Every Friday, I answer your small business questions in a video blog segment called Ask SmallBizLady. This week, we are taking on the question: How to handle invoicing as a start-up? Click here for the answer. There are a few options you can use for invoicing Try paypal.com Use your accounting software QuickBooks Pro or Peachtree […]
Getting Organized to Start Your Part-Time Business
Getting Organized to Start your Part-Time Business” by Sarah Kirkish, Work Life Organization As a Coach, I often help small business owners who originally started part-time and then took the leap to a full-time business. I can always tell if a business owner is focused on getting organized from the start because the systems they […]
How To Define Your Niche Business
What the heck is a niche? Webster’s Business Dictionary defines a niche as a “particular market or specialty area where a company finds it profitable to concentrate its selling efforts. Niche marketing offers a concentration of clients in an area of limited competition. It can be a market niche that can be a specific geographic […]
Book Interview: How They Did It: Billion Dollar Insights from the Heart of America
This is a Q&A from my interview with Robert Jordan author of How They Did It: Billion Dollar Insights from the Heart of America (RedFlash Press, www.HowTheyDidItBook.com). Robert has been launching and growing companies and helping other entrepreneurs do the same for the past 20 years. His book is a collection of interviews from 45 leading founders […]
Ask SmallBizLady How Can I Take My Small Business to the Next Level
Every Friday, I answer questions on my blog in a segment called Ask Small Biz Lady and will post video answers to frequent small business questions. This week, we are taking on the question How Can I Take My Small Business to the Next Level? Check out this video for the answer Develop a specialty […]
Great Resource for Aspiring Authors
Stephanie Chandler @bizauthor, has written and published a new book, Booked UP! How To Write, Publish and Promote a book to Grow Your Business. I must admit that I am a big fan of Stephanie’s from her publication From Entrepreneur to Infopreneur Make Money with books, E-Books and Information Products (Wiley & Sons, 2006) In […]
Ask SmallBizLady How Can I Get Started Blogging?
Every Friday, I answer questions on my blog in this Ask Small Biz Lady segment, posting video answers to frequent small business questions. This week, we are tackling the question: How Can I Get Started Blogging? Determine who you want to talk to: It is important to speak to the same customer every time you […]
Effective Emails That Save Time
As a Professional Organizer, I’ve heard all sorts of excuses about email. Still, my all time favorite is when I called a new client and asked if they had received my email. “Oh, sorry about that, I declared email bankruptcy and deleted everything in my inbox. I do this about twice a year. If it’s […]
Ask Smallbizlady: Why Do Small Businesses Fail?
Every Friday, I answer your small business questions in a video blog segment called Ask SmallBizLady. This week, we are taking on the question why do so many small businesses fail? Here are the 5 Top Reasons Small Businesses Fail No Life Plan No Network Not Saving Enough Money Upfront No Niche Customer No Fiscal Discipline […]
Help @Smallbizlady, My Client Doesn’t Value My Expertise
Dear Smallbizlady, Whenever I try to give professional advice to my client, she dismisses my opinions and goes with her own ideas. What should I do? If you know that you are an expert and that your advice is sound, do not allow your client’s behavior to weaken your confidence in your business. Instead, examine […]
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