The other day, I was talking to a small business owner about risk. Individually, I’m a risk averse sort of person. He was not. He had started up his business two years ago and he had grown quickly. The company is now up to around 20 employees with plans to expand to double that within the year. That sort of growth comes with a certain amount of risk.
I should start out with a quick note: business risk is bigger… more
Risky Business
Hints for Small Business Web Design
I’m going to give web design a try. Not a ‘hey, let’s put a guy on the moon’ sort of try but at least ‘hey, let’s go out for ice cream’ sort of try.
The temptation is all around me. I work with some fantastically talented graphic designers and web developers who can sit down and turn a blank Illustrator file or a Thematic template into a beautiful, powerful, useful website. I’ve only ever turned water into ice so the… more
5 Tips for Your Small Business Strategy
Working at a web development firm, you get to deal with a lot of small businesses. Some of these are just starting out and some are well established. In my time at Cuberis, I’ve learned a thing or two from the most successful businesses about how a business should be run. While some successful businesses get running on the fumes of their founder’s passion alone, they represent what I would call ‘the minority’.
If you want to be successful in… more
Cuberis announces our first Open House!
Please join us June 23 for an Open House to celebrate some impressive Cuberis milestones!
In 2011, Cuberis turned 8 years old.
And though we’re not competing with other 8 year olds to sell the most cookies and popcorn, or winning top prizes in the grade school science fair, we do have a lot to be proud of.
We’ve outgrown a lot of our kid stuff.
In late 2010, we moved out of our small office in the Bullington Warehouse… more