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 @meika_mashack. Meika Mashack, MSW, BCaBA, Relationship Specialist & Life Coach is a highly regarded, well sought after skilled clinician due to […]
Plan Your Ideal Life, Not Your Ideal Business
Guest Article The best advice I got when I was starting my own business was “plan for the life you want, not the job you want.” I found myself facing the very problem many women entrepreneurs struggle with–we allow ourselves to be defined by our employment, and forget that the life we pursue is so […]
10 Ways to Usher Your Small Business Into the New Year
Most businesses don’t realize that success in January starts long before the first of the New Year. It takes plenty of work and planning to set your year up right. Here are several items you should start checking off your list starting today. Don’t miss these 10 Ways to Usher Your Small Business Into the […]
10 Things You Should Be Thankful For as a Small Business Owner
Sure, being a small business owner has its challenges, but since you’ve taken the plunge into running your own business, it’s time to savor the advantages of being the captain of your own ship. There is a reason you sought this role in the first place, so let’s get back to basics and remember the […]
How to Make Great Sales Calls
Working the phones is an essential part of making your weekly sales goals, but you need a process. Early on in business, I invested in sales training, and I found it incredibly valuable. Here are a few tips I learned back then that I still use to build my own business. Here are SmallBizLady’s 6 […]
5 Leadership Traits That Do More Harm Than Good
Guest Article Smart companies know that the x-factor to success starts with great leadership. Systems, products, services and branding count, but when there’s no one to drive the massive vehicle of business properly, a crash is soon to come. Oddly enough, leadership has been under fire, especially in America. Last year, Forbes’ Steve Denning openly […]
5 Things You Could Do Today to Generate a Sale
It’s May. That means it’s National Small Business Month and it’s time for you to get serious about your business. Answer these questions about your business: Have you updated your business plan? Are you using your business plan to run your small business? Do you have monthly/weekly sales goals? Do you know by the 15th […]
On The Road To Oprah’s Own Network
Many of you may not know this but Oprah Winfrey is who inspired me to become an entrepreneur. When I was in college she opened Harpo Studios. That planted the seed and really gave me the confidence that one day I could own my own production company. I will never forget that time. I was […]
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) […]
#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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