I’m feeling rather ashamed by the length of time since I published my last post – it’s been almost three months! – however at least I made it back here. During this time, I’ve been lucky enough to win some new clients and do some interesting work, which triggered an idea to write an article about the most common mistakes I’ve seen startups and small businesses make.Continue reading
Tag Archives: risk management
12 common risks SMEs ignore until it’s too late
Business owners are brave. They’ve created a product or service they believe meets a need or solves a problem and then pour their heart and soul into turning that into a successful business.Continue reading
When it comes to income… diversify, diversify, diversify
Income diversification. I learned the meaning of this term early in my career in financial services. At that time, the definition that was most relevant for me was this one… “A risk management technique that mixes a wide variety of investments within a portfolio. The rationale behind this technique contends that a portfolio of different kinds of investments will, on average, yield higher returns and pose a lower risk than any individual investment found within the portfolio.”Continue reading
6 steps to keep your solo business ticking along while you’re sick
This week I was struck down with a flu… my first since going freelance last year. When I was an employee and got sick, it was relatively easy to take a few days, even a week, off. There was always someone to handle my client deadlines for me or at least manage expectations until I got back. And the financial impact was minimal.Continue reading