LinkedIn is important! 75% of all professionals in the US have a LinkedIn profile, which means if you want to do business you must have one too. LinkedIn is powerful tool that you can use to promote yourself if you are an individual consultant or a company with 2 or more employees. Here are […]
Who’s On #SmallBizChat – June 2011
Each week as Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. Here are the upcoming guests for June 2011… 6/1 – Tom Gazaway @TomGazaway | Finding Alternative Funding Sources for Your Small Business 6/8 – Neil Rader @TrophyCentral | Building a Successful Online Business 6/15 – Ken Kaufman @CFOWise […]
Ask @SmallBizLady: How can I get my kids to “buy in” to my business?
Here’s the answer: 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 can I get my kids to “buy in” to my business? If you want to get your family to support your business follow these steps: […]
The Minority Entrepreneur Accelerator Program Could Be Your Answer
Comcast Interactive Capital, the venture capital affiliate of Comcast Corporation, one of the world’s leading media, entertainment and communications companies, today announced that is has partnered with DreamIt Ventures (“DreamIt”), the leading technology accelerator for entrepreneurs, to provide seed funding, training, mentoring and other benefits to five minority-led startups through DreamIt’s accelerator program. The partnership […]
Cash Vs. Accrual Accounting
Three Reasons Small Businesses Need to Know Both While it makes sense for most small business owners to avoid the day-to-day details of accounting, there are two concepts about the structure of their accounting records that every business owner should understand. In fact, you may have already heard the terms cash-basis and accrual-basis from your […]
Are you Google-able?
If you’re ready for a midcareer makeover, you can get new clothes and a new haircut. But even more important, you must make yourself what I call “Google-able.” That means you need to create a smart social media footprint. By day I work as a small-business coach, and I keep coming across amazing professionals with […]
How to Get Started on Twitter
Using Twitter is a great way to start building your online brand. If you can send a text message, you can tweet. You can only communicate using 140 characters on Twitter, but if you want people to Retweet (RT) or share your content, you should cut your tweets down to 125 characters. Here a few […]
10 Things to Grow Your Business This Summer
Summer is here! Now that the kids are out of school, you might be thinking about how to reduce your work schedule, but that’s the worst thing you could do. It’s time to turn up the heat in your business. Third and fourth quarters are critical times in business. You may have customers who are […]
Ask SmallBizLady: How Do I Protect My Intellectual Property?
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 Protect My Intellectual Property? Click this link for the full video response: Ask Small Biz Lady About Protecting Intellectual Property Here’s a quick summary: Use a […]
Use the 3 C’s of Social Media: Content, Community, Commerce
If you are running a small business today you better be using social media marketing. Social media has taken over the internet over the past few years. The great thing for small businesses is it’s all about the one-on-one connection, larger companies no longer have the upper hand. You must listen, engage and then […]
