You Made It Yourself: Now What? 29 Places to Sell Your Handmade Creations

by TJ McCue The word “handmade” evokes feelings of warmth, of comfort, of craftsmanship. Earlier this summer, I mentioned some cool niche sites serving the artisan community in my 19 new additions to a large ecommerce list.  Amazon and eBay are certainly well known marketplaces among those looking to sell just about anything, but niche marketplaces and communities are growing quickly....

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4 Common Leadership Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)

By Nicole Fallon By Nicole Fallon As a leader, you've got a lot of responsibility on your shoulders. Despite your best efforts and intentions, mistakes can happen, and when they do, it's important to deal with them in an open, professional manner. Here are some of the most common mistakes people in leadership positions make — and how to avoid them in the future.Hiring too quicklyIn a startup...

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3 Ways to Use the Green-Eyed Monster to Your Advantage

Marc Mawhinney Contributor People seem to share everything on social media nowadays: their political opinions, cat videos and even pictures of what they had for breakfast. So it’s not surprising that they also share the big wins in their businesses -- the victories that they’re excited about. When you see others celebrating their successes, how...

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6 Things Successful Leaders Do Differently

Travis Bradberry Contributor Great leadership can be a difficult thing to pin down and understand. You know a great leader when you’re working for one, but even they can have a hard time articulating what it is that makes their leadership so effective. It was recently rumored that Starbucks’ CEO Howard Schultz would run for president, but Schultz shut the idea down...

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Are Assessments Good For Your Career?

Jim Schreier Assessments, from heavily researched personality tests to the scores of instruments that measure “personal styles” in some manner, are praised by publishers and criticized by a variety of sources including academics. In addition, I’ve recently seen an article providing “tips” on how to take these types of tests. I will first admit that I am a firm supporter of testing if done...

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Best Practices for CRM Marketing Integration

by Megan Totka If your business is considering investing in a customer relationship management (CRM) platform to create synergy between your sales and marketing teams, the way you implement it into the workflow matters. Using these best practices, your business can successfully integrate CRM marketing to get the most out of the CRM and the data it offers. Train Employees on How to Use...

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Business Insurance Coverage You Should Have (But Might Not)

By Nicole Fallon Taylor Like home and auto insurance, business insurance provides you with financial protection, should your company suffer from damages, lawsuits or some other costly event that involves your business. In addition to mandatory workers' compensation and unemployment insurance (if a business has employees), most business owners know they should have some sort of general liability...

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From Battlefield to Business: These Companies Are Looking to Hire Veterans

Jason Daley Franchise systems are picky. But JDog Junk Removal & Hauling might be the most selective of all. The Berwyn, Pa.-based company sells units exclusively to military veterans and their families -- no exceptions -- and hires as many veterans as possible to clean out, transport and repurpose customers’ junk. It’s great marketing. When a JDog crew shows up to do a job...

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