You made it through the turkey and stuffing and probably got to enjoy quite a bit of explaining what your business is and what it means to be an entrepreneur to friends and family.
Now, as we enter the holiday home-stretch, it’s more important than ever to keep that momentum and spring forward through the rest of the winter!
Here are a few helpful articles to get you through.
Get a Response
Entrepreneurs send a lot of emails. Whether to clients, to potential investors, to mentors, partners or PR firms, it may feel like writing and responding to messages consume your whole day. Ever feel like your return rate is pretty low though? You may not be utilizing best email writing practices. Inc is here to help with some great email-writing tips to get more responses.
- Keep it short
- Compliment the recipient
- Make your purpose clear
- Give the reader the opportunity to say “yes” to you
- Read it out loud before you send!
Build Internal Trust
Whether you’ve got one employee or a dozen, building and maintaining a strong and trust-based relationship is absolutely key for the small business and startup. You rely on your employees to represent your company in the best light to customers and the general public. Fox Small Business News shows you how to earn and keep employee trust to create a healthy and flourishing work environment.
The Business of Blogging
While it may not seem clear to your friends and family around the holiday table, you know that your blog has real money making potential. There are many people who earn an income from their blog, but it doesn’t happen magically. Building a revenue-generating blog requires time, effort, and focus. Here is a practical guide from the Huffington Post on how to monetize and grow your blog.
Update Your Toolkit
We talk a lot about useful tools to help you build your business, but it’s always helpful to hear it straight from someone who has been there and done that. There’s so many tools out there, that it can be hard to filter out the ones that actually make your life easier from the ones that are just a time and energy vacuum. Here, from Geektime, is a list of 10 essential tools that will actually make the process of building a business easier and more efficient.
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