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3 Ways to Bring Good Cheer – NEW Guest Blogger Jennifer Urezzio

I often want my life to play out like a holiday musical, where people just stop and suddenly burst into song. What I realized is that it can be like a holiday musical — inside. When I’m in a bad mood…wow, I can really create a lot of drama, confusion and misery (for myself). When [...]

February 3, 2012 Continue Reading →

Top Ten Tips for Being a Joyful Entrepreneur – Guest Blogger Laura West

A JOYFUL entrepreneur? I know it’s more popular to think of entrepreneurs as “haggard,” working hard and hustling to make their mark. But you can have a successful business with ease. It can, and should, be fun. We define a “Joyful Entrepreneur” as one who enjoys and takes ownership of his/her business (whether he owns [...]

October 21, 2011 Continue Reading →

The Mother of Invention – Finding Focus in a Busy Work World (Guest Blogger @CarlaYoung)

Ever start your day with good intentions only to realize at the end of the day, you accomplished nothing! How did that happen? Simple: lack of focus. Maintaining focus is a challenge in a working world full of technological interruptions. It’s easy to get lost in the daily deluge of email, voicemail and instant messages [...]

August 18, 2011 Continue Reading →

Why Smart Entrepreneurs Need Systems (Guest Post by @KimDeYoung)

To run a successful business, an entrepreneur needs to have the workings behind the scenes go smoothly. This is especially true when you delegate to a team or work with a virtual assistant – she needs to know what to do and when to do it. While it takes time and effort, it really pays off [...]

May 18, 2011 Continue Reading →

Guest Post: Are You An Over-Delegator or an Under Delegator? (by @melcoach)

I know you’ve heard me talk over and over about the importance of delegation. It’s crucial to business growth, but figuring out how to do it correctly isn’t always easy. I view it as “part Art, part Science”. The “Art” is knowing which tasks and responsibilities are most beneficial to delegate (and which ones would [...]

March 29, 2011 Continue Reading →

Best 2010/2011 Small Business Planning Tips and Tricks – Guest Blogger Jodi Crosby (@SmartVAforU)

As the holidays and the end of the year approach, have you made your 2011 business plan? Is there anything you can do for your small business to make your 2011 the best year ever? Here are a few of my favorite 2010/2011 Tips lists from around the web to help you accomplish this goal: [...]

December 27, 2010 Continue Reading →

10 Things You Can Do in 10 Minutes Each to Move Your Business Forward – Guest Blogger Michelle Shaeffer (@MichelleShaeffr)

1. Write a quick blog post and promote it. Jot down some random thoughts about something helpful for your readers. Try a top ten list (like this one!) or top 5 list. You can polish it later and use it as an article, in your newsletter, for a podcast, in a video, etc. Take time [...]

December 16, 2010 Continue Reading →

35 Essential Small Business Tools & Resources – Guest Blogger Jodi Crosby (@SmartVAforU)

Are you a Small Business Owner trying to keep your head above water? Utilizing the right tools allows you to get back to doing what you love! Lucky for you, there are a multitude of tools and resources available online. The World Wide Web is such a vast place, filled with resources that you just [...]

November 19, 2010 Continue Reading →

The Sweet Spot: 5 High Payoff Activities to Amplify Your Success – Guest Blogger Melanie Benson Strick (@Melcoach)

Knowing what to spend your time and money on is not always as easy as it sounds. With time being scarcer than money, it’s easy to put our focus on activities that will generate the wrong results. But what I do know is there are a few activities that highly successful entrepreneurs do consistently that [...]

November 17, 2010 Continue Reading →

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