Ruby

MAY 30, 2023

It takes time not only to gain experience as a working attorney but also to learn how to run a business. From bookkeeping, office administration, and HR issues to marketing, website maintenance, and customer relationship management, running a firm is a full-time job by itself. It takes months of preparation just to plan for it.

Legal 52

Legal Bookkeeping Real Estate Maintenance 52

Ask a Manager

MAY 17, 2016

Why don’t we send a card and flowers or food, which are more traditional for condolences?”. I’ve been working as a personal/administrative assistant for a small-business owner since 2011. I track my own hours and invoice her business. Can you speak up and urge a different plan?

Interviewing 36

Interviewing Administrative Assistance Bookkeeping Legal 36

BMT Office Administration

JUNE 26, 2023

In particular, traditional business financing options like bank loans have been declining since 2020 — where they fell 6% from 2019 (43% to 37%, respectively). That trend continued in 2021, with only 34% of small businesses applying for bank loans. After all, if you wanted to start a business, how would you acquire capital?

Finance 264

Finance Banking Real Estate Small Business 264

Success

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Sure, his family and friends flap their wings each day, but to them it’s only a means to food. So why do 90% of small businesses fail in the first few years? The E-Myth Revisited begs entrepreneurs to work “on” your business, instead of “in” your business.

Problem-Solving 127

Problem-Solving Bookkeeping Multitasking Cubicle 127

Ask a Manager

JANUARY 14, 2022

In 2017, after working in restaurants in a well-known food metropolis for almost 20 years and as a chef for almost 10, we moved cross country to be closer to my family and I took a position at my family’s non-food-related business. And now, it helps me with my client relationships and my business core values.”

Food 49

Food Interviewing Bookkeeping Customer Service 49