Goose Lopez-Torres was the top sales person at Central Florida Box Corporation in Winter Park, Florida. To get prospects to take his calls, he spent $200 a week dropping off bagels at their offices. He would return to a prospect’s office and see the same bag of bagels still there. Seeking a new way to […]
Archives for 2014
Who is on #SmallBizChat in June?
#SmallBizChat is a weekly conversation where small business owners can get answers to their questions. The focus of #SmallBizChat is to end small business failure by helping participants succeed as your own boss. Join me live every Wednesday, 8PM EST for #SmallBizChat on Twitter. Here’s how: follow @SmallBizChat on Twitter and click here for directions on how to join […]
How Emotional Intelligence Leads to Stronger Small Business Leadership
Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with @KevinAllenEI. Kevin Allen is Founder & Chairman of employee engagement company Planet Jockey, which specializes in gamified learning and collaborative mentorship […]
Five Tips to Maximize eBay Sales
Guest Article Launching and managing an ecommerce business can be incredibly rewarding – from a financial and personal standpoint. Thanks to eBay, the barriers to business entry are lower than ever, and if you sell the right products and market your wares effectively, you can succeed. But it’s not as simple as just opening an […]
What Should You Be Measuring in Your Small Business?
Have you asked yourself this question lately – “Is my business growing?” Many small business owners – even those with good sales volume, could not without a doubt answer that question. The reason is that you are not looking at the key numbers in your business to track and measure success. Before you go one […]
How to Prepare Your Small Business for Salespeople
Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with @JillKonrath. Jill Konrath is the author of the new book, #AgileSelling, which will be out next week. It’s all about how […]
What is the Best Structure for Your Small Business?
Guest Article Choosing a business structure can be unnerving for the new business owner. After all, your business structure affects how you pay your taxes, how you pay yourself, and how much paperwork you have to deal with. Two of the most popular legal structures for small businesses are the LLC (Limited Liability Company) and […]
How to Create Great How-To Videos for Your Small Business
Video is hot online, YouTube is the second highest search engine on the internet, so you need to figure how to incorporate original video content into your content marketing strategy. How-to videos are most popular among video searches. So, how do you create a great how-to video for your small business? As a former TV producer in my past career […]
10 Do’s & Don’ts for Small Business Owners on Google+
Guest Article Over its nearly 3 years of existence, Google’s social platform has exceeded earlier expectations and has now become a respected partner in the digital arena. So the question becomes how do you buddy up to this social giant and improve your social visibility in the online space? Here are 10 strategies any brand […]
#SmallBizChat Live Comes to NYC for National Small Business Week
I’m so excited to celebrate the Small Business Administration’s 2014 National Small Business Week. It starts today and continues virtually and in cities around the country. At part of the festivities, I’m hosting a special webcast event. I’m bringing my weekly Tweetchat #SmallBizChat to New York City as a live video interview talk show. During my […]
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