Category: Growing a Business

Helping Families Is This Entrepreneur’s Top Priority

Helping Families Is This Entrepreneur’s Top Priority

Jonathan Marsh is the owner of Home Helpers of Bradenton, a non-medical, in-home care agency based in Bradenton, Florida. Home Helpers offers homemaker and personal care services to seniors, disabled individuals, and others who need temporary or long-term assistance at home. This includes providing companionship, light housekeeping, meal preparation, transportation, and assistance with daily living activities like bathing, feeding, and toiletting. Getting Started Why did you start your business? I have a Bachelor of Science in management information systems. I… Read More
Why I’m Excited for 2018

Why I’m Excited for 2018

One Christmas, driving home from work in the middle of a snowstorm, I saw a guy in a broken down car at a busy intersection. People were being jerks—honking their horns and swerving around him rather than stopping to help. In the spirit of the season, I pulled over and offered my assistance. Luckily, the street he was facing sloped slightly downhill, and I was able to push him for a block or so until he steered into an empty… Read More
Good Help Is Hard to Find, Small Business Survey Shows

Good Help Is Hard to Find, Small Business Survey Shows

Keeping an eye on jobs reports is essential to figuring out the health of our economy. There is another way to found out how things are going, however. Simply ask. The most recent SCORE Megaphone of Mainstreet Report highlights that we may need to shift our views of how employment fits into business growth and success. Data taken from more than 1,700 small business owners seemed surprisingly optimistic about the future, but certain personnel challenges couldn’t be ignored. More than… Read More
11 Business Clichés That are Actually Worth Listening To

11 Business Clichés That are Actually Worth Listening To

There are few places with more cliché sayings than corporate America. While coming out of a meeting with a list of action items is common, sometimes you might just need to think outside the box to achieve a win-win situation filled with synergy going forward. Think that’s a mouthful? Check out these business clichés that are actually worth listening to. 1. Low-Hanging Fruit The term “low-hanging fruit” is used to discuss opportunities for the best results with the least amount… Read More
4 Financing Sources for Fix and Flip Real Estate Investors

4 Financing Sources for Fix and Flip Real Estate Investors

Inspired by television shows featuring investors that fix and flip properties in what feels like a blink of an eye, there are many people who want to try their hand at real estate investing. This is a definitely a type of investment where it “takes money to make money.” You’ll need money to acquire the property as well as funds to fix it up. But many lenders are still cautious after the 2008/2009 downturn, so you may have to get… Read More
8 Telltale Signs You’re Working at a Sinking Ship Company

8 Telltale Signs You’re Working at a Sinking Ship Company

You like your job. You need your job. Companies downsize, get bought out, declare bankruptcy, or go out of business altogether every day, but it could never happen to you—right? Wrong. Nothing in life is certain, and it's best to be prepared for worst-case scenarios. Look for these eight signs that your company might be failing, and avoid going down with the ship. 1. Changes in Vision Five days a week, we Navsters pull on our work boots to “materially… Read More