• How do you go from being fired to a business with 10,000 customers? In 1996, after getting fired from a software industry job, Curt Finch started Journyx. Journyx is an enterprise time and expense tracking software business. Curt has built a profitable multimillion-dollar industry-defining software company. Journyx has active customers throughout the world from New...
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  • Do you dream of beating the odds and ensuring your startup is a success?   When you start a business, you want to succeed, but you know that most businesses fail. Generally, it's not one giant mistake that kills a startup. Most startups fail for multiple reasons. Unsuccessful entrepreneurs will tell you they failed because…they...
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  • Many businesses rely on the trucking industry to deliver their products to market. This assuredly applies to all manufacturers and producers who make their wares in central locations for delivery across the nation. However, countless small businesses use the United States Postal Service, United Parcel Service, or FedEx to ship their products even...
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  • Artificial intelligence (AI) seems to infiltrate nearly every sector of technology these days. Artists use AI to fix elements of their unique artwork, writers use it for research on topics they don’t understand well and marketers use it to come up with campaign ideas. Nonprofits can turn to AI for some of their needs as...
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  • A small business shouldn’t stay small forever. Inevitably, you’ll want to take your business to the next level — more growth, more profit, and more recognition. It’s not an easy feat, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. Here are some suggestions on how to take your startup to even bigger heights. Update your...
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  • Despite the rise of social media marketing, email marketing is still far ahead in terms of ROI compared to any other marketing channel. Don’t believe me? Have a look at this statistic: According to a survey report from 2017, email marketing had a median ROI of 124% — which is nearly four times higher than that of...
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  • Wouldn't it be great to get paid for doing what you love? You do it because you love it. It started out as a hobby. You wrote and posted about things that were important to you. After a while, you have noticed that more-and-more people read what write. You look at your Google Analytics, and...
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  • It took some time for other cryptocurrencies to emerge after Bitcoin had come to the stage. Now they are having the time of their lives, and millions of people worldwide opt to use altcoins as their primary investment instead of Bitcoin. Let’s take a look at what major altcoins have to offer to the cryptocurrency...
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  • Printed circuit boards (PCBs) make modern technology a part of everyday life as you know it. Every gadget you use in a day starts with a PCB at its core — from smartphones to computers to smart refrigerators. None of these items could function without the backbone of electronics. Understanding how far these products have...
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  • Have you ever been on a vacation and wished you could stay for one more week? I know I have. Going back to work always sucked. What if you could stay at your favorite vacation spot a month, six months or an entire year? You have two options to live a location independent...
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  • Along with reading and putting into practice all the positive advice we can find on business success, we also continually look for out of the box solutions to some problems that impact our business success. Definition of Terms In this article, we consider business success to be in a business we own or in a...
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  • You want a marketing system that rocks, right? Businesses that stay small fail to create systems. Marketing systems are not at all complicated. But, creating a marketing system requires an entrepreneur who thinks strategically. Most small businesses run their businesses reacting to daily challenges. Entrepreneurs who create marketing systems understand that success requires strategic thinking. ...
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