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How to Hide Wires and Routers Behind a Framed Panel
At SmallBusiness.com, we’re always looking for wire organizing ideas to add to our Pinterest board on the topic. Thanks to Instructables user ghochman, here’s a way to organize and hide not only wires,...
View ArticleWhy Small Town Coworking is a Great Idea and How to Get Started
Recently, Emergent Research’s Steve King (and SmallBusiness.com contributor) shared the findings of his firm’s research related to the indirect benefits (beyond work space and office services) of the...
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How to Change Your Company Name (If You Really Must)
Whatever the reason you have for changing your company’s name—and there are a few good reasons—just remember, you’ve invested a lot in getting your existing name established in the minds of customers,...
View ArticleHow Local Merchants Can Benefit From Big Events That Draw People From Far Away
Major events provide a great opportunity for local shops and restaurants to boost their sales and introduce their stores to potential customers. Even with the hassle and inconvenience such events...
View Article8 More Tips for Remembering and Using Names
Our posts on why we can’t remember names and strategies for remembering them led several people to email us more tips. (Before we forget, if you ever want to suggest something, send an email to...
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7 Simple Ways to Save on Printing and Copying Costs
Printing and copying are two areas often overlooked by small businesses when budget planning. Over a period of time, however, the costs of printing, copying and paper can become a drag on the bottom...
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How to Use Google to Turn Your Smartphone Into a Bubble Level (Without a...
Have you ever needed a bubble level to make sure you’re hanging a picture straight? There’s an app for that. But you don’t really need the app because now a simple Google search on your iPhone or...
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How to Assemble an Advisory Board for Your Small Business
While we’ve previously outlined why “special situation mentors or advisors” may be better than an advisory board, some small businesses see the benefits of having a permanent board of advisors — for...
View ArticleHow to Recover When Your Speech or Presentation Hits a Snag
A recent article from the Wall Street Journal provides great advice for those who speak to groups, but may not be comfortable doing so. Sometimes, when things don’t go as planned—as often happens—...
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How to Apologize for Being Late for a Meeting (and How Not to)
There’s a right way and a wrong way to tell people you are sorry for being late for a meeting. According to Peter Bregman, author of Four Seconds: All the Time You Need to Stop Counter-Productive...
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How to Switch Between Multiple Instagram Accounts
Instagram, the Facebook-owned photo-sharing social network, has become a popular business marketing platform. Like other platforms that have expanded their consumer-oriented networks into an...
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How to Forecast Sales, Profits Before You Have Hard Data
Business planning expert Tim Berry, founder of Palo Alto Sofware and Bplans.com, recently addressed a conundrum people face when starting a new business or launching a new product: Without any...
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How to Convert Text into Columns When Using Google Sheets
If you’ve ever pasted data into a Google Sheets spreadsheet and were frustrated to see the data did not split up nicely into columns, help is one the way. Google Apps is rolling out a feature (during...
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Micro Hassle Solution | Take a Photo of Instructions
“Micro hassles” are minor annoyances that aren’t big enough to complain about. They’re more like an office “first-world problem“—too trivial to admit the annoyance when others have real problems. But...
View ArticleHow to Wrap an Earphone Wire So it Won’t Get Tangled
Longtime users of SmallBusiness.com know that our least favorite things are cords, wires and cables. Organizing them has been the topic of several posts. We even have a Pinterest.com/SmallBusiness...
View ArticleSeven Last-Minute Tax Filing Tips From the IRS | 2016
Because the weekend shifts the observance of Emancipation Day (typically 4.16) to Friday (4.15.2016) in Washington, DC, you have until Monday night at midnight, April 18, to file your tax return. And...
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7 Simple Ways to Save on Printing and Copying Costs
Printing and copying are two areas often overlooked by small businesses when budget planning. Over a period of time, however, the costs of printing, copying and paper can become a drag on the bottom...
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How ‘Practice, Pause, Practice’ is the Key to Mastering a New Skill
“Practice makes perfect,” goes the old adage. But a better adage might be, “Practice with pauses makes perfect,” says performance psychologist Dr. Noa Kageyama, a faculty member of the Juilliard...
View ArticleHow to Work Through a Small Business Challenge
If you own or run a small business long enough, you’ll experience some great joys. You’ll look back with amazement at how you were smart enough, dumb enough and sometimes lucky enough to experience the...
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How to Recognize and Avoid an Attempt to Crack Your Two-Step Verification...
On the SmallBusiness.com WIKI, we’ve shared the benefits of two-step verification on your email and financial-related accounts. We’ve also provided how-to information about two-step verification...
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