Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Akilah Thompkins-Robinson, @AKZMeDesigns. Akilah is the owner of AKZMe Designs, LLC (www.akzmedesigns.com), specializing in web and print design, website content management, and […]
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 […]
7 Ways to Attract New Customers
If you are in business you are probably always looking for ways to attract new customers. If not, shame on you. Don’t be so busy doing business that you are not busy looking for business. If you do not have an updated marketing plan, here are a few ideas that you can use to start […]
Essential Software To Help Your Online Business
Guest Article A well-run business is one where all the tedious, non-creative aspects of work are minimized, freeing up time to work on actually moving the business forward – winning new business, servicing clients and communicating with existing and future clients. When it comes to running an online business, there’s a dangerous assumption that much […]
7 Ways to Manage Your Life and Business as a Mompreneur
Sponsored Post Running a small business is hard work, especially for a “mompreneur.” In many cases, you are doing the three full-time of jobs of wife, mother and business owner all at the same time. Every day you are doing more with less and trying to figure out how to get it all done smarter, […]
6 Things You Could Do Today to Generate a Sale in Your Small Business
It’s National Small Business Month and here are some quick ideas to jumpstart your small business for the second half of this year. Have you updated your elevator pitch? When is the last time you sharpened your marketing plan? Do you have monthly sales goals? Are your business finances updated by the 15th of the month? Do you […]
How To Take a Small Business to the Next Level
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 @AlfredEdmondJr. Alfred Edmond, Jr. is SVP/Editor-at-large of BLACK ENTERPRISE. He is a content leader, brand representative and expert resource for […]
4 M’s of Small Business Marketing
Marketing is the engine of your small business. Without marketing you’re just someone with a shingle out hoping people with stop by your store, website or ring your phone. We all know hope is not a strategy. The essence of marketing starts with positioning your business as a solution for a specific niche customer. Once […]
The New Rules About Blogging for Money
As of December 1, 2009 the Federal Trade Commission is going to require Bloggers, Podcasters and video producers – any producer of consumer-generated content online to disclose any paid endorsements to their followers and audience they communicate with online. These new rules have the potential to change everyone’s online habits. Here’s what you need to […]
7 Great Digital Tools to Help Your Small Business
Most small business owners have a to do list that is way too long. Let’s face it, running a business has become more difficult than ever. The good news is that technology is now making some things about running a business a lot easier. There are a number of free and low-cost digital tools that […]
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