Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Nunzio Presta, @mybizon. Nunzio is the founder and CEO of BizON. BizON is a online marketplace where people can buy, sell […]
Archives for June 2016
7 Business Ideas For The Shoestring Budget
In the past couple of years we’ve witnessed the growth of literally hundreds of businesses that started with a few guys in their college dorm or in their parents’ garage. Tune in to Shark Tank any night and you’ll see at least one group of kids who took some idea they funded with the money […]
Out of Control Inventory Will Kill Your Small Business
If you’re a business owner, you’re going to get plenty of business advice about cash flow, staffing, and just plain having the drive to keep going when things are tough. But you simply cannot ignore practical issues like inventory management. For one thing, your business pays taxes based on inventory, so if you were […]
Are You Ready To Invest In Your Business Growth?
Every Fall, I host a power-packed event in Philadelphia called Reinvention Weekend. This year, we are headed to Washington, DC area. I created this event, which takes place Oct 14-15, 2016 this year, to give my fans an affordable way to work directly with me on their businesses. I get so many letters and voicemail messages, […]
How To Write a Business Plan for your Small Business
Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Barbara Findlay Schenck, @bizstrong. Barbara is a small business and marketing strategist who helps people plan, start, brand, market and, […]
7 Powerful Retail Marketing Ideas
You’ve developed your business ideas. You’ve created a suite of products or services that stand out from the competition. And you’ve assembled a basic outline of how you’re going to meld your brand to the minds of consumers around the world. And that’s all good – but what happens from there? If you’re like most […]
How to find Work/Life Balance as a Small Business Owner
Here’s the honest truth. It’s not really possible. Finding an acceptable work-life balance might not be happen until 4-5 years into your business. Instead of focusing on balance focus on being present instead. You don’t want your kid bending their face down to your computer to talk to you, and you don’t want to be […]
How To Develop the Leadership Skills Your Small Business Needs
Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Miguel de Jesus, @TheCoachMiguel . Miguel is a highly accomplished, results-oriented C-level leader with more than 30+ years experience leading business management and […]
SmallBizLady’s Blog Round Up June 2016
Here are three articles that I think will enrich your business for help with social media, networking and hiring summer help with your kids. 10 Ways to Create Great Content For Your Small Business Blog 5 People You will Meet on Your Road to #Business Success With Summer upon us, you might be looking […]
How to Attract More Clients in 5 Easy Stages
Even if business is booming and your sales are on the rise, you should always be thinking about attracting new clients. Continually sending out the same old marketing email to your existing client base isn’t going to cut it; you need to be thinking about long term growth. So if you haven’t got a plan […]