Lack of Discipline: When you work for yourself, you are the engine that drives your small business. This also means that you kill for your dinner day after day. As an entrepreneur you need to stay on task daily to accomplish your business goals. Don’t believe hype about making millions in your bunny slippers. […]
The 5 Most Important Entrepreneurial Lessons I’ve Learned in Business
One of the great things about having a small business is that you get the opportunity to learn every day. Hopefully you are not learning too many expensive lessons. I thought it would be helpful to share a few important lessons that I have learned over my years in business so that you can benefit […]
How Entrepreneurs Can Develop Multiple Streams of Income
I recently interviewed Stephanie Chandler @bizauthor on Smallbizradio, my monthly show on #Blogtalkradio about how entrepreneurs can develop multiple streams of income. Small business owners can grow numerous business lines by taking their knowledge and packaging it for sale in the ways that people absorb information: audio, video and written, of course. The purpose of […]
How Do You Make Business Decisions?
It’s great to have a nice website, a regular sales process and glossy business cards for your small business. All of these things steer sales, and sales is the engine that drives business. You must look credible in order for a corporation to do business with you, and you must have relationships to make a sale, […]
Can a Mastermind Group Help Your Small Business?
Did you know that mastermind groups have the power to change your business and keep you sane as an entrepreneur? For the last few years, I have participated in two mastermind groups that have made all the difference in my business. One is a mixed group of professional speakers and coaches that is focused on […]
Top 5 Business Plan Mistakes
Successful businesses run based on an up-to-date business plan, particularly if you have a need to secure outside funding to launch or grow your business. In order to make your business plan turn into a document that you can actually use to run your business, it’s best to avoid these 5 common mistakes when writing […]
How to Reinvent a Small Business
Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wed on Twitter from 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Karyn Greenstreet @Kgreenstreet. She is the President of Passion For Business, LLC. Karyn is an internationally-known speaker, author, and self-employment expert who has […]
4 Keys to Small Business Success: Dream, Plan, Pray and Hard Work
All businesses start with a dream. Sometimes it’s a dream to be wealthy beyond your wildest dreams or a dream of one day seeing your name on the door. It could even be the dream to be able to take your family on the vacation of a lifetime or to start your own business so […]
How To Build a Social Media Brand
One of the topics I regularly speak about as I tour the country helping small business owners is how to build a social media brand. I am often inspired by questions I’m asked to write blog posts to further answer business questions. In this case, I realized that I have already written many articles on […]
Smallbizlady’s 7-Step Course Correction in Your Small Business
I often use real coaching situations to develop content for this blog. I recently came across three women business owners who told me that they’d been in business 10-20 years, and that they were stuck and constantly in fear of what was going to happen next in their businesses. It occurred to me that more […]
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