Business advice & writing since 2015

Notes from thirty-five years
in business.

Short, honest essays on running a business, surviving early years, raising prices, hiring people, and protecting your peace of mind. Written by Vathani Ariyam, updated weekly.

Business advice & tips · 14 Apr 2022

Imagine you are reinventing your business.

What would you not get into again if your business burned to the ground today and it was hard to start over? What would you do differently? But…

Vathani Ariyam 4 min
Blog · 11 Apr 2022

How do you grow a small online business?

How do you grow a small online business? Let yourself know on the internet. Decide why do you want to be known on the internet? If you think…

Vathani Ariyam 4 min
Uncategorized · 29 Mar 2022

Family Money & Debt Book

Family Money & Debt eBook What you will learn here: How do people fall into debt? Bad Spending habits Finding A side hustle Set a Budget Why is…

Vathani Ariyam 4 min
Business advice & tips · 25 Mar 2022

Teach money lessons

Teach money lessons Learning to handle money properly is one of the biggest lessons that elders can teach their youngsters at a proper age becomes vital currently. If…

Vathani Ariyam 4 min
Business advice & tips · 24 Mar 2022

What brought me success

What brought me success I will talk in general about the qualities needed to be successful, first is hard work; no one can achieve anything without hard work.…

Vathani Ariyam 4 min
Business advice & tips · 21 Mar 2022

How do problem-solving skills help in a business?

How do problem-solving skills help in a business? What is a problem-solving skill? When you start to run a business, you could face a slow-moving company; in that…

Vathani Ariyam 4 min
Business advice & tips · 15 Mar 2022

How to respond to negative reviews?

How to respond to negative reviews? Feedback is one of the rewards you get for your hard work, but that could be negative or positive. There are times…

Vathani Ariyam 4 min
Business advice & tips · 14 Mar 2022

I make money from kindle publishing so you too can do that.

I make money from kindle so you too can do that. You never know what will happen when you put yourself out there, you might meet huge success…

Vathani Ariyam 4 min
Blog · 10 Mar 2022

Business partnership essentials

Business partnership essentials It is always good to have a partner; the main reason is collaboration. The benefits that you can get are. Share the funding Sharing your…

Vathani Ariyam 4 min
Blog · 07 Mar 2022

I want to know something from you.

I want to know something from you.  Let me answer this with a quote from 2000 years ago, Epictetus’s teacher.  He once said: “How long will you wait until…

Vathani Ariyam 4 min