If you’re ready for a midcareer makeover, you can get new clothes and a new haircut. But even more important, you must make yourself what I call “Google-able.” That means you need to create a smart social media footprint. By day I work as a small-business coach, and I keep coming across amazing professionals with […]
6 Things Oprah Winfrey Taught Us About Business
Oprah Winfrey is my hero. I never thought about being an entrepreneur until she got on my radar when I was in college in the early 90’s. It was around that time that she opened Harpo Studios in Chicago, making her the third woman in the American entertainment industry (after Mary Pickford and Lucille Ball) […]
Who’s On #SmallBizChat – June 2011
Each week as Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. Here are the upcoming guests for June 2011… 6/1 – Tom Gazaway @TomGazaway | Finding Alternative Funding Sources for Your Small Business 6/8 – Neil Rader @TrophyCentral | Building a Successful Online Business 6/15 – Ken Kaufman @CFOWise […]
Blogging, & Handling Corporate Inquires & Monetizing your Online Brand.
Check out this quick video from the Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference. Fellow blogger Jewel Figueras of http://www.JewelsFabLife.com was interviewed by LaShanda Henry creator of SistaSense blogs for entrepreneurs and the Black Business Women Online Social Network. http://www.sistasense.tv/smallbizlady-and-jewelsfablife-talk-blogging-and-working-with-brands-part1/ We discussed blogging, handling corporate inquires and monetizing your online brand. Enjoy! I’m always here as a resource. […]
Finding Alternative Funding Sources for Your Small Business – Q&A with Tom Gazaway
Tom Gazaway is the President of Hawkeye Management. Tom is a certified Business Finance Consultant. He was personally trained by the #1 credit expert in the United States, John Ulzheimer. Tom is an advocate for entrepreneurs and small business owners. His company, Hawkeye Management, provides loans & lines of credit to help business owners start, […]
Do you need a Small Business Makeover?
Pitney Bowes wants to give your business a communications makeover worth up to $10,000. If you could use some help with your email, direct mail and social media communications, you can win a free year of using Pitney Bowes’ full suite of business tools. The grand prize winners will also receive in person one-on-one coaching […]
4 Things All Entrepreneurs Should Do On LinkedIn
LinkedIn is important! 75% of all professionals in the US have a LinkedIn profile, which means if you want to do business you must have one too. LinkedIn is powerful tool that you can use to promote yourself if you are an individual consultant or a company with 2 or more employees. Here are […]
Developing an Effective Sales Strategy: Q&A with Jennifer Abernethy
Each week as Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This is excerpted from my #SmallBizChat interview with Jennifer Abernethy @saleslounge. Jennifer is America’s Sales Stylist for The Sales Lounge and author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Social Media Marketing. Small Biz Lady: Why is important for small […]
4 Business Financing No-Nos
Four Business Financing No-Nos, by Morgan Leu Parkhurst You have plans to open a business. Or maybe you can see a business expansion on the horizon. If only you had the money to do it. On the quest to market your business like crazy it’s tempting to go great lengths to obtain the cash you need to […]
4 Tips for Listening to Your Audience Online
One of the first pieces of advice you’ll find about using social media for your small business is to “listen to your audience“. By creating a listening strategy you’ll find out what conversations are happening among your customers (or potential customers), before you dive in and try to become part of the conversation and ultimately […]
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