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There is nothing more exhilarating than knowing where you’re going in business, seeing the road ahead and knowing what steps to take.  Just having that in your pocket feels like a currency, like being rich with hope AND strategy. Conversely, speaking for myself and possibly the other 22 million of us US entrepreneurs who sometimes [...]

I asked Dave Mischler, President of Inner Circle, an expert in peer to peer business advisory groups, to share with us his top three reasons why we need each other in business. Enjoy his wisdom.   Top Three Reasons Why People in Business Need Each Other 1. Nobody can know it all – It is a complex world we live [...]

Press releases are a great way to get your story told.      Here are 3 tips for writing better news releases for entrepreneurs and small business people:     1)  Write short, to-the-point news releases and put the important information up front.  Editors are busy. They typically have 7 to 12 seconds to read your [...]

I competed in Toastmaster’s Smack Down this week and came in last behind the mental patient.  To make it worse, it was the easiest topic in the easiest division AND I did my best.   In cream on cream wool with matching stilettos, my first 30 seconds were a breeze.  But for the next 60 seconds, [...]

Image by freefotouk via Flickr Whether we turn left or right, veer, maneuver or align, right now the challenge is to keep the faith and shoot in the right direction.  The code of the road is experiment, develop – innovate, try AND learn. Thanks to Erin Shakoor of Shakoor interior design, I discovered a writer [...]

Image by allerleirau via Flickr I was taking a Wiki class from Jean Pickering of the Tektite Group and she asked an essential question, “Why would someone come to your website?” And then she asked, “And why would they return?” That got me to thinking…about how much more work I have to do- and how [...]

Image via Wikipedia Why aren’t we as entrepreneurs, small business owners and professionals talking about the Entrepreneurial Bubble? Most of us are almost paying our bills – and in this economy break even is a good thing.  Our entrepreneurial sector is NOT FAILING.  It is just that our rate bubble has popped. The mode of [...]