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 to develop an effective sales strategy for your small business? Here’s the answer: Know your target customer! Determine your 30-day sales goal. Determine your weekly sales goal. Determine your […]
How to Buy a Small Business
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 Andrew Rogerson @Andrewrog Andrew is a 5-time business owner that loves helping entrepreneurs exit or enter business ownership. His services include business brokerage; helping owners sell and/or buyers purchase a business. […]
Now Read This: Small Business Taxes Made Easy
I like this book Small Business Taxes Made Easy: How to Increase Your Deductions, Reduce What You Owe, and Boost Your Profits by Eva Rosenberg (@TaxMama). It is great no-nonsense tax-advice! Eva is passionate about helping small business owners pay the least business taxes legally possible, but she also provides information (however tough it may […]
What is a Press Release and How Can a Small Business Use Them? Part 1
One tool in the small business PR toolkit should be the news release (also called a media or press release). It’s not as hard to use as it may seem, and any small business including solopreneurs can make use of this tool. Most articles on releases talk about how you write them, but the most […]
11 Bible Verses Small Business Owners Need in 2011
Each year, I pick a bible verse as my theme for the year. This year I did not choose a verse, but a saying that a coaching client shared with me. “Either I win or I learn, but with God’s help I never lose”. I loved that, and I was so touched by what this […]
Ask SmallBizLady: Is Social Media Really Worth Pursuing?
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: Is Social Media Really Worth Pursuing? Here’s the answer: Yes, and here’s what you need to have in place to make social media work well for your business. 1. […]
Getting a Financial Game Plan For Your Small Business
This is excerpted from my #SmallBizChat interview with @DorethiaConner Dorethia Conner, MBA, is president of Conner Coaching. Dorethia provides results-oriented personal finance and business coaching services to small business owners . Known for her no nonsense approach and charismatic personality, Dorethia is passionate about helping entrepreneurs successfully manage their money and increase their bottom line.
Do you have an Army of Entrepreneurs in your company?
Author Jennifer Prosek thinks that’s what you need to build long term success. She’s the founder and CEO of CJP Communications, an award-winning international public relations and financial communications firm. In her new book, Army of Entrepreneurs: Create an Engaged and Empowered Workforce for Exceptional Business Growth (AMACOM 2011), Prosek teaches businesses how to inspire […]
The Best-Kept Industry Secret for Your Small Business
With recent articles like Tony Maddox’s CNN post “Let it grow: How Clapton’s guitar can make you rich” popping up all over the web, the message for today’s market is clear: Whether you’re just starting out or are already a small business pro, there is no bigger sales secret than finding a niche. Let’s say […]
12 Things to Tweet About on Twitter
Twitter is a very powerful way to build a social media brand and one of the most common questions I get is, So what should I tweet about? Here are four basic tips: find news articles helpful to your target audience, tweet other people’s stuff at a 4:1 ratio of your own, tweet your own […]
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