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Should You Hire a Consultant? How to Know When It’s Time to Get Professional Help for Your Business
And Why Waiting Too Long Could Cost You Everything Every small business owner wears a dozen hats—salesperson, bookkeeper, marketer, HR...
Tara Bowdel
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Start Lean, Scale Smart: The Art of Operational Efficiency
In the early days of your business, you wear every hat. CEO, marketer, janitor, accountant, late-night overthinker. That lean startup...
Tara Bowdel
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What’s Your Business Worth? A No-BS Guide to Valuation for Small Business Owners
If you don’t know what your business is worth, you don’t really know what you’re building. Whether you're dreaming of selling your...
Tara Bowdel
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7 Most Common Reasons Small Business Owners Hire Consultants (And Why You Might Need One, Too)
As you’re well aware, running a small business is not for the faint of heart . You sport all the hats, juggle all the responsibilities,...
Tara Bowdel
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Build Your Dream Team: How to Hire and Keep the Right People to Grow Your Business
It’s true—your business is only as good as your people. You can have the most killer product, the sexiest branding, the tightest...
Tara Bowdel
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Why Some Products Just Don’t Sell — And What to Do With Them
Not every product you launch is going to be a hit. Some sit on the shelves collecting dust. Others clutter your e-commerce site, getting...
Tara Bowdel
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How to Choose a Consulting Business Name That Actually Works
(This article would have done us good when we started our Consulting Business ! We hope it helps you, too.) Choosing a name for your...
Tara Bowdel
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Business Math 101: A Quick Reference Guide for Entrepreneurs Who Don’t Love Math
If you’re gonna hustle, you better know your numbers. You don’t need to be a CPA or a spreadsheet wizard to run a successful small...
Tara Bowdel
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"Now Hiring"? Hold Up — Here's What You Need To Do First
So, you're thinking about hiring your first employee. Maybe you're drowning in orders. Maybe your inbox is a daily avalanche. Or maybe...
Tara Bowdel
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Is Your Business Stuck — or Just Scaling Too Slowly?
You’ve done the hard part. You built the business, brought in your first wave of customers, maybe even hired a few people. The wheels are...
Tara Bowdel
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You Killed It at the Pop-Up — Now What? How to Turn Temporary Wins Into a Sustainable Business
So you had a killer pop-up. You sold out inventory, collected a ton of email addresses, had influencers tagging your setup, and maybe...
Tara Bowdel
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The Difference Between Marketing and Advertising – And Why Your Business Needs Both
Let’s get one thing straight: marketing and advertising are not  the same thing . Yet in the chaotic world of small business ownership,...
Tara Bowdel
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