by the end of this story you’ll see how this all relates. In this quasi-book review/hard-luck story, I promise you’ll […]
How to Keep Your Small Business Afloat in Times of High Inflation!
When starting a business, the first thing that comes to mind is often the rewards we reap from it. As a former business owner, I used to only look at profits and always overlooked the expenses that went into maintaining business operations. Using this as an analogy, being the owner of a business is kind […]
The Process of Obtaining a Small Business License (God Help Us All!)
If you’ve read any of my articles, you know I have a talent for starting on one topic and ending up on another. In this article, I’m not trying to discourage you from getting a small business license… but let’s just say the process of obtaining one can be as painful as getting a root […]
Ghost Kitchens: The Spookily Profitable Small Business Model!
When I first heard the term “ghost kitchen,” I thought someone was talking about a spooky culinary laboratory where the ghosts of famous chefs haunt the kitchen, whipping up ectoplasmic recipes for the living. Also, I was laughing at this term, because what kind of silly gimmick is this? But it turns out, a ghost […]