When the pandemic hit in March 2020, Chuy’s, a Texas-based chain that owns and operates more than 90 Tex-Mex restaurants in 17 states, found itself facing the same uncertainties as every other business in its sector. Off-premises sales surged. Dine-in sales plummeted. Long-range plans went out the window. Yet unlike […]
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How Companies Can Partner with Nonprofits
In today’s ESG-focused world, there is no taboo about corporations seeking advice and partnership opportunities with nonprofits. Unfortunately, many corporations don’t know where to start. What contact they have had with nonprofits has usually been through their corporate giving or corporate social responsibility programs. Three main opportunities exist for collaboration: […]
How to Improve Your Personal and Business Credit Scores
By Baylee Alerding Posted on October 26, 2022 A good credit score can make all the difference. Lower interest rates. Better deals. Greater chance of approval. And this is especially true when you’re a business owner. Two scores come into play when you apply for business credit — […]
Micropayments for content | Seth’s Blog
This is a problem that comes up every year or two, but no one has implemented a useful solution yet. Advertising is a surprisingly bad way for a culture to pay for content, because the kind of content that gets rewarded is often dumbed down for a large audience or […]
How to Use LinkedIn Events
Reading Time: 7 minutes Covid 19 pandemic (that is hopefully behind us) limited the possibilities for travel and face-to-face meetings. Luckily, adaptable business people quickly found a solution and turned towards online events. One such example are LinkedIn Events. This networking feature enables LinkedIn members to discover workshops, meetups and […]
Mark Vaesen on working with Julia Chanteray
Mark Vaesen runs Tomango and did some one-to-one business coaching with Julia Chanteray. Here, Mark chats with Jane de Vos about the benefits the business has seen as a result of his coaching time with Julia. And why he’s still using the techniques today that increase his sales conversion rates […]
Six Takeaways From Sir Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin Group
Last week, I had the extraordinary pleasure to sit down with Sir Richard Branson, Founder of The Virgin Group to discuss entrepreneurship, attitude, optimism, innovation – and space travel. Sir Richard is one of the most prolific serial entrepreneurs in the world, he holds many titles, not least: Guinness World […]
For successful data management, keep it simple
Check out the on-demand sessions from the Low-Code/No-Code Summit to learn how to successfully innovate and achieve efficiency by upskilling and scaling citizen developers. Watch now. Data is critical to business success in today’s world, and a solid data management foundation is the key to taking advantage of growth opportunities. […]
Passive income books on you’d wish you read earlier
You don’t have to work a traditional job to make money; in fact, you don’t have to work at all. While employment with a paycheck, also called active income, is the traditional method of earning a living, passive income is another overlooked revenue stream. Passive income is the opposite […]
5 Reasons Employee Ownership Can Take Your Small Business to the Next Level » Succeed As Your Own Boss
This content is sponsored by Employee Ownership Equals It’s no secret that the last few years have been hard on small businesses. In mid-April 2020, 30 percent of small businesses were forced to close. While many of those closures were temporary, owners are still navigating pandemic-related challenges, including depleted cash […]