A Little Business Know-How from the Chick in the Skirt…
Posted in Business Basics, Business Extras on Sep 29th, 2008
There is a frame of mind or rather mindset that seems to afflict unseasoned, first-time entrepreneurs. It’s what I like to refer to as entrepre-lusion; when all the start-up excitement and business newness causes otherwise rational and very smart businesspeople to get a little loopy. You see the “I’m never going to work for anyone [...]
Posted in Business Extras on Sep 25th, 2008
I’ve written about Twitter before and I’m going to write about it again because I’ve developed a new found respect for this micro-blogging service. If you’re an entrepreneur and you’re not ‘tweeting’, you should be. Really… Don’t be afraid to ‘tweetwork’ (aka ‘tweetilize’) with other ‘twits’ (okay, ‘tweeters’). I know it sounds [...]
Posted in What's Hot in Business on Sep 24th, 2008
Quid pro quo… The phrase immediately reminds me of Anthony Hopkins and Silence of the Lambs. I mean who can forget this line: “If I help you, Clarice, it will be “turns” with us too. Quid pro quo. I tell you things, you tell me things. Not about this case, though. About yourself. Quid [...]
Posted in Business Extras on Sep 18th, 2008
Okay… I had to share this with you because my dream – every entrepreneur’s dream - has finally come true. A company by the name of Details has introduced the Walkstation – an all-in-one desk and treadmill. I’m literally doing cartwheels because I have longed for something like this. Have you ever [...]
Posted in Business Extras on Sep 16th, 2008
As entrepreneurs we often find ourselves having to give a presentation or speech at the last minute. If public speaking isn’t hard enough, when under pressure writing the write piece can be absolute torture – particularly when it comes to the opening line. The next time you find yourself lost for words, borrow [...]
Posted in Start-Up Ideas on Sep 14th, 2008
If you’re looking for alternative ways to raise funding to get your business idea off the ground, consider entering a business plan competition. While some are specifically related to college campuses and those who attend, have attended (alumni) or live in the community, others are designed for entrepreneurs everywhere. Here are several to [...]
Posted in Business Extras on Sep 10th, 2008
Do you often find yourself trapped by a mountain of paper, plagued by an e-mail box with 20,000 messages and often late for appointments because you cannot find that important proposal? You’re not alone, but you need to get organized. Here’s my five-step plan that can help you get your act together and [...]
Posted in Business Basics on Sep 8th, 2008
It’s hard to believe but the busy holiday season is right around the corner. With school back in full swing, the air turning crisp and Halloween and Thanksgiving a hop, skip and jump away, it’s time to start thinking about what you can do to tis’ the season! You should be thinking from [...]
Posted in Business Basics, What's Hot in Business on Sep 7th, 2008
Are you ready to maximize your e-mail marketing efforts and drive some serious traffic to your Web site? Well you better increase your bandwidth, because here’s how to get the job done:
Create exciting, need-to-know, engaging e-mails that always include a call to action. A call to action in this form is typically links [...]
Posted in Business Extras on Sep 4th, 2008
Last night I stumbled across one of the very first books I ever bought on entrepreneurship. As I thumbed through its pages, it occurred to me that not much has changed in 20 years. Entrepreneurs are still about innovation, forward thinking and seizing opportunities. We still take risks, work 30 hours each [...]
