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It’s difficult to keep your audience engaged when they feel as though you’re talking at them, rather than…

It’s necessary to practice mindfulness in these trying times. Anxiety and uncertainty are all around us, so it’s crucial…

You’ve just finished developing your app and you’re looking to get thousands of downloads. You want users to…

Even in a thriving digital economy, print still plays a big role in brand marketing. For e-commerce businesses that…

StartupNation continues to support small businesses and keep them informed regarding various programs of relevancy that can assist…

Nowadays, marketers are spoiled with hundreds if not thousands of tools they can use for their online marketing…

4 Traps To Avoid When Selling Your Company

Business owners have been known to refer to due diligence as “the entrepreneur’s proctology exam.” It’s a crude…

Since the world’s first coworking spaces were launched in the early 2000s, the amount of flexible office space…

5 Old School (But Highly Effective) Productivity Tools for Entrepreneurs

While, certainly, technology can be instrumental in boosting productivity, sometimes going old-school is the best way to get…

When Barters Go Bad

Say you’re a photographer and a hair salon approaches you about taking before and after photos in exchange…

Live Free or DIY: The Startup Capital You Didn't Know You Had [Book Excerpt]

From startup to growth to pivoting in a changing marketplace, “Live Free or DIY” reveals how small business owners…

8 Crucial Steps You Need to Take Before Launching an E-Commerce Business

Thinking about starting an online business? It’s a good idea: e-commerce sales are expected to reach $3.45 trillion globally…

10 Ways to Help Small Businesses Survive COVID-19

Most of us are seeing the effects of the coronavirus take place right in front of our eyes.…

With Facebook Live, Meerkat and other platforms making it easier than ever to share videos, large and small…

How Personalized Emails Improve Your Customer Experience

More than 293 billion emails are sent and received every day. Cutting through that clutter to reach your…

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Norm Pappas on Critical and Noncritical Business Expenses (Episode 16)

On this morning’s WJR Business Beat, Jeff talks with Norm Pappas, president and CEO of Pappas Financial. Jeff…

Running your own business seemed like such a fun way to make tons of money, but now you’re…

The Importance of Storytelling and Creating Connections in Entrepreneurship

On this episode of StartupNation Radio, Jeff sits down with two local business owners and entrepreneurs: Vicki Blazier,…

Public Relations Strategies for Small Businesses During COVID-19

In the wake of coronavirus and a rapidly changing landscape, many small business owners are finding themselves in…

Company Finances: Understanding the Importance of Fiscal Management

Fiscal management is essential to the long-term success of any business. No matter how well your business performs…

The Ultimate Startup Hack to Boost Productivity

Two of the most popular questions that keep a CEO up at night: Is our team doing enough…

How This Entrepreneur Revolutionized a Classic College Tradition

For those who never participated in Greek life during college, the custom of cooler painting might seem a…

8 Essential Tech Tools and Software for Managing Your Home Business

At approximately 15 million strong and making up a full half of all small enterprises in the U.S.,…

At some point along the journey, most entrepreneurs are faced with what may seem like the final impossibility…

4 Best Practices for Cybersecurity Compliance

Cybersecurity compliance is only becoming more important to conducting business as the modern world moves increasingly online, especially…

Expecting the Unexpected: 5 Ways Your Business Can Handle a Crisis

From natural disasters to cyber attacks to power and internet outages, disruptions to your business can happen at…

Content Upgrade: Build Your Email List and Get More Value

List-building used to be a lot easier for small businesses. You could simply ask people to subscribe to…

How to Draft a Business Plan for Your Startup

You’ve determined that you have a viable business idea, and are ready to launch your startup. However, before…

Applying for a Business Loan is Changing Due to COVID-19: Here’s What it Means

As the coronavirus ravages businesses, small business lenders are re-evaluating their underwriting policies, along with reviewing their risk…

Comerica Hatch Detroit Semi-Finalists Announced [Radio]

Jeff Sloan and Linda Forte, senior VP of business affairs and chief diversity officer at Comerica Bank, co-host…

7 Tips for Writing a Strong Job Description on LinkedIn

Crafting a job description that attracts quality candidates is tricky. That’s why we analyzed the way millions of…

How Successful Leaders Manage Conflicts

They say that a good manager is distinguished from the rest by the way he takes care of…

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Communication Best Practices (Episode 18)

On this morning’s WJR Business Beat, Jeff discusses tips for good communication in business today. He suggests business…

Most entrepreneurs dream big in the beginning, envisioning a company that not only meets but exceeds expectations. While…

5 Ways B2B SEO Differs From B2C SEO [Infographic]

You may think SEO is technical work that applies to all sectors and remains the same for all…

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Support Your Local Merchants (Episode 19)

There are several ways consumers can support their local merchants during these trying times, and on this morning’s…

Conducting a Year-End Review: What Did Your Company Accomplish This Year?

Before we start going crazy thinking about New Year’s resolutions, let’s take a beat and reflect on the…

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Zoom (Episode 20)

On this morning’s WJR Business Beat, Jeff talks about a business that’s thriving during COVID-19: Zoom. The video…

Technology concerns used to be all the rage with large corporations. Massive infrastructure and a fully dedicated IT department…

How to Become a Social Media Influencer

It’s an empowering time to be alive, thanks to social media, which gives a voice to anyone with something…

Limitless Paper in a Paperless World: B2B Isn’t What It Used to Be

There are many reasons why the office of Dunder Mifflin made for such great television. While most people…

Morale is a term that one could best associate with the word “confidence.” Morale is one of the…

4 Types of Interim Financing While You Wait for SBA Assistance

Congress has passed the CARES Act, which includes more than $367 billion in loans for small business owners…

How Your Startup Can Capitalize on Holiday Sales

Bring on the tinsel, the lights and the magic of the holiday season! Why? The “most wonderful time…

Former Apple Consultant Ken Segall on the Power of Simplicity [Book Excerpt]

Is there anyone in business who doesn’t recognize the power of simplicity? It’s an inescapable fact of life…

On this episode of StartupNation Radio, Jeff is joined by frequent co-host, Norm Pappas, president and CEO of Pappas Financial.…

4 Things You're Doing Wrong in Social Media

I find that I sometimes learn more from other people’s mistakes than from their good advice. Believe me:…

In this ever-changing marketing landscape, video remains a clear-cut winner in dominating all channels and platforms. Fueled by…

3 Ways to Avoid Small Business Branding Mistakes

Branding is more than just your business’ name or logo. It‘s in the colors you use, the image…

New podcasts pop up daily. It’s difficult to wade through the noise and find the nuggets to move…