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Female Founder Interview: Latina Leader Elizabeth Colón

The Startup Magazine

She has been named Chicago Business Journal Woman of Influence (2016), the National Association of Women Business Owners’ Woman Business Owner of the Year award (2015), the Small Business Administration’s Small Business Person of the Year award (2014), and Enterprising Women’s Enterprising Woman of the Year award (2013).

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Public Relations Tips for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs [Webinar Recap]

Up and Running

For this webinar, we were joined by Jennefer Witter, CEO and founder of the Boreland Group, and author of the new book, “The Little Book of Big PR: 100+ Quick Tips to Get Your Small Business Noticed.” I know that as small business owners and entrepreneurs, we all are time-pressed. Welcome aboard, everyone.

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[Sponsored] Online Health Insurance Tool Eliminates ‘Pain Points’ And Improves Cost Control, Employee Loyalty

YoungUpstarts

by Susan Solovic , THE Small Business Expert. We continue to read about the wrangling over healthcare legislation in Washington D.C. Today, I want to talk about what UnitedHealthcare’s online tool is doing to improve, streamline, and control health insurance costs for small business owners.

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How Founders Can Become Better Leaders

Up and Running

Bailey, of George Washington University School of Business and the Centre for Management Development, London Business School. Hiring the right team is a good start. Also, make sure that you take the time for everyone on your team to meet prospective new hires to see how they mesh. She was know as the iron lady.

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20 Entrepreneurs Share Their Takeaways from 2020

Hearpreneur

2020 has been incredibly tough on small business, and incredibly tough on individuals. 4- Remain productive and invest in yourself or your business. Photo Credit: J Haleem Washington. Remaining productive in business can mean that you understand being able to double down on your investments.

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10 Best Cities in the United States for Startups and Entrepreneurs (2018)

crowdSPRING Blog

The Texas capital recently was named the #1 place in America to start a business by CNBC. According to the 2016 Kauffman Growth Entrepreneurship Index , Austin grew its startups faster than every city except Washington, D.C., Combined, these factors point to available money for business owners to invest in their ventures.

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Referral Programs: A Guide for Small Business

Duct Tape Marketing

Referral Programs: A Guide for Small Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Running a business is hard But with a good referral program it doesn't have to be As a small business owner you are probably thinking about helping your current customer or trying to figure out how to increase sales.