3 Ways to get and Keep More Customers

Posted by Jessie Van Gundel in Leadership, Small Business Hacks

As your business grows, you may find that it becomes harder and harder to be as proactive about your business’ growth as you’d like. Keeping up with the day-to-day and managing the curveballs you encounter on a regular basis often distract and take time away from the long-term strategy of running your business. This is a common theme among small business owners and a pretty normal feeling for a business that’s growing, but now is the time to take a step back and figure out how to manage your growth in a way that will let you control and steer the direction of where your company is going.

For most service-based businesses, the customer relationship is one of the most important components of your success. Knowing that, it’s time to take a look at your customer base from a strategic standpoint, and use that information to inform how you will grow your customer base in the future.

Business Owner’s Guide to Planning for Growth in 2017

Posted by Jessie Van Gundel in Leadership, Small Business Hacks

PaySimple customers are often businesses on the verge of big growth or established businesses that are already growing fast. We talked with a number of these business owners to get their tips and advice for success, which we have combined into our new guide: Growing Up Your Business.

Are you building the right growth strategy for your startup business?

Posted by Jessie Van Gundel in Leadership, Small Business Hacks

Taking a business from an idea to a realization is a big accomplishment. Oftentimes business growth can catch a small business owner by surprise, they are so busy maintaining the business that they forget to make time to think about a business growth plan.

You might be wondering how you’ll know if and when your business is ready to grow. While every business is unique, there are some signs to look for. Take our quiz to see where you stand.

Take the Quiz: Is your business ready to grow up?

Build a Foundation of Recurring Revenue for Your Service-Based #SideHustle

Posted by Jessie Van Gundel in Leadership, Small Business Hacks

Whether you’re an entrepreneur at heart or just want to make some extra cash on the side, the Gig Economy is infiltrating our work lives and with it, the way we think about and manage our careers is evolving too. If you want to be your own boss but aren’t ready to set off on your own, or you want the best of both worlds (working for an employer with your side business humming along in the background), the key to this kind of flexibility and opportunity is establishing recurring revenue.

The Holiday Season is Coming, is Your Business Ready?

Posted by PaySimple in Leadership, Small Business Hacks

The holiday season brings many opportunities for businesses to increase sales, increase brand awareness and be a part of a huge, nationwide campaign and focus. As the season approaches it’s important to start thinking about how you will involve your business in the shopping excitement surrounding the holidays. Many business owners aren’t sure where to start or approach their planning. The reality is that once you have a roadmap to follow, you’ll know exactly what pieces need to go into place. So, what should you be doing?

A Letter from Your Life—Chasing Balance

Posted by Kate Martin in Leadership, Small Business Hacks

Dear Entrepreneur,

This is your life writing you. Perhaps I’m your partner, child/ren, parents, friends, pets or inner-self. Remember when you decided to become your own boss? You were tired of working on someone else’s schedule, toward someone else’s goals. You knew you could have it all—embrace your passion, follow your heart and run your business the way you knew it should be run, all while controlling your own schedule and having the best of both worlds with love for your work and time for your life! I’m writing to remind you about that second part…

This letter is a “not so gentle” shove back on track if your answer to the above was no. The following is a list of some really great ideas gathered from a variety of sources. I’m not reinventing the wheel here, just trying to get it rolling.