Michael Koetsier Michael Koetsier

Pop-Up Booth Strategies for Small Businesses

Whether you are selling art, crafts, or consumables, pop-up fairs and shows can be the backbone of your business. Consequently, they are also a great way to find new customers.

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Michael Koetsier Michael Koetsier

Why I created Business Owner Stories

Most other websites don’t tell you what it’s really like to start a small business. Do a Google search and this is what you find: shady funnel sites trying to sell you a get-rich-quick scheme, or large media sites writing about businesses that have already made it big. So what if you are neither, where do you go for answers? That is where Business Owner Stories comes in. It is for the rest of us: the startups, the solopreneurs and the mom & pop shops. We highlight the real stories of starting a small business, the owners who make it happen, and how small businesses find success…

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5 Things You Can Do to Fight Inflation

Forget all the doom & gloom that you’re hearing about inflation. Large companies are making important adjustments to survive and thrive, and there is no reason your small business can’t do the same.

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Marie Nubia-Feliciano Marie Nubia-Feliciano

Why You Should Have a Tribe

Why are we talking about this on a blog about small businesses? Because small business owners should have one too. If you are a small business owner and haven’t created a tribe yet, then this article is for you.

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Why a College Degree Does Matter

College critics assume that students spend their days sitting through stuffy lectures, buried in books, and doing homework. It’s as if colleges had not evolved from Middle Age monasteries - this is a very narrow-sighted view.

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Michael Koetsier Michael Koetsier

How to Afford Leaving a 9-5 Job

What does it take to leave a steady job and join the gig economy? It requires a plan and consideration for your unique experiences. So what if you lack those?

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Coping with the Loneliness of Striking Out on Your Own

The most immediate and personal thing that hits you when you no longer work for a company, is the loss of social interaction. Naturally, our first instinct is to gravitate towards those more socially oriented sites. We must resist those tendencies, no matter how difficult.

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The Problem with the Term “Side-Hustle”

There are often unintended associations with words that can do great harm to intended goals. The term side-hustle probably started with good intentions, but what it stands for now, is not what your business should be aspiring to.

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