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It was an ordinary day at Ooga.  Jean Pickering sized the Big Ooga Logo on Facebook because she wanted to. My daughter sent a picture of me that landed in the Met. Melinda sent a thank you and link to a hilarious video. Ray sent a brilliant economic video that supports our work. Marcy sent an article relevant to the Revolution, Joanne sent a slew of [...]

I’ve watched in amazement as my youngest keeps growing into achievement. One of her secrets is weightlessness. She’s a newlywed, they have a dog and an apartment in Manhattan. In the fall she will enter a Masters program at Penn. He will stay in their apartment and possibly get a roommate. She will rent a little space, [...]

If one of your clients asks you for a professional referral - you’re not going to say, “I know someone who sucks! Take their number.”  You’re going to say, “I know the absolute best person to call.”
The more skilled your network, the better your reputation.  If you hang with great people, great people will give [...]

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If you are building a start-up or updating your current company - and you need quality professionals - call the Big Ooga - we’ve got great people.
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If you want to learn social media, SEO, how to set-up a blog, start a Twitter page, streamline your process, rearrange your office, [...]

Is your day filled with creating new business opportunities or is it sequestered by a flurry of  emails, tweets and social media interactions without much to show for it at the end of the day?  There is a great distinction between being busy and working.  Busy is exhausting.  Working is exhilarating.
Busy is ducking from the [...]

After the blush and expense of getting your small business website up - you may have noticed THAT IT’S ALREADY TIME TO EVOLVE - DANG IT!
Transforming your company website from an online brochure to a customer engagement tool is the next vista of the journey.
Luckily we have incredibly smart, skilled people among us [...]

You know the days when you get to your desk and you think it’s there somewhere? When mess is not a hall, it’s your environment, which is actually your brain?   When your secretary calls and says she’ll be late because her Mercedes has a flat tire, but still shows up unruffled with a yummy cappuccino [...]

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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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Before it all vanished, I was raised in a beautiful house with a rose garden that stretched across the backyard. I loved my friends, the times, my dog — and life had magically given me the best and the worst - from the Prom King boyfriend to the Adams Family roots [...]

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Here’s a quick post on the incredible group that came to the last Big Ooga Biz Blast at Catalyst Ranch.
Forgive me that you have to cut and paste this into your browser. I’ll get there.
Check out the entrepreneurs and small business owners in these pictures. It says it all.
Thank you Mark Carter & [...]