The recent economic downturn has found highly-skilled professionals on the unemployment line. With employment options limited, inventive professionals exercised their ingenuity and launched their own business. In fact, the US Census Bureau states that small businesses without payroll – those who classify themselves as free lancers, self-employed, or solopreneurs – make up 70% of America’s 27 million companies with annual sales of $887 billion. To you we say, Welcome!
A Strategic Business Coach’s Message to the Accidental Entrepreneur
If you’ve never worked with a strategic business coach before, you might be curious what the process of coaching looks and feel like. Although the experience of business coaching is unique to each entrepreneur, each coaching call follows a similar structure.
Like peanut butter and jelly, the future success of your small business may be in developing meaningful partnerships. And, with the right type of planning, “teaming up” can prove to be a match made in heaven. Without advanced and thoughtful planning, partnerships can be hell.
Several years ago, the explosion of the internet caused several industries to become extinct. Some business owners, like those in travel, found themselves without a business. Recently, the Huffington Post released an article entitled, 
Website bounce rate is one of the most important metrics you should be tracking in your analytics. Bounce rates tell you what percentage of visitors click-away after viewing only one page of your website. This is obviously a critical statistic when you are trying to convert browsers into buyers. A simple mistake in your website strategy and design can send visitors away even if you have the best product or service in your industry.
A few years ago, I participated in the Amgen