Donna Maria is an entrepreneur, mentor, and the founder and CEO of Donna Maria & Co. Under her umbrella company, she leads brands including The Indie Business Network and The Membership Maker, and runs two associated podcasts called The Indie Business Podcast and The Membership Maker Podcast. Additionally, Donna Maria is a member of the […]
Best of the Guests 2019
We’re one of a few blogs that invite guest bloggers weekly to share valuable content with our audience. I decided to handpick ten of the best articles submitted this year. I consider these articles to be super useful for small business owners. This list can be a resource for you who want to make great improvements […]
The SmallBizChat Podcast: How to ROCK Your Next Trade Show with Dianna Geairn – Ep. 008
Dianna Geairn, aka The Irreverent Sales Girl, is the founder of Trade Show Makeover, a company that helps clients with generating business leads from the trade show floor. Her company has been featured in media publications like Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, and SellingPower. She is the host of the Youtube video series, The SellOut Show, where […]
The SmallBizChat Podcast: Master Your Marketing with Wake Up Warrior Garrett White – Ep. 006
Garrett White is the founder of Wake Up Warrior and Warrior Week. Wake Up Warrior is the world’s leading training system for modern married businessmen. He teaches men how to get out of their own way and break free from the person they used to be to finally step into their greatness as a man. […]
5 Quick Tips to Help Increase Your Business Success
Some say that more than half of small businesses will never survive for more than 5 years. Let’s face the fact: starting a business can be easy, building it and making it thrive, is difficult. There are so many strategies and tactics you can use to grow your business, but where should you start? Here […]
October 2019 #SmallBizChat: Succeeding In Business Without Sacrificing Your Life, Scaling Your Business Without Exposing Yourself Legally, and Marketing Domination Strategies
Once a month as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on #SmallBizChat LIVE. The show takes place on the 4th Wednesday of every month from 8-9 pm ET and is streamed live on my Facebook fan page, my YouTube channel, and Twitter page. This is excerpted from my recent October 2019 #SmallBizChat LIVE interview with […]
How to Look For Angel Investors If You Are a Female Founder
When I meet first-time entrepreneurs, almost every initial conversation eventually turns to “How and where do I look for angel investors”? This process is especially arduous for female founders. In 2018, Fortune magazine reported that only 2.2 percent of all venture capital funding in the U.S. went to companies founded solely by women, and another […]
How to Develop Your Leadership Skills as a Business Owner
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 Dorothy Enriquez, @dorothy_writes She is Principal and Founder of The Communication Strategist (TCS), a Learning and Leadership Development Firm specializing in […]
5 Top Leadership Tips for Small Businesses
Every business faces a set of challenges, and small businesses are no exception. In fact, the challenges are greater when you’re running a small company, and the most common and concerning problem can sometimes be the lack of leadership skills. Not having multiple hierarchy levels can work against a business, but it can also prove […]
Perfecting Your Small Business Sales: Hiring Salespeople, Writing Sales Copy, and Building a Business You Can Sell
This week on #Smallbizchat LIVE, our show featured three guests: How to Hire Your First Salesperson with Suzanne Paling, @suzannepaling, How to Write Copy That Sells with SaDon Long, @LongSaDon, and How to Build a Business You Can Sell with Ash Shukla, @Ashshuklabiz. I pulled three of the best questions from each of them to […]