Are People Reading Your Blog?
Many new clients tell me that they have a blog, but no one is reading it. Other clients ask me if they need a blog. Well, if you have a blog, or are wondering if...
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Is Your Web Site Playing This Song?
With the popularity of performance shows like “Fame,” “Glee,” “So You Think You Can Dance,” “Dancing with the Stars,” etc., it got me thinking. Ever see some of the performers warm up singing, “Mi, Mi,...
Interview with High-End Fashion Designer Shy Figaro
Recently, I received some interesting information from a small business owner who is pursuing his passion, and thought I would share his tips with you. Meet Shy Figaro, a successful, high-end fashion designer and entrepreneur....
Managing a mommy business…with 5 simple steps!
We are women. Watch us Manage! I have people ask me, usually men, how do you do it all? How do you take care of the family, and your business, and be so management oriented? ...
Small Business Profile: Lead411
To follow up on a previous post requesting feedback on topics and offering to highlight members of the community, I learned of the BTS Blog started by Tom Blue, co founder of Lead411— BTS stands...
StartupNation on ABC News Now, helps an entrepreneur in need
Tory Johnson, frequent reporter on ABC's Good Morning America show and anchor of the ABC NewsNow series focusing on careers asked for a little StartupNation love recently. One of her faithful fans, Natalie, of ChicSweets, asked...
Small Business Profile: Guideposts.com
To follow up on a previous post requesting feedback on topics and offering to highlight members of the community, I learned of Guideposts.com—a site devoted to helping people find and reach their potential. This site...
CIT Group seeks additional funding – Marco’s Pizza adds financing options for franchisees
The recent CIT Group news hit the franchise community late last week. One of the larger small business lenders announced, CIT Group announced it needed additional money from the government to stay affloat. The government...
How Are You Promoting Your Lemonade Stand?
Over the 4th of July, I was walking around an affluent neighborhood and about every block or so, there were children selling lemonade. Lemonade Stand 1. At the first stand, the kids were yelling from...
Opportunity for you to be featured on NBC Nightly News: Update
Update for information previously provided in my blog post below: This just in from the NBC Nightly News producer: “We finally have an airdate. July 13th. I’ve been scrambling with other projects in the meantime....
Is Twitter Part of Your PR Activities?
Twitter, https://twitter.com/, is a great way to build buzz about your products and services. But if you are using it for media relations activities, here are a few tips to keep in mind: 1. Keep it...
Go Paperless and Grow-David Durick, gotoBilling.com
On Tuesday, we heard from David Durick of gotoBilling, www.gotobilling.com. This business experienced a 307% volume increase during the recession so I sat down with David to get his insights for other small business owners. Here is...
Small Business Profile: Night Helper Watch
To follow up on a previous post requesting feedback on topics and offering to highlight members of the community, I learned of NightHelpWatchers.com.—a company based on an invention by Lisa Charleston. Lisa started NightHelpWatchers.com in...
Small Business Profile: Visible Logic
To follow up on a previous post requesting feedback on topics and offering to highlight members of the community, I learned of visiblelogic.com. A well-designed message can position your organization, product or service to look unique, capable and...
How Merchant Services Work
Businesses that accept credit cards are a distinct advantage when it comes to attracting customers. With over 3/4 of the American population using some form of plastic to pay for regular purchases, you can’t afford...
Buy One, Give One
Referencing my prior post on Creative Capitalism, here is another business with a 1 for 1 model. A new project by California eco-urban design firm LJ Urban aims to make giving more concrete—quite literally—by matching...
More encouraging signs – consumer confidence soars, says study
You may recall my post, The beginning of the end … of the bad economy, last month. Based on the April Consumer Confidence Index, things appeared to have turned the corner and people's confidence seemed...
The downside of “-ish”
I was recently asked by a strategic partner of StartupNation's, when's your site relaunch occurring? My answer was, "End of June-ish". I realized at that moment, that i was guilty of being an "-ish". An...
Strategies for You in Residential and Commercial Real Estate
Given the global recession, real estate presents new challenges and opportunities for business owners. Businesses especially are affected by the pressures of reduced demand and tighter lending criteria. The fact is, you're challenged to do more...
Small Business Profile: Padosa.com
To follow up on a previous post requesting feedback on topics and offering to highlight members of the community, I learned of Padosa.com. Their goal is to provide the public with innovative and practical ideas that...