The Wright Village Blog
Simple Secrets to Set Your Small Business Up for Success by Elena Stewart
As a small business owner, you wear a lot of hats. You're the CEO, the CFO, the head of HR, and more. It's a lot to handle, but you're up for the challenge because you're passionate about your business and want to see it succeed.
6 Ways to Start an Easy Business and Get It Off the Ground by Elena Stewart
Starting a new business is a fun and exciting time. However, if you are new to self-employment and aren't sure where to begin, you can start with something simple and easy to get going. Consider these six ways to get an easy business up and running.
A Quick Guide to Omnichannel Marketing for Small Businesses by Jeline Hope
Omnichannel marketing is when a business uses multiple marketing channels to create a frictionless shopping experience for its customers. When customers interact with your live chat, email, or social media platforms on any device and visit your physical location, they can easily jump from one channel to another without any issue. Omnichannel marketing presents a unified experience with your brand.
11 Qualities of a Successful Small Business Owner
Every business owner is perpetually searching for the secret recipe to success. Some find it and some don’t. While every situation is unique with its own set of challenges, there are a set of traits that are pretty accurate indicators of entrepreneurial success. Keep reading for 11 qualities of a successful small business owner.
Ways to Grow Your Business in 2022
After two years of adjusting to life as we know it, 2022 is a great year to venture into expanding. Even if you do not feel that your business is ready to grow, now can be a great time to decide what needs to be done in order to meet that goal. Read ahead to determine if expanding is right for you and for ways to grow your business in 2022.
How To Grow Your Career Through Professional Development
Professional development is more than just attending a yearly conference or sitting through a colleague’s presentation. Professional development applies to every individual within an agency, organization, or business, from CEOs to new hires. A professional development plan is an excellent way to monitor the progress of an individual’s goals and their advancement in their career. These professional development plans can be used by anybody in any field, career, or business.
6 Tips for Being a Productive Small Business Owner
As a small business owner, your most valuable asset is your time. Being able to manage your time effectively and efficiently so you can promote and grow your business is invaluable. Just like raising a child, growing and building a small business takes a village (The Wright Village). Keep reading for 6 tips for being a productive small business owner.
3 Reasons Why Entrepreneurs Thrive In Coworking Spaces
Have you ever found yourself at a desk, staring at a computer screen, knowing you could be using your time better elsewhere? Most people have at some point. Productivity and contentment are impossible to achieve when the team is trapped in a drab, isolated, and antiseptic atmosphere. The basic construction of offices needs to alter if we want the U.S. workforce to have a reason to return to the office. Coworking spaces might help single-person owned businesses to large corporations avoid a dreary existence. Entrepreneurs thrive in coworking spaces, according to numerous recent studies, and this structure is the future of business.
The Business Struggles of Women and Minorities
There is a significant disparity between women and minorities as business owners when compared to their white and male counterparts. There are a multitude of factors that have precipitated and continue to exacerbate this divide, but despite the inequalities that have prevented women and minorities from starting and operating businesses, both groups have been making progress.
Busy Entrepreneur? Here’s How To Side-Step Stress In The COVID Era by Elena Stewart
When you work for yourself, especially as a woman or a person of color, stress is part of the compensation package. What isn’t is a global pandemic. With all of the pressures we are facing today, it is more important than ever to slow down, relax, and say goodbye to stress. The Wright Village offers the following tips to help you keep stress and anxiety to a minimum.
Social Media Tips for Your Small Business
Consumers have grown accustomed to being drawn into a product through advertising and having that product available with a click. Social media is an excellent way to get customers to notice you and ultimately buy your products. Customers (and future customers) can see your sales, community involvement, trends, and what makes your business special.
How To Deal With Workplace Drama
Drama has its place, such as reality television and soap operas, and we can all admit that we have engaged in it at one time or another. Most people enjoy some workplace drama because it keeps things interesting, but certain people thrive on it.
4 Things You Need To Know To Be An Effective Leader
Promotion to management or starting your own firm is usually a beneficial stepping stone for your future. Unfortunately, many people take these roles without fully comprehending what a leadership role actually requires. When you're put in charge of other people, there are some things they don't tell you. Here are the four things you need to know to be an effective leader.
How To Set Achievable Goals
By defining exact, clearly defined targets, you can measure and enjoy attaining your goals, and you'll notice significant progress in what may have previously appeared to be a long, unproductive grind. You'll develop confidence when you discover your own ability and proficiency in achieving the goals you've set.
How Coworking Benefits Female Entrepreneurs
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Michelle Obama once said, “There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.” and she could not have been more right! Women have managed households for generations and relatively recently have ventured into entrepreneurship. Coworking, shared collaboration, open more new doors for women in business than ever before. Keep reading for ways that coworking benefits female entrepreneurs.
How To Communicate Effectively With Your Remote Team
If 2020 taught us anything, it was to pivot, expand our minds, and find creative ways to communicate. As we move forward from life under the pandemic’s thumb, we are unsure if measures put in place during lockdown will stick. Working remotely and virtual teamwork are a couple of these measures. If you find yourself navigating the challenging waters of working from home, keep reading for how to communicate effectively with your remote team.
