Small Business Articles

The exposure you get to potential customers through things like Google Ads are all the rage these days, but it’s still important to maintain a quality website. Here’s why.

What every plumber needs to know about business insurance

Remove the fluff and get right to the point when presenting your services to a potential big customer

Family is an easy resource to tap when you’re a growing plumbing business trying to fill out its back-office needs, but if you decide to take that route, you need to approach it with care

When opportunity knocks, be prepared to promote your company to new customers with clarity and purpose

Constant political bickering among your crew reduces productivity, leads to hard feelings and could cost you customers if you don’t get it under control

Good growth doesn’t happen by accident. You have to be deliberate about the steps you take if you want growth dreams to become reality.

These famous words contain wisdom that you can apply to the way you run your business

It’s tempting to go on cruise control for the final month of 2018 and wait until the new year to refocus, but you’ll be happier with the state of your business if you finish the year out strong

For an aspiring plumbing entrepreneur, one of the first tasks is developing a long-term business plan. But be prepared for it to be a guiding light rather than a rigid instruction manual.

Any plumber or drain cleaner can create a website with some simple online tools and a little bit of time

From the unemployment rate to tariffs, the author looks at the things she’s thinking about and how they’ll affect her business heading into 2019

Thinking about diving into the world of small-business ownership? You’ll be off to a good start if you first consider some of the tough lessons many business owners learn early on.