Sporting My New Proper Cloth Club Collar Oxford Shirt

This Sunday, I went on my usual ferry trip to Williamsburg and had the pleasure of breaking in my new Proper Cloth Club Collar Oxford shirt. The weather was beautiful, and I arrived in time for the tail end of the Brooklyn Flea and grabbed a Cemitas Fried Chicken Torta. I wore a Ben Sherman [...]

How to Set Up Your Home Office

There are all sorts of tips and tricks to help you ensure your business’s extreme success. You can learn all about marketing and sales strategy. You can spend time in forums, at meetings and networking until you can recite your elevator pitch in your sleep. Where it really starts, though, is where the magic happens: [...]

Having a Good Team is Important in Creating a Successful Business

When starting your own business there are many things to take into account before getting off the ground. We all know about the business plan, marketing and branding. At least you know a minimal amount about those things. If you already have a business, then hopefully your knowledge is a little broader. But what happens [...]

Have a seat and take a load…on?

Stand up.  Just for a second, and then return to your chair.  What is your body’s response?  Does it pop and crack, or do you glide smoothly to a standing position? If you sound like a collapsing bridge when you rise from your seat, chances are you aren’t using an ergonomic chair.  And if that’s the [...]

Taking Something Old and Making It New

Business plans are constantly being re-invented for modern-day society and demand. However, they are fundamentally the same concept: get the customer, get them to enjoy your service and give them an incentive to come back again. Using this formula, it’s possible to come up with a large variety of possible ways to get your name [...]

Why Payroll Software Makes Sense for New Businesses

Starting and keeping a business afloat is tough enough in today’s economy. With all the responsibilities involved with running your business from placing orders, advertising and everything in between, it makes sense to get some help when you can. If you have employees, you know first hand that keeping the books in order can be [...]

Newest Bespoke Post Box Arrived: Threaded

I was looking sharp on Monday. I wore my Navy blazer from Ben Sherman, shirt from Proper Cloth, tie from Bonobos, and my new tie bar from Bespoke Post. I had bought tie bars from TheTieBar.com before, for like $10, and thought all tie bars were the same. The bars I got from TTB were [...]

How to Use Skype for Your Freelancing Business

Skype has been changing the way that the world communicates with one another for a complete decade now, having first been developed back in 2003. This internet software has come a long way and is often used by business owners. Business owners regularly use Skype because it is a free service that allows them to [...]

Automated Email Marketing: The Benefits

Imagine you had a personal marketing assistant who could take care of all of the mundane, repetitive tasks leaving you free to focus on networking, dreaming of new ideas and generally growing your business to match its potential. Perhaps you actually do employ a personal marketing assistant who already does all of these things for [...]