Lauren Simone Blogs

Your business credit can be as important as your personal credit. Creditors and suppliers are increasingly using business credit reports to make lending and credit decisions. Building strong business credit is worth the effort. Credit lines open many doors, allowing entrepreneurs to buy necessary equipment and inventory, hire employees, launch marketing campaigns, and keep cash flow steady while revenue grows.  Getting approved for business loans and credit cards seems very challenging. According to a 2019 Federal Reserve small business credit survey, more than half (53%) of companies seeking new financing didn’t obtain the amount they requested.  Here are several steps to establishing business credit:...

Amazon Reviewers Amazon has Hall of Fame Reviewers. If you are able to contact them and request a review of your children's book that would be lovely. Amazon used to publish their email address, but they no longer do. This is quite a tedious approach and may result in much rejection.  American Book Review The American Book Review is a bimonthly publication that has been around for more than 30 years. It reviews disregarded works of poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction from small presses. It gives strong emphasis to literary and cultural pieces. And although it critiques non-fiction pieces, it does not review self-help and how-to books. Here...

Building a social media presence can be time-consuming. Entrepreneurs wear so many hats. This is one task you should delegate to an intern, staff member, or marketing company. Making someone else responsible for your social media or using timesaving tools such as Hootsuite, BuzzSumo, Sprout Social, and Post Planner will ensure that your business is updated, accurate, responsive, and has an efficient online presence. Here are 6 social media platforms you should definitely be on: Create a Facebook page for your business. It has a domain rating of 100. More than 1 out of 7 people on the planet are on Facebook, and they’re actively checking...