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Sell A Business
If you decide that selling your business is the right exit strategy for you, be sure that you cover all your bases. In order to sell a...

Sue Pitts
Feb 21, 20171 min read
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Succession Plan
Do you know how you are going to exit your business? What is your Succession Plan? You may have a dream of going public, selling to the...

Sue Pitts
Feb 14, 20172 min read
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Employee Benefits
Employee benefits play an important role in the lives of employees as well as their families. For that reason, the benefits you offer can...

Sue Pitts
Feb 7, 20172 min read
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Contractor or Employee ?
Should you hire a contractor or employee? Independent contractors and employees are not the same, and it’s important to understand the...

Sue Pitts
Jan 31, 20172 min read
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Effective Job Descriptions
Job descriptions are an essential part of hiring and managing your employees. These written summaries ensure your applicants and...

Sue Pitts
Jan 17, 20172 min read
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10 Steps to Starting a Business
Starting a business involves planning, making key financial decisions and completing a series of legal activities. These 10 easy steps...

Sue Pitts
Dec 27, 20162 min read
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Before Starting
So you’ve got what it takes to be an entrepreneur? Now, ask yourself these 20 questions before starting to make sure you’re thinking...

Sue Pitts
Dec 20, 20161 min read
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Franchising
I hate my job, I hate my hours, and I’m ready to be my own boss. Seem pretty close to your thought process on a daily basis? If so, it is...

Sue Pitts
Dec 13, 20161 min read
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Successful Entrepreneur
Starting your own business can be an exciting and rewarding experience. It can offer numerous advantages such as being your own boss,...

Sue Pitts
Dec 6, 20162 min read
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Cybersecurity Tips
Here are ten Cybersecurity Tips Protect against viruses, spyware, and other malicious code Make sure each of your business’s computers...

Sue Pitts
Nov 29, 20163 min read
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Cyber Threats
America’s 28 million small businesses create about two out of every three new jobs in the U.S. each year, and more than half of Americans...

Sue Pitts
Nov 22, 20161 min read
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Sue Pitts
Nov 16, 20160 min read
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Advertising Basics
Think you have a great product? Unfortunately, no one’s going to know about it unless you are doing advertising. Advertising, if done...

Sue Pitts
Nov 15, 20161 min read
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Shop Small
Small Business Saturday is only a few short weeks away. How prepared is your Small Business for people to shop small? Small Business...

Sue Pitts
Nov 8, 20162 min read
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Protect Customers’ Privacy
Learn the necessary steps you should take to protect customers’ privacy from identity theft and other misuses of their personal...

Sue Pitts
Oct 27, 20163 min read
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Get Connected
eCommerce, The Newest Business Frontier: It’s Time To Get Connected The Internet is proving to be a significant business leveler,...

Sue Pitts
Oct 20, 20162 min read
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Sales Strategy
If your business involves selling a product, you are probably looking for ways to improve sales. A sales strategy will focus your efforts...

Sue Pitts
Oct 13, 20162 min read
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Internet Marketing
The Internet continues to connect advertisers and marketers to customers from Boston to Berlin with text, interactive graphics, video and...

Sue Pitts
Oct 6, 20161 min read
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Marketing Basics
In order to successfully grow your business, you’ll need to attract and then work to retain a large base of satisfied customers....

Sue Pitts
Sep 29, 20162 min read
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Small Business Set Asides
Small business set asides are a powerful tool for helping small businesses compete for and win federal contracts. Every year, the federal...

Sue Pitts
Sep 22, 20162 min read
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