Many folks aspire to start their own businesses. Why work for someone else when you can work for yourself? According to the Small Business Administration, there...
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – On February 23, 2022, Governor Glenn Youngkin signed HB 971 to conform Virginia’s tax code to the federal Internal Revenue Code in part...
Starting and managing a small business takes a lot of work. Many business owners work long hours and assume high risks. Still, for many entrepreneurs, starting...
When compared to working for a large company, small businesses offer several advantages. Here are four of them. 1. You’ll be close with your team. Typically,...
The Front Royal Independent Business Alliance invites local small businesses to a Business Social this Thursday, July 1st at The Virginia Beer Museum on Chester Street....
As the House prepares to return to Washington this coming week, I have been reviewing the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion COVID-19 spending package that does little to...
So, now what? Their stores closed. The offices are vacant. Their income limited. Small businesses had to answer the question of what they can do right...
The Town of Front Royal, administered by the Front Royal-Warren County Chamber of Commerce, will begin taking grant applications from Town businesses for financial assistance. The...
The Front Royal/Warren County Economic Development Authority (FRWCEDA) is offering the following resources to businesses that need assistance during the COVID-19 crisis. Professor Jim Wolfe, Associate...
WASHINGTON – Congressman Ben Cline (R-Virginia) and House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law Chairman David Cicilline (D-Rhode Island), along with House Judiciary Ranking...
Metrics are a powerful tool for measuring the wellbeing of your business. Many small business owners, however, focus on the number of page “likes” or “followers”...
Starting and managing a small business requires paying attention to multiple areas of responsibility. Accounting, marketing, operations, sales, customer service…and the list goes on. Rarely do...
According to the Direct Marketing Association, the typical ROI (return on investment) for email marketing is about 4,300 percent. With that kind of effectiveness, it’s definitely...
Besides sharing your industry expertise on your own website, submitting guest blog posts and articles to other respected websites can boost awareness of your business and...
According to Hubspot, B2B marketers who use blogs receive 67% more leads than those who do not. Also noteworthy: companies who blog, providing relevant content, receive...
As a small business owner, differentiating your company from your competition is essential. Naturally, your business name, tagline, product names, logo, etc. play a big part...
While data breaches at big companies like Target, The Home Depot, and Sony get a lot of press, small businesses are also at risk. And because...
No matter what type of business you own, you operate under some degree of risk. Sadly, no business is completely immune to lawsuits. Fortunately, however, a...
One way to grow your business is by reaching out to strategic partners who offer complementary products or services or who otherwise can work with you...
It’s common to hear “marketing” and “sales” used interchangeably. In reality, they each have distinct characteristics. Startup entrepreneurs need to know the difference, so they can...
Customer relationship management (CRM) systems offer technology to streamline a company’s ability to interact with current and future customers. You can find a variety of CRM...
Many entrepreneurs struggle with the sales responsibilities that come with owning a business. Selling skills don’t come naturally for everyone. But if you’re a business-to-business (B2B)...
Although this year’s National Small Business Week is now behind us, don’t lose sight of the reasons to continue celebrating the benefits of being a small...
Incorporating praise into a person’s management style is not difficult, and a little bit of effort can result in a significant return through the employee’s productivity....
Celebrating your small business’s successes should ideally include celebrating the hard work of the employees who have helped you achieve them. According to a 2015 survey...
Operating a business from home offers small business owners some notable advantages—and some considerable disadvantages, as well. Some entrepreneurs find running a home-based business works exceptionally...
Building a successful small business requires a lot of time, thought, and planning. If you’ve never traveled the road to entrepreneurship before, you might find it...
Small business owners have a multitude of responsibilities to tend to every day. Naturally, as they focus on what’s most important in the moment, some tasks...
Recent reforms in the tax code will be a significant benefit for small business owners who claim company income on their personal tax returns, according to...
While managers are primarily responsible for managing their employees, it is clear that the relationship they have with their own boss is often an indicator of...
