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 […]
Is Your Small Business The Most Important Thing To You?
When I started my first company, I made a vow to myself that no one would be able to “outwork” me. I believed that if I put more time into my business than my competition, it would make me successful. I became the worst workaholic you could imagine. I would actually leave church on Sunday–and […]
Smallbizlady’s 12 Step Program To Cure Work Addiction
Starting a small business is a great way to become a raging workaholic. As a reformed workaholic, I have developed a 12 Step program so that you can run your business and have a life. If you start your business with the knowledge of how it can easily become all consuming–hopefully you will make a […]
How to Become an Infopreneur
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 entrepreneur and instructional designer, Tai Goodwin @Tai Goodwin. She leverages over 14 years of developing adult learning materials and training to help entrepreneurs, coaches, and speakers create infoproducts that sell. Tai […]
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 […]
Be Careful About Advice You Take as a Start-Up Entrepreneur
I often attend events to see what I can learn from other business owners. At a recent panel presentation featuring five seasoned women entrepreneurs who had been in business ranging from 8 – 25 years, I was appalled by the bad and overly simplistic advice these women shared. So in that vein, I will set the […]
How to Use SCORE to Get Free Small Business Help
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 Amy Larrimore @SCOREphila Amy is the Vice President of Technology for SCORE, a free business mentoring program, and nonprofit association with 364 offices across the country. Amy is a seasoned entrepreneur […]
Ready To Become Your Own Boss in 2011? (Part 1)
Have you had it with the daily grind? You may be ready to become your own boss. I remember when I knew my next career would be as a small business owner. I had the job I thought I always wanted, but getting headaches on the way to work in the morning just wasn’t right. […]
Ready To Become Your Own Boss in 2011? (Part 2)
In Part 1 of this article, I ask the question: Have you had it with the daily grind? When I realized being a small business owner would be my next career, I set out on a path to ditch the job that gave me headaches on the way to work every day. I knew I was […]
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