By Ronda Chaney Imagine you’re about to embark on the trip of a lifetime. Your destination is crystal clear — you can practically feel the sun on your face as you picture yourself relaxing at the end of the journey. But there’s a catch: You’ve got no map. No directions, no guide, just a vague Read more
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One of the biggest challenges faced by business owners is facing failure. When you’re on the right path to business ownership the last thing that you want to do is lose that. You have to choose to fail to learn in some cases, but you can easily get yourself caught in the belief that a Read more
How to Ensure You’re on the Right Side of the Law Starting a business is a big undertaking, and it comes with many legal considerations. To ensure you’re on the right side of the law and protect your business, knowing what legal steps to take when setting up your business is essential. The fines for Read more
The construction industry is dynamic, fast-paced, and challenging. You’ll need to stay on your game to succeed as a business owner. Construction contracting generally involves working with clients to complete construction projects and sometimes as a sub-contractor helping to fill a smaller niche within a larger job. As such, you may have limited control over Read more
By Brittany Spencer, Nexstar Network Business Coach This is it, everybody: it’s business planning season. Plenty of companies in the trades are building their business plans and gearing up to put them to work. Budgets are being made; goals are being set. As a business coach, I see a lot of the same issues crop Read more