Here are 4 reasons why launching a small business is a lot like planning a wedding. How would I know? I recently launched my own business while planning my wedding. Read More
When I first started my business as a freelance writer, I had to do a lot of administrative tasks myself. This can be incredibly time consuming - and take over the entire day - if you are not prepared.

One of the first things I did as an entrepreneur was look for tools that would help me accomplish my project management, billing, scheduling and communications. In a guest article on Geek Girlfriends, I outline the various online solutions that help me do my job, and why I think they're great tools Read More
Redesigning your website? Minimize the SEO impact on your site's rankings and traffic with these 6 steps Read More
The business of child care can offer entrepreneurs the opportunity to pursue a passion for child care and child development while enjoying the independence and responsibility of being your own boss. Here is a summary of the key steps involved in starting a child care business. It also includes links to government tools and resources that can help connect you with funding programs as well as provide guidance on some of the trickier regulatory aspects of offering child care services Read More
Starting a senior care business? Read our 8 tips for addressing the growing business market.

The dramatic increase in the number of people living in retirement age presents new challenges for the growing number of families that are unable to provide relative-to-relative care. However, for entrepreneurs, this presents an opportunity to address a growing businesses market Read More
The world of marketing just got a whole lot easier. Joe Pulizzi launched the Content Marketing Institute this week. His aim is to provide instructional content for people wanting to develop their own marketing content and strategy. If you're looking for practical advice, hints and tips - and who isn't - this is the place to start. Read More
crowdSPRING's blog about a new buisness using cost effective creative design to launch its business Read More
Last week I shared examples of actions I’ve taken to help win deals. Now I’m going to share some of the dumb things I’ve done that caused me to lose deals. Keep these things far away from your sales process Read More
Did you want to know the 5 tips that you can follow to get at 61% of the sales that your competition probably don’t know about? If you follow these rules you will increase your chances of getting sales that your competition won’t be going after Read More
While written sales material is necessary and customary, it does nothing to create value for you or for your dream clients. Most of it goes unread, or is simply discarded. Your limited time is better spent developing the skills to cold call and generate interest than by sending material Read More
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