Did you ever notice how incredibly hard it is to express your company in words? To say exactly what you do without sounding like everyone else? The trickiest thing in this business environment is the ability to evolve quickly and then capture this in consistent messages - Now if that isn’t an an oxymoron, I [...]

The more inbound links your website has the better.  This raises your visibility in the search engines. (SEO)
You link to us, we link to you and everybody wins.  It’s not rocket science.
It’s with great pleasure that we announce PROJECT INBOUND - the more the merrier Link Fest.  Calling every Big Ooga member - whether you [...]

If you want new business and wonder what to do next - we hear you.
If you want to do it by not going anywhere - don’t budge, keep reading.
If you wish someone would just TELL you what to do….here’s what to do.
Change the content on your website regularly with key words that people search for.  [...]

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I can see not wanting to keep meeting overhead - but lowering overhead to meet the future.
I can see my current business tools are not sharp enough and that sharpening them means finding new ones.
I can see that the power and depth of my relationships are as meaningful yesterday as [...]

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Chicago small business services are on sale and make the perfect gift to give yourself or entrepreneurs and small business owners you love. Give the gift of business success this holiday season.  Last call on these remarkable business services from Chicago Big Oogans.
1) WordPress Personal Blogging Coach - the fab [...]

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This recession is really putting a crimp in my lifestyle.  I’m my own maid, manicurist, therapist, waiter, chef and spa experience.  I used to go shopping and dining to relieve the stress and now they both PRODUCE it.  My groceries have gone from thrilling and delicious to basics and last week I lost [...]

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I was speaking to a fellow entrepreneur in Chicago who started her business a year ago and is now fully booked with her time for 2010.  “What is your secret to marketing?” I asked.   And she smiled and said, “Having dinner at the bar of my favorite local restaurant.”
“Really?” I said loving [...]

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The single MOST uplifting part of the entrepreneurial journey is the existence of endless possibilities.
Conversely, the single MOST frustrating part of the entrepreneurial journey is not seeing the endless possibilities even though you know they are there.
Here are a few tips that might lead you to your next right direction.
Ask yourself [...]

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Big Ooga recently sent out a survey to find out what our members want for the coming year.  Did they want to meet more wonderful people?  Did they want to learn more skills? Did they want small group think-tanks and Mastermind groups? Did they want to create products or go to [...]

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If falling in love with the people with whom you work is a crime, I want to be guilty.  I’m an unashamed fan of work well done, inspired leaders and motivated people.  Awe, to me, does not go with shock, it belongs with words like brilliance, trust, accomplishment and courage.
Love and Profit, written [...]