Julie Knudson

Seasonal businesses balance periods of whirlwind activity with stretches of calm. Getting everything in order for those busy times (not to mention figuring out how to make the money last all year long) can sometimes be a challenge. Wayne Bergman, a Hudson, Ohio-based executive business coach at ActionCOACH, works with seasonal SMBs in many sectors. […]

Small business owners can’t afford a sustained drop in employee productivity, simply because they don’t have hordes of other workers to take up the slack when someone has a problem that disrupts their performance. All sorts of issues can affect an individual’s output, from concerns about planning for retirement to dealing with a rebellious teenager […]

Small business owners often play a key role in their local communities, and giving back—by volunteering time or donating money to worthy causes—is something most owners are eager to do. Philanthropy provides a host of ways for small business owners to do good things, both for the community and for themselves. A strong commitment to […]

Are you a resilient leader? The type who can tackle problems, devise creative solutions and recover when things don’t go as planned? If so, chances are your company has a better chance of surviving adversity than those helmed by people who let challenges overwhelm them. Resilience isn’t just a nice-to-have quality for small business leaders, […]

Lease and rent expenditures often represent an enormous financial commitment for small businesses. Unfortunately, unless commercial real estate is your core business, you may end up overpaying or not getting what you really need. “If a business owner walks into the building directly, he’s talking to the broker who represents the landlord. The broker’s trying […]