Category: Growing a Business

6 Important Resources for Veteran Small Business Owners

6 Important Resources for Veteran Small Business Owners

As Veterans Day approaches, Nav wants to remind veteran entrepreneurs and aspiring business owners that there are a ton of resources to help you start and grow your business. There are 2.4 million veteran-owned businesses, which in total employ 5.8 million people and generate $1.2 trillion in annual receipts, according to the Small Business Administration. Furthermore, veterans are more likely than non-veterans to own two or more businesses, and veteran-owned businesses tend to have a longer lifespan. In the spirit… Read More
Will Your Side Gig Stop You From Getting a Mortgage?

Will Your Side Gig Stop You From Getting a Mortgage?

This is a guest post by Joseph Kelly, mortgage expert and president of Arc Loan Mortgage Management. An increasing number of people have side businesses, or “gigs,” that make up part of their financial picture, though few give much thought to the effect they will have when it comes to getting a mortgage, either to purchase or refinance a home. Sometimes having the extra income from a side job or business makes the deal work, but sadly sometimes it will kill… Read More
This Week’s Happenings: $1,500 a Day, Identifying a Target Market, and The Best Sale

This Week’s Happenings: $1,500 a Day, Identifying a Target Market, and The Best Sale

[Podcast] The Calculated Risks That Helped Khara Kapas Make $1,500 a Day Risk aversion can be both a blessing and a curse. Entrepreneurship is a job charged with new risks around every corner, and it’s important to take enough calculated risks to realize your goals. Here’s how this risk-averse entrepreneur is crushing it in the fashion scene, getting her start by selling via popup shops and social media before she even had a website. “I knew that I need to… Read More
This Week’s Happenings: The Key to Sustainable Advantage, and an Inside Look at Detractors and Promoters

This Week’s Happenings: The Key to Sustainable Advantage, and an Inside Look at Detractors and Promoters

Are you SBA’s Next Winner? Small business owners with a stellar success story have the opportunity to join the ranks of businesses like Ben & Jerry’s, Stonyfield Farm, and Chobani, all businesses that have previously won the SBA’s National Small Business Week Award. There are 14 different nomination categories for the SBA’s Award, and applications are open until early January 2017. How Wells Fargo’s Work Culture May Have Cleared The Way For Scandal "To every organizational leader out there—what should… Read More
How a Mom of 3 Grew a Successful Cake Business on Instagram

How a Mom of 3 Grew a Successful Cake Business on Instagram

Rachel Dunston of Rachel Makes It is having a good year. In just under 12 short months, this full-time mother of three has built a thriving cake business solely through Instagram, where she’s followed by nearly 6,000 loyal fans and frequently shuts down orders a month in advance. She told us how she did it. Let Them Eat Cake “When I started building Instagram a year ago, I didn’t exactly know what I was going to use it for,” Dunston… Read More
This Week’s Happenings: Food Trucks, Revitalizing Your Mornings, and Maintaining a Customer-First Business

This Week’s Happenings: Food Trucks, Revitalizing Your Mornings, and Maintaining a Customer-First Business

Maintaining Your Focus on the Front Lines as Your Company Grows No company will reach its full growth potential by focusing on the red tape associated with an expanding organization and letting the focus on customers fall to the wayside. Here are four practices great leaders employ to keep company managers focused on the front line of their business. My favorite: a company that went from near-bankruptcy to one of the best-performing stocks for over a decade after their leadership… Read More