Stuart Frost

Regardless of how well your business is doing right now, there is always room for improvement and fat that can be trimmed to boost bottomline. Here are five tips on how to do that without hurting what’s currently working for you:
Improve Your Website
Assuming that you already have one, check your current website design and performance. Is it fast, easy to navigate, user-friendly, comprehensive and detailed? If not, redesign the interface to make it easier for your visitors or switch hosting c...

In an era of “digital,” businesses can find an advantage by avoiding online marketing in order to make an impression via “traditional media.” 2020 businesses have realized that consumers are attracted to differences, so if you change things up just a little, you’ll grab more attention and retain the consumer’s awareness.
Below are print materials that make you stand out in an age of digital marketing:
1. Signs and Banners
The fact is that if your leads aren’t looking for your brand, you can s...

Every successful business, organization, or group is built off of having a strong infrastructure and a cohesive team. Leaders are given this responsibility among many other duties. When a team is operating at its peak and optimum, it is an unstoppable force. Leaders can create unstoppable teams by focusing on the following techniques and instilling these values into their colleagues:
Open Communication
Every team member should feel comfortable enough to voice their own opinions and views even...

For most people, franchising and technology don’t go hand in hand. It’s true that the franchising business model has lagged behind other industries when it comes to adopting new technology. However, this could soon change.
Just take Tariq Farid who might seem a bit of an oddity in the world of franchising. As both a tech geek and the founder of Edible Arrangements, he has seen firsthand how some franchise leaders are reluctant to adopt technology, which has led to a lag behind other industrie...

Most of us don’t realize how lucky we are. From today, we take all kinds of things for granted. When trouble strikes though, we may be challenged in many ways.
In difficult times our true nature is often revealed to us and our emotional resiliency is tested. Here are some ways to fortify your emotional resilience during a time of crisis.
Say No To Worry
What times are tough, it is all too easy to live in a state of constant worry. Worry about the future. Worry about what might happen.
Yes, it...

No matter what stage of life you are in, we can all benefit from having a variety of companions and guides to help aid us in our journey. These guides will come in a number of different forms and have a number of different roles. In some cases, we may be in a situation that we could benefit from having a teacher but someone chooses to be a mentor instead, which may not actually give us the support we need. In other cases, someone may be in need of a mentor but we try and take on the role of a...

Most leaders possess numerous positive attributes. Strength, decisiveness, compassion, intelligence and effective communication skills are merely a handful of traits noted executives demonstrate. However, sometimes overlooked is the ability and willingness to make sacrifices. In many instances, an efficient leader will be expected to make the following offerings:
Time
Arguably, the most valuable commodity anyone possesses is time. For an executive, such facts are true many times over. An effe...

Practicing weekly mindfulness is meaningful and important. How often do people slow down to take in their accomplishments? The goal of the following exercise is to take four minutes each Friday to make and maintain a time dedicated to examining the previous week. It is designed to count wins, losses, and areas of improvement. A sixty-second timer and journal or word processor document are all that is necessary for this four-step process of week summarization.
Celebrate Your Wins
Of the steps,...

Booking flights can be a challenge. Fares are not terribly transparent for many airlines, and they can go up or down at a moment’s notice. By accessing cheaper flights, it’s possible to take more trips. Here are some recommendations for scoring cheaper flights.
Look for Consolidator Fares
Travel agents traditionally were the only people who had access to consolidator pricing. Now, through some of the leading travel sites in the industry, ordinary folks can search consolidator fares. This proc...

When we think of confident people, we often think of people who seem commanding, authoritative or “large and in charge.” In truth, however, people who come across as being overconfident or confident to the point of almost being brash are often actually insecure and trying desperately to cover for it. In truth, confident people are often the most quiet and in some cases are almost invisible. There are ways, however, to look and sounds competent and confident in almost any situation. Here are t...

Today’s young entrepreneurs are confronted with a vast array of potentially lucrative business opportunities. In addition to choosing a traditional career path with an existing company, young workers may also opt to become business owners. Changes in technology, along with world-wide challenges and opportunities, have created unlimited possibilities! The cellular smartphone is one example of available opportunities. Smartphone usage has spawned countless new applications and clever revisions ...

As mentioned in a previous blog, Volunteering 101: Where to Start, volunteering speaks to an almost animalistic instinct within humans to help their fellow kind. And while we, as a species, want to help others, it can be overwhelming figuring out how. Although we all might have the same calling to help one another, we don’t all express ourselves in the same ways, enjoy the same things, or have the same skill sets.

Starting a business doesn’t have to be an extremely difficult thing to do; however, it isn’t going to be an effortless task either. There are no limits on who can become a successful entrepreneur, but anyone who endeavors to start a business must understand that it requires a lot of time, effort, drive, and a researched plan to reach fruition.

Entrepreneurship, in theory, seems relatively straightforward. Yet building a successful business can require more grit, time, and money than many people realize. Nevertheless, entrepreneurship continues to be a rewarding path for those up to the challenge.

Photo of Stuart and Julie Frost in Laguna Niguel, California.