Nowadays, most business owners don't need much of a sales pitch to convince them of the potential benefits of creating a blog for their business. That's not to say that every business owner is an avid blogger, but statistically, 39 percent of business owners are blogging or plan to blog in 2010 to ramp up [...]
morePosted by: Akilah Richards, March 17, 2010
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Prioritizing can be one of the most challenging aspects of any small business. There is so much to do and so little time to do it. All of our daily tasks can seem essential and urgent, and without clear guidelines about how to prioritize and proceed, we can sometimes feel frozen like deer caught in [...]
morePosted by: Linda Sanchez, March 16, 2010
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One of our most anticipated sessions at SXSW 2010 was the talk given by Becky McCray (Small Biz Survival) and Liz Strauss (Successful Blog) about how to simply, get started. As we all know, getting started is hardly simple so while keeping up with our twitter stream (search twitter for #howdidthishappen to check it [...]
morePosted by: Paul O'Brien, March 14, 2010
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In Part I of this article, I summarized a Four Step Process to evaluate and determine your pricing strategies for the 21st century that I learned at a Small Business Development Center workshop presented by Jane Johnson, a B2BCFO Partner. In addition to the ways in which technology and globalization have affected consumer behavior in [...]
morePosted by: Linda Sanchez, March 12, 2010
My partner and I attended another useful and thought provoking Small Business Development Center sponsored workshop this week. It was presented by Jane Johnson, a B2BCFO Partner out of Northern Massachusetts. She drove home the truth that the nature of selling and buying has changed and will continue to change in the 21st century. New [...]
morePosted by: Linda Sanchez, March 10, 2010
I’m not sure why I subscribe to so many business magazines; I never have time to read them. Maybe I hope that just the quick glimpses I catch of their glossy covers filled with young energetic multimillionaire entrepreneurs will inspire me to business greatness.
The cover story of the March issue of Inc. Magazine, Secrets of [...]
Posted by: Linda Sanchez, March 8, 2010
For those of you out there who, like me, have little or no formal business training, it can sometimes seem overwhelming to be at the helm of your small business. I took a break recently to meet an old friend, a budding entrepreneur, for lunch. She invited me to come early and attend a business [...]
morePosted by: Linda Sanchez, February 5, 2010
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I confess that the continued trend toward blatant product placement in the media makes me giddy. I already love Top Chef for its amazing chefs and the mouth-watering concoctions they create, but I get a special little thrill when they drive their Toyotas to WholeFoods and buy food that they will then pack in Gladware [...]
morePosted by: Linda Sanchez, January 17, 2010
Before I embarked on the adventure that is entrepreneurship, I had worked exclusively fornon-profit organizations. From public schools to anti-poverty agencies to my years as a Peace Corps volunteer, my professional goals were never financial as they are now. Still, I learned a lot about setting goals, planning, and accountability in the work place. When I [...]
morePosted by: Linda Sanchez, January 10, 2010
Do you know everything there is to know about running a successful small business? Then stop right here, because you don’t need to read this post. But if you’re human like most of us small business owners, you’ve likely encountered gaps in your small business education. You could be a bookkeeping whiz, but have an [...]
morePosted by: Jennifer Escalona, November 20, 2009
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by Paul O'Brien
