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Is Your Logo Working For You?
Is your logo working for you? In today’s economy, branding is more important than ever. However, in my work with the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network’s Market Research Center, I see a lot of companies that have neglected one critical element of...
Persevere or Pivot?
In the normal life cycle of every business there are going to be some periods of highs and lows. However, there may be periods when the highs may get really high and the lows may get really low. It’s during those times a business owner has to make some critical and...
Small Business Financial Health Check-Up
One thing that the COVID-19 pandemic exposed for many small business owners is that they were not as prepared as they could have been for a dramatic financial downturn. This can happen in any economic dip or natural disaster, but the COVID-19 situation hit companies...
Preparing for the 2021 GRO-Biz Conference
Federal, state, and local governments spend millions of dollars every year to purchase products and services from small businesses in Wyoming. Many entrepreneurs aren’t taking advantage of this potential market which is constantly on the lookout for food, clothing,...
Three Quick Writing Tips to Make Your Social Media Posts and Marketing Copy Come Alive
Now, more than ever, alternate approaches to reach potential customers are vitally important. Some of those channels might include a revamped social media strategy, a fresh look at product and service descriptions on your website, or an email marketing campaign. I am...
Sales Tax for Online or Remote Vendors: A Study in Complexity
If you are selling online, then you may be responsible for collecting and remitting sales tax to any of the over 12,000 tax jurisdictions in the United States. Each of those jurisdictions has different tax rates and product taxability rules. First and foremost, if you...
How to Manage Passwords
Poor password management is probably the cause of most of my calls and emails that begin with the phrase “I think I’ve been hacked…”. There is a wonderful darkweb site (pwndb) that has a searchable database of email logins with passwords in plain text from a number of...
Remote Bookkeeping During a Pandemic
Businesses with a remote workforce are now dealing with another operational challenge due to the pandemic – how to keep the business’ financials up-to-date when there is only one copy of the bookkeeping software and it’s located at the work office. If owners or...
Getting Local Results With Digital Marketing
The digital marketing landscape in 2020 is more crowded now than ever, and you can probably guess why. As more small businesses across Wyoming are getting into e-commerce, entrepreneurs are finding that they have to pierce through a lot more noise in order to reach...
