A Little Business Know-How from the Chick in the Skirt…
Posted in Business Basics on Oct 28th, 2008
Working from home is a dream come true for most individuals. For entrepreneurs, it can be a double-edged sword. While efficient, low-cost and free from hardcore office politics, a home office can turn out to be a challenging environment. Below are some of the top home office woes and specific ways to [...]
Posted in Start-Up of the Week on Oct 27th, 2008
The Internet is a big, bad place. Seriously. How many times have you clicked on a Web site only to have thirteen thousand pop-ups take over your screen even though you have a pop-up blocker enabled? Or what about the evil spyware that sneaks onto your computer and sends important information about [...]
Posted in What's Hot in Business on Oct 26th, 2008
Online communities are hot commodities for countless reasons. They allow you to tap into the mindset of your customers, visitors, employees, partners – people – and gain valuable information which can help you make informed business decisions. It’s like having access to your very own FREE 24/7 focus group! In addition, online communities [...]
Posted in Business Extras on Oct 23rd, 2008
Entrepreneur.com is currently featuring an article from Guy Kawasaki entitled Rule of Thumb. Mr. Kawasaki, who happens to be the co-founder of Alltop and a high profile venture capitalist, discusses the 10/20/30 rule of PowerPoint presentations – a system, methodology, approach – for preparing good presentations. His simple rule is: a PowerPoint presentation [...]
Posted in Start-Up of the Week on Oct 21st, 2008
Some businesses flop months after launching, while others have the distinct honor of hitting the ground running – taking off and never looking back. To the joy of its owners, our featured start-up of the week is happily finding a home in the latter category. Recently featured in BTW Magazine and Snowboard [...]
Posted in Business Basics on Oct 20th, 2008
There are few documents in the entrepreneur’s arsenal as important as the business proposal. When an opportunity presents itself, a well written proposal can place you miles ahead of the competition, successfully sell your ideas and really get the job done – help you win new business! But unfortunately this is an area [...]
Posted in Business Extras on Oct 18th, 2008
I’m taking time out from my normal posting to reflect upon how precious life really is and how often we take it for granted. This afternoon my husband and I brought our son Caden to a special football game at the local high school. It was special because it was honoring the life of Ricky [...]
Posted in Market Niche on Oct 16th, 2008
An entrepreneur wrote into the Babeofbusiness.com the other day asking if I had current stats on the global retail food market or was familiar with the industry and could point him in the right direction. It just so happens that I come from a long line of entrepreneurs – small business owners who, among [...]
Posted in Start-Up of the Week on Oct 14th, 2008
When we pause to think about what it means to be a “small business”, we often have thoughts of gourmet goodies created from a kitchen table or software being crafted up from the confines of a “micro” environment (namely, a basement). In fact, some of the world’s most successful companies have roots as home-based businesses [...]
Posted in Business Extras on Oct 11th, 2008
Business Week recently featured an article entitled Keeping Customers in a Crummy Economy. After reading through it I realized that the focus was primarily on large corporations and multi-national businesses – not the everyday shop on the corner or the garage down the street. Some of the tactics – aggressive markdowns, using prices [...]
