Are your time management skills slacking lately? For you, this is a big deal and you realize that if you don’t have good time management skills, your business is also slacking and your time isn’t being spent in the most effective way possible. That’s not OK with you and we understand. After all, time is money. Keep reading for some tips on how to bring your time management skills up to speed in order to run a more successful small business full of passion and provision. 

When thinking about time management the theme song to “RENT” comes to mind: Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes, how do you measure a year? In daylights? In sunsets? In midnights? In cups of coffee? In inches? In miles? In laughter? In strife? How do you measure a year in the life?

How do you measure a year in the life of your small business? Maybe you’re just trying to keep up with the day to day tasks and feel like it’s a vicious cycle. You live a busy life.

Whether you are a small business owner, managing a department, or working on a project with your team, time management is an important part of running a successful small business full of passion and provision. Keeping the plates spinning and knowing who’s on first and what’s on second is essential in keeping up with the demands of your role as well as your needs as a human being- like sleep and rest and free blocks of time to use your creativity to solve problems, envision the future, and build something bigger and better.

Messaging. Conveying. Transmitting. Sharing. Informing. Communicating.

Messaging is a critical part of running a successful small business, but how exactly should you do it? Well, this is not a simple process if you are seeking a unique meaningful message, but it can be broken down into 3 essential steps.

Craft it. Tell it. Live it. 

Let's dive deeper into all three steps:

Being a business owner can be a stressful position. With all of the competition, innovation and changes in customer behavior, it can be hard to keep up with while creating a business full of passion and provision. But there is a way to streamline your business to help cultivate culture, improve your business and be the best in your market. What system can you put in place to create the best successful small business?

Do you want a successful small business that allows you to provide for yourself, your staff, and reach your financial goals? There is a quick, easy 3 step process for you to get started. Feel like you’re being pulled in a million different directions? You can start today and do it one step at a time. How? By learning how to craft, tell and live your company’s message.

Marketing your business can be confusing, especially with all of the jargony lingo that gets tossed around in conversations. Customer lifetime value. Have you heard that one? Does it ring a bell? 

If you own a company you want to have a successful small business, but the days come and go and you find yourself wondering how to be successful. The key isn't doing more of the "right" stuff. The key is seizing the "right" moments - or letting them seize you.

Have you seen the movie “Boyhood?” Critics are saying it’s making cinematic history. It was filmed over 12 years with the same cast. You watch them age naturally and experience life right before your eyes. It definitely struck a chord with me, so much so that I started to think about how the lessons it taught were even applicable to inbound marketing.

Twitter is a great tool for businesses to share their content on as well as build relationships and generate leads. However, there are certain mistakes that many people are making on Twitter that is negatively affecting their small business! While Twitter can be highly beneficial to your business, it actually hurts you if you make certain mistakes. Keep reading to find out what those are so that you don’t make them, or can stop making them!

When someone asks you what you’re passionate about, you think to yourself and a couple things may come to mind; your family, a hobby, your career, a cause, etc. When you think about it, what exactly is passion? There are two different meanings, although they are often interchanged. If you’re looking to have a successful small business full of passion and provision this is crucial to know so keep on reading!