Interview with Ann Smarty of MyBlogGuest.com
Image via Wikipedia A couple of months ago, I started to get involved with finding guest bloggers for my blog and also wanting to guest blog for others. Aside from searching for blogs similar to mine, there wasn’t a clear and easy way to find this community. I stumbled on Ann Smarty and her website [...]
Top Leadership Characteristics For Successful Entrepreneurs
Image by dullhunk via Flickr I am always after the next piece of inspiration to keep me going. It could be in the form of a TED Talk, a documentary, an interview with a successful business person. Whatever it is, it provides me the fuel to keep my imagination alive. Along with imagination, execution plays [...]
Dissolving A Brand By Accident
Image via Wikipedia What happens when a brand is built on an individual’s shoulders who is now ready to retire? The situation above happens over and over again, so frequently, in fact, it would appear normal to most people. When a person who owns a small business is ready to retire, the business retires with [...]
Case Study: Coffee Shop in Seattle
Image via Wikipedia While up in Seattle visiting friends and family, I stopped by a little coffee shop. Located on a busy street and next to a laundromat and in a good neighborhood, I decided to get my usual: a white chocolate mocha and a chocolate chip cookie. Now, usually when out and about I [...]
Backwards Mentality
A veil has been lifted over the population of the United States. It has revealed that the vast majority of Americans have been led down a path of only understanding one side to business. And that is to consume. While this has been apparent for some time now, with the recent crash it has become [...]
How to Create a Branded Experience
Image via Wikipedia Designing a Unique Experience that Fits Your Company’s Brand The service industry has a unique opportunity on its hands. One that can catapult a small business into a well known brand. An opportunity that while other industries can contribute to, the service industry needs to own. What is it and how can [...]
New Resources for Bloggers, Authors, and Entrepreneurs
Image via Wikipedia Just recently, I discovered two great resources for networking with published authors, aspiring authors, and getting your great content in front of millions of readers. I’d like to share a little bit about each one and encourage you to sign up if you feel it is something that will help further yourself [...]
Secret Sauces: Does Your Company Have Them?
Image by StreetFly JZ via Flickr Strong, well known companies all have secret sauces, formulas, and methods which allow them to compete and win against their known competitors. This is not something new, however it is something that is often missing within the service industry, particularly small businesses who get up and running fast. The [...]
Business from 30,000 Feet: What You Need To Know
Image by Denis Collette…!!! via Flickr Have you ever stopped to step back away from the company with which you are molding and shaping to really see what is going on? To get above the trees so to speak? Is the company headed in the right direction? What is the financial statement really telling you? [...]
Business Ethics And The Role It Plays
Image via Wikipedia With everything that has been happening in the world lately, business is being looked at closer than ever. And that is not a bad thing. Ethics play a major role in business and the discussion of what is ethical versus what is not often causes people take strong opinions to one side [...]
