Small Biz and NFPs - Stop Relying on "What We Always Do" Small Biz and NFPs - Stop Relying on "What We Always Do" The Sprocket Report Kate Gingold / Tuesday, December 5, 2023 0 510 Article rating: 4.0 Following the old ways may be easy, but doing business “like we always do” can be a sure path to stagnation or slow failure. Read on for five ways “as always” is hampering your success. Read more
What's Worse Than Failure to Launch? Holding Your Business Back in Fear of Failure! What's Worse Than Failure to Launch? Holding Your Business Back in Fear of Failure! Kate Gingold / Tuesday, July 19, 2022 0 963 Article rating: 3.0 When young adults are too comfortable in the family home to strike out on their own we call it “failure to launch.” Businesses, too, get stuck where they feel safe and stop progressing. Read more
Embrace Social Media Management To Head Off the Time Suck Embrace Social Media Management To Head Off the Time Suck Breanne Bannon / Tuesday, June 7, 2022 0 813 Article rating: 4.0 If you let it, social media for your business can turn into a total waste of time. Employing more efficient processes promotes better discipline. Here’s how to work smarter. Read more
Still Working From Home? End Your Day with a Jump-Start for Your Morning Still Working From Home? End Your Day with a Jump-Start for Your Morning Even small steps move you forward! Breanne Bannon / Tuesday, March 15, 2022 0 929 Article rating: 4.0 Working from home is still work, which still causes stress. Set yourself up for a productive day by planning ahead the day before. Read more
Insights for Boosting Both Productivity and Success This Year Insights for Boosting Both Productivity and Success This Year Especially for small biz folk! Breanne Bannon / Tuesday, January 18, 2022 0 1121 Article rating: 3.0 It’s common for a small business owner to do three different jobs, but you are still only one person. Read on for some tips on improving your productivity. Read more
Clean Up Your Website Between the Holidays to Start the New Year Fresh Clean Up Your Website Between the Holidays to Start the New Year Fresh Could be the perfect opportunity! Kate Gingold / Monday, December 13, 2021 0 1069 Article rating: 3.0 If your business slows during the last week of the year, that can be the perfect time to tidy up your website so that you hit the ground running in January. Read more
Stressed at Work? Tips to Handle the Strain BEFORE You Explode Stressed at Work? Tips to Handle the Strain BEFORE You Explode Save yourself and your colleagues! Breanne Bannon / Tuesday, March 16, 2021 0 1135 Article rating: 3.0 Seven years ago we wrote an article about handling stress in the work place. After an entire year of COVID-19 living, it’s amusing to think how innocent we were in 2013 and how the need to handle business stress is more important than ever. Read more
How to Capitalize on the Huge Progress Coronavirus is Forcing Us To Make How to Capitalize on the Huge Progress Coronavirus is Forcing Us To Make The Sprocket Report Kate Gingold / Monday, April 20, 2020 0 2412 Article rating: 4.0 Plenty of business bad news is being reported. But let’s focus on what’s good. We are all currently taking part in a grand online experiment, so ... Read more
Kondo-ing Your Digital Assets Kondo-ing Your Digital Assets The Sprocket Report Kate Gingold / Monday, March 11, 2019 0 1891 Article rating: 4.0 Everyone is busy “tidying up” their homes these days, but your business could also experience some of that life-changing magic by getting your online home in order. Read more
Are You Pound-Foolish with your Time? Are You Pound-Foolish with your Time? The Sprocket Report Kate Gingold / Monday, October 22, 2018 1 2245 Article rating: 3.0 Business owners wear a lot of hats to contain expenses, but sometimes our penny-wise ways are actually costing us. Consider whether it’s better for you to outsource certain tasks. Read more