Business
All of the following articles were produced for QuickBooks Small Business Community
Business trends:
- From Farm to Smartphone to Table: What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From the Shifting Dining Industry
- 6 Strategies Small Business Owners Can Take Away from the Rapidly Changing Clothing Industry
- How Small Business Owners Can Benefit from Smart, Automated Technology (and Many Already Are!)
- Bold Warranties Help These 10 Outdoor Gear Companies Make Customers for Life
- Small Business Trends for Making and Selling Sustainable, Affordable Outdoor Gear
- Talking About Small Business Automation
- Selling the Outdoor Experience? Buyers Know It’s Getting Crowded Out There
- If a Customer Plays In the Woods, Can a Retailer Reach Them? How the Outdoors Industry Seeks Feedback and How You Can, Too
- 6 Key Findings From Intuit’s Work/Life Balance Survey of Self-Employed Workers (With Graphs!)
Business 101:
- How to Start a Business: Resources for Everything You Need to Know
- How to Rock the 9 Sections of a Typical Business Plan
- The Basics of Creating a Great Business Website
- What the Heck Is ‘Proof of Concept’ & 10 Other Startup Terms Defined
- Defining Eco-Business Terms We’ve All Heard (But May Not Fully Understand)
- 22 Financial Terms Every Business Owner Should Know
- Tool Kit: 6 Key Financial Equations
- Make a Get Out of Credit Card Debt Plan With Free Consumer Counseling
- How I Hired a Nanny and Became a Household Employer in 8 Steps
Marketing, branding & social media:
- 5 Common Small Biz Marketing Mistakes & How to Avoid Them
- 9 Hacks, Tutorials and Tips for Leveraging the Heck Out of Your Social Media
- How 7 Entrepreneurs Use Instagram to Market Their Businesses
- 9 Tips for Upping Your Social Media Marketing Game
- Branding for Beginners: 7 Tips to Attract Your Dream Client
- 10 Cool Marketing Ideas to Heat Up Summer Sales
- The Basics of Creating a Great Business Website
- 8 Marketing Ideas for Fall to Bring Your Customers Back for the Holidays
Starting a business:
- How to Start a Business: Resources for Everything You Need to Know
- How 6 Entrepreneurs Started Their Marketing and Branding Companies
- How to Start a Fashion Design Business: 7 Designers on How They Got Started
- How to Start a Furniture Design Business
- How to Start a Graphic Design Business
- How to Start an Event Planning Business
- How 4 Entrepreneurs Started Their Own Accounting Businesses
- How 10 Jewelry Designers Started Their Business
- How 6 Designers Started Their Accessories Businesses
- How 7 Ceramics Artists Started Their Pottery Businesses
- How I Started a Baking Business
- When Women Invest in Women-Owned Businesses, It’s a Win-Win
- 6 Organizations Helping LGBT-Owned Businesses Reach New Heights
The art of being self-employed:
- 5 British Entrepreneurs Share the Worst & Best Parts of Being Their Own Boss
- 4 Strategies to Save for Retirement When You Work for Yourself
- 8 Smart Tips on Dealing With Self-Employed Taxes From a Bookkeeper
- 8 Entrepreneurial Personality Types: Which One Are You?
Learning from experienced entrepreneurs:
- 9 Hot Tips for New Entrepreneurs from Successful Small Business Owners
- Important Questions 14 Small Biz Owners Have for Other Small Biz Owners
- What She Said: Straight Talk From 16 Women Entrepreneurs
- 8 Small Business Owners on How They Get New Customers
- 10 Entrepreneurs Share How They Price Their Goods
- From $0 to $150,000 — The Start-Up Budgets of 7 Entrepreneurs
- These 8 Entrepreneurs’ Businesses Have Been Around For Over 100 Years
- Where Are They Now? 8 Eco-Minded Crowdfunded Businesses
- Going for a Different Kind of Gold: 9 Olympians Turned Entrepreneurs
- Celebrating Female Firsts for Women’s History Month
- Celebrating Black Business Month: Meet 8 Awesome African-American Entrepreneurs
- Inside Your Head: 12 Successful Business Owners on How Much Mindset Matters
Employees and hiring:
- 8 Tips for Taking Care of Employees from Michael Bush, CEO of A Great Place to Work for All
- How I Hired a Nanny and Became a Household Employer in 8 Steps
- 6 Tips for Hiring Seasonal Workers This Holiday Season
- Make Every Day Employee Recognition Day
- Question: When Has a Bad Situation Been a Blessing in Disguise?
- 7 Entrepreneurs Talk About the First Days of Their New Business
- 9 Entrepreneurs on What They’d Do Differently If They Started All Over Again
- 6 Successful Small Businesses That Started At Their Local Markets
Sarah Gonzales 