Picking Up and Running With Your Dreams
Alastair Mitchell is the chief executive of Huddle, a cloud-based collaboration software company co-headquartered in London and San Francisco. In a recent interview with Adam Bryant of the New York Times, Mitchell spoke about his early management lessons, how to handle tough situations, and advice for college students. Here are some of the key points from the interview: Learn how to empower […]
How Confident Are Business Owners Going Into The Next Year?
For today’s post, we look back at the same 2014 report conducted by UPS Connect from last week. When business owners were asked to describe their confidence in their business’ success over the next 12 months, 1 in 4 respondents said they were “extremely confident”. On a scale of 1-7, owners had an average confidence rate of 5.39. This is […]
2014 UPS Connect State of Small Business Report
UPS Connect conducted a 2014 report for the state of small businesses interviewing more than 300 founders, partners, presidents, and CEOs. With this report, they delivered a list of questions and answers. When asked what are the biggest challenges business owners are currently facing, companies replied with: 1) “Reducing cost of financing.” 2) “Government compliance and interference.” 3) […]