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If you are a business owner, you should always have a learning mindset to keep up with changes in the economy, technology, and your own customers. In this segment from the new LIFT Weekly Podcast, we examine learning as a business skill.

Working from a home office presents unique distractions - sometimes subtle and hidden. Here are six tips and ideas to help keep the productivity high and the headaches low.

Here are a few last-minute gift ideas for the business owners and solopreneurs in your life (or yourself). Also, an announcement on why the "daily" is becoming an "almost daily".

Whether submitting or accepting guest posts on your site, guidelines are important for the writers, the publishers, and the readers.

A good way to extend reach and build awareness in your business is to guest post on leading industry or regional sites. Here are five steps to submitting winning article and guest post proposals.

Here are eight books I've been recommending most often recently, great gifts for yourself or a business owner you know.

Safe is Risky in an ever-changing business environment. If risk is a muscle, then greater rewards come from exercising your risk muscle.

Size matters when it comes to using images in your content marketing. There are two types of sizes: Dimensional and Weight. Here are some ideas and tools to use in your pictorial content.

Good Titles and Headlines Provoke Thought. A Compelling Title Draws Readers. A Provoking Headline Ignites Conversation. Are Conversations Now Spoken in Headline-ese? Short Show about Concise Headlines

In generations past, a telephone was possibly the most important tool in building a business. Today, having a lead magnet to generate leads on your web site is possibly the most important tool in building your business.

A format and purpose change is in store for the this show (same focus, but as a companion for ConverStations), plus an announcement of the upcoming launch for a new weekly show

The end of the year is a time when many business owners look to change old habits or create new ones. Maybe it should be both. Here are some ideas on creating new habits for your business and lifestyle.

Some business owners, though overwhelmed with the size of their to-do list, have yet to begin outsourcing some of their work. By tapping into the strengths of others, you can build your business, care for your customers, and take care of yourself.

Learning new skills and habits are a key to stay ahead of change, competition, and customer demand. Here are some thoughts and resources and continual learning for continual growth.

When interruptions or unexpected opportunities arise in business, it's best to have room for them. Design your own luck and schedule for serendipity. Serendipity Always Rewards the Prepared.

Introduction to the SmallBiz Tracks Give a Gift of Growth Campaign 2014. Five small businesses will win a 3-month subscription to SubCLUBs, a premier coaching and content community.

I've operated several small business and ventures and was raised by parents who owned a "mom & pop" op. This is a poem of gratitude to all small business owners.

Is it appropriate to display your religious beliefs and faith at your business? Is displaying your faith a form of proselytizing? During a holiday season, there are many business owners that struggle with this from both sides of the counter.

Big projects can get done in small segments and chunks, and the segments don't always have to be in a certain order. Work with what you have available (time, materials, crew, etc.)

If you've lost your motivation as a business owner, it might be time to re-examine your "why". When you know your why, you're more likely to find your way.