Every Friday, I answer your small business questions in a video blog segment called Ask Small Biz Lady. This week, we are taking on the question: How do I get more lunch customers? Here’s the answer: If you want to get more customers into your retail establishment follow these steps: Communicate with your customers Change […]
Archives for April 2011
#SmallBizChat’s 100th Show: Small Business Legend Alan Weiss
For the last two years as Smallbizlady, I have conducted interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. April 27th was the 100th episode of the show and in celebration if that milestone, I had the honor of interviewing small business legend Alan Weiss, PhD, President of Summit Consulting and Author of the […]
11 Great Technology Tools for Small Business
As SmallBizLady, my mission is to end small business failure. To that end, I love to share great free resources that can help small business owners save time and money. Here are my 11 favorites that I am sure you’ll find beneficial to your business operations. If you embrace these technology tools you’ll be amazed […]
What Small Business Owners Need to Know About Attracting Funding
“Where am I going to get money?” is a common question that small business owners have and it’s a real concern. If you are not in a position to be your own bank, you’ll need to find another source. When you are ready to start pitching banks or investors you might want to keep a […]
#SmallBizChat Celebrates 100th Show with a Double Header of Millionaire Interviews
Real Estate Mogul Barbara Corcoran and Master Consultant Alan Weiss, Ph.D. come to @Smallbizchat this Wednesday (April 27th) to Help End Small Business Failure. Barbara Corcoran is a multi-millionaire businesswoman, bestselling author, and the only woman “shark” to swim in ABC’s Shark Tank. Alan Weiss is known as America’s #1 Independent Consultant and is a multi-millionaire […]
Ask @SmallBizLady: What if you don’t have 12 months to start a business?
Every Friday, I answer your small business questions in a video blog segment called Ask SmallBizLady. This week, we are taking on the question: What if you don’t have 12 months to start a business? Here’s the answer: To get your small business rolling right away follow these steps: Answer these key questions What do […]
#SmallBizChat 2nd Anniversary Show: Guy Kawasaki Shares on Entrepreneurship and “Enchantment”
This blog post marks the two year anniversary of #Smallbizchat. I started the weekly Twitterchat as an online mentoring program to fulfill my mission to end small business failure. Every Wednesday, I conduct interviews with small business experts on Twitter. I was thrilled this week to have the opportunity to interview Guy Kawasaki @GuyKawasaki, former chief […]
Happy Birthday #SmallBizChat
Today marks the two year anniversary of #Smallbizchat. It’s a weekly interactive chat that I host on Twitter for small business owners. @Smallbizchat takes place every Wednesday from 8-9pm EST. It’s hard to imagine that an idea to help small business owners get answers to their small business questions has grown to such a strong […]
How to Use the Four Types of Income to Your Advantage
“The poor man’s budget is full of schemes”. — Proverb “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results”. — Albert Einstein How are your budgeting strategies doing? As a small business owner, it can be far too easy to get stuck in a bad budget rut. […]
Where to Find the Money to Start Your Small Business
One of the most common questions that I get as SmallBizLady is about start-up financing. ”Do I know where people can get a grant to start their small business?”. Now Hear This: BYOB doesn’t just stand for Become Your Own Boss! BYOB also stands for Be Your Own Bank! There are NO grants! When you […]