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 […]
Ask @SmallBizLady: How Do I Identify My Target Customer
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 Identify My Target Customer? Here’s the answer: Determine your target customer’s pain points Examine the competition Figure out what percentage of the market you can realistically […]
How to Get Started with e-Commerce
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 Matt Mansfield @mattsmansfield. He’s been helping businesses both large and small accomplish business goals using technology since 1993. He blogs at MattAboutBusiness where the story is not about technology; it’s about […]
SCORE has a new resource for small business owners
On April 12, SCORE kicked off a national E-Business Now initiative. It’s the first-ever public/private partnership to encourage digital literacy by U.S. small businesses. The consortium formed in response to The Broadband Plan released by the Federal Communications Commission. They have created a new website with great technology resources: www.ebusinessnow.org SCORE is also doing regional […]
Do You Have a Social Media Plan?
“Social Media” is the latest hot button topic. It’s the buzz word on everyone’s lips, and now that there are several verified stories of how it’s being used to grow businesses and forge new era of engagement among organizations and their stakeholders, it’s now at the top of everyone’s list as they seek to improve […]
Getting Started as a Work At Home Mom Business Owner
If you’re a stay at home mom who’s ready to get back into the workforce as a work-at-home mom small business owner you are in for quite an adjustment. I believe you should plan your business at least 12 months prior to starting your business as you already have two full-time jobs as a wife […]
Who’s on #SmallBizChat this Month – April 2011
Each week as Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This month we’ll reach two awesome milestones: On April 20th it’s the second anniversatry of #SmallBizChat. Then, our April 27th show will be our 100th show. Hope you are there to celebrate with us. Here are the upcoming […]
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