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Monday Inspiration: A Barbershop That’s Grooming Much More Than Hair
This week, our Monday morning inspiration is an audio story from NPR’s Weekend Edition, Sunday, about a barbershop/salon in Detroit called the Social Club Grooming Company. The barbershop and its...
View ArticleIt’s the Fourth Quarter: Finish Up Strong
If you are a fan of football (the American kind), you know that players on many teams have a ritual of holding up four fingers at the beginning of the fourth quarter. “We own this quarter,” they are...
View ArticleLessons From Two Failed Small Businessmen Who Won the Civil War
This year (2014) marks the 150th anniversary of several major turning points in the American Civil War that would lead to its conclusion the following spring. Symbolic of the coming end to the war were...
View ArticleTom Magliozzi Loved Being a Small Business Owner; And Small Business Owners...
Fans of the weekly public radio call-in show Car Talk are mourning the death of one of the show’s hosts, Tom Magliozzi. With his younger brother Ray and his infectious non-stop laugh, Tom imparted...
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6 Reasons for a Small Business Owner to Be Thankful
In the United States, today we celebrate Thanksgiving–a day of reflection and gratitude. Here are just a few of the things a small business owner has to be thankful for this year. 1. Customers...
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Five Stunning Portraits & Profiles of American Small Business Owners
To celebrate its 100th anniversary, Deluxe, the Minneapolis-based checks and forms supplier and small business marketing services company, has commissioned six noted photographers and filmmakers to...
View ArticleA Tribute to the Small Businesses of 9/11
This essay by SmallBusiness.com founder Rex Hammock first appeared on SmallBusiness.com on September 11, 2014. In addition to the emotional responses we all experienced while watching the horror of...
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Veterans Day Small Business Motivation From General Patton
On Wednesday, the U.S. will observe a national holiday known as Veterans Day, “a celebration to honor America’s veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice...
View ArticleMartin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, January 18, 2016
There is a sort of poverty of the spirit which stands in glaring contrast to our scientific and technological abundance… The richer we have become materially, the poorer we have become morally and...
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SmallBusiness.com Special | An Inspiring Super Bowl Weekend Interview With...
At age 30, Mike Brown put his life savings on the line and moved back home to live with his mother so he could afford to follow his dream of starting a business. Five years later, millions of voters in...
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NASA Administrator Charles Bolden: If You’re Not Afraid of Failure, Things...
If you’re struggling and trying hard to hold onto a dream, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden provides the kind of inspiration it takes to reach audacious goals over seemingly impossible odds. But...
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Upon the 400th Anniversary of The Bard’s Death, Seven Small Business Quotes...
But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the … sun, and that means another morning of opportunity to share some Shakespeare quotes that can be bent into great suggestions for those...
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5 Small Business Truths You Can Learn From Movies on Netflix
When you work at SmallBusiness.com, you begin to see small business lessons everywhere. Even when you are selecting movies to watch on Netflix, you’ll see a movie title and think, “that film has a...
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He Who is At Sea Sails. He Who is on Land Judges.
This reminded us of one our favorite quotes; one previously featured on SmallBusiness.com. “It’s not the critic who counts…” from Theodore Roosevelt. He Who is At Sea Sails. He Who is on Land Judges....
View ArticleCreating Customers is The Foundation of Successful Businesses
“It is the customer alone whose willingness to pay for a good or for a service that converts economic resources into wealth, things into goods….The customer is the foundation of a business and keeps...
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Neighbors, Communities, Even a Big Company, are Stepping in to Support Kids’...
Lemonade stands and other curb-side kid-businesses are a staple of summer. Unfortunately, so are the spoilsports who complain about the junior-sized ventures. But be fore-warned, naysayers. Not only...
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“The Only Thing We Have to Fear…”
At SmallBusiness.com, we do not report on the ups and downs of Wall Street. Why? Because there are countless analysts with unlimited resources who get paid to do that. However, there are two experts...
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Small Business Saturday; Small Business Everyday | 2021
The 12th annual Small Business Saturday takes place this year on November 27, 2021 (the Saturday after Thanksgiving). American Express created the event as a counterpart to promotions supporting...
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