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Goal-Setting Key to Business Success
Options are many, including OKR, SMART, PEERS and FAST When starting a business, the excitement of a new product or service makes goal-setting seem easy. But one to two years in, how do business owners keep the momentum going and continue to set targets to move their business along an upward trajectory? If they lack […]
Top Tips for Hiring Professional Services
What do you need to know before hiring a marketing firm, an accountant, a bookkeeper or an attorney?
Small business owners wearing multiple hats might want to take off one or two to focus on what they do best: the day-to-day operations of their business.
Owners of Wordsmith Wood Shop blend ‘creative skills’ with customer service
Loveland area couple Gib and Lisa Coalwell made a few wooden boxes decorated with sayings but a large order put a toll on their small laser engraver. The owners of Wordsmith Wood Shop needed to hire staff, get three more engravers and quickly learn manufacturing on a large scale. The couple blends handcrafted wood and […]
HomeCare of the Rockies Adds Life Meaning to Senior Care
Sandi McCann of Longmont found that when she provided caregiving for her stepmother, she wanted the same kind of meaningful work in her professional life. Sandi had been a marketer for 27 years and was tired of the career, and with some advice that a franchise wouldn’t be a fit, launched her own business. She […]
Loveland-Based E-Commerce Businesses Experience Exploding Growth – Story #3
E-Commerce businesses are growing at an astonishing rate. This is the third of three stories talking about Loveland, CO E-Commerce businesses who are thriving with their online sales. Loveland business owners have found clever ways to turn the online shopping trend into profitable business ventures. Three such businesses—Aroma Outfitters that provides accessories for doTerra essential […]
Loveland-Based E-Commerce Businesses Experience Exploding Growth – Story #2
E-Commerce businesses are growing at an astonishing rate. This is the second of three stories talking about Loveland, CO E-Commerce businesses who are thriving with their online sales. Loveland business owners have found clever ways to turn the online shopping trend into profitable business ventures. Three such businesses—Aroma Outfitters that provides accessories for doTerra essential […]
Loveland-Based E-Commerce Businesses Experience Exploding Growth – Story #1
E-Commerce businesses are growing at an astonishing rate. This is the first of three stories talking about Loveland, CO E-Commerce businesses who are thriving with their online sales. Loveland business owners have found clever ways to turn the online shopping trend into profitable business ventures. Three such businesses—Aroma Outfitters that provides accessories for doTerra essential […]
The Challenges of Being an Entrepreneur
This week is National Small Business Week – April 30 to May 6, 2017. This article is in recognition of all the entrepreneurs who make up our small business community. Opening a small business and taking on the entrepreneur mindset seems easy at first. Just do what you’re good at and clients or customers will […]
Loveland Startup Week, or the Entrepreneur’s Starter Kit
Shelley Widhalm, owner of Shell’s Ink Services, left, talks about her business during the Loveland Startup Week business showcase on April 7 to Paul Baron, co-founder of Beau & Belle Littles, and Wilynn Formeller, project manager of Desk Chair Workspace. (Photo by Kerri Ertman, Loveland artist) Attending Loveland Startup Week is like a quick video […]