You want to turn your hobby into a business. That’s the dream. Or is it? Transforming your favorite past-time into a full-time job full might sound like the secret to a happy and fulfilled life—both […]

You’re out there every day. Getting up at the crack of dawn to prep your ingredients and menus, filling up your mobile food truck with gas, and making a few calls before the lunch rush […]

The idea behind lean manufacturing, also called lean production, or just “lean“ is simple: Cut waste out of the manufacturing process while maximizing productivity. No matter what type of business you run, you can still […]

Spending money is a necessary part of building a business. Business owners can attribute many costs to producing or creating a product or service. These are known as direct costs. The expenses that are not […]

It’s no secret that small businesses play a vital role in the US economy. However, revenue for small businesses can be scarce. For instance, small businesses that do not have any employees average just $44,000 a […]

If you’re an entrepreneur or small business owner, you may not realize how unlikely a new product is to succeed. Clayton Christensen, a professor at Harvard Business School, says that of the roughly 30,000 new consumer […]

If you’re an artisan or maker, you might dream of hitting a home run with a large retailer or national big box store. Creating something worth buying is every entrepreneur’s first challenge. After that, most […]

Over a decade ago, Gallup discovered that the average small business owner works 52 hours a week. 39% put in over 60 hours. And 86% work on the weekends. Fast forward to today and those numbers have […]

Summer’s here! But that doesn’t mean the same thing when you’re running your small business as it did when you were in school, does it? As a small business owner, you don’t have the luxury […]