by Valerie | Nov 2, 2016 | General Business
Kids often ask “Why” when told to do something. My oldest used this tactic often, then when she got the answer she’d ask “Why” again and again. This could go on for some time and while I suspected she was asking to avoid doing what...
by Valerie | Sep 19, 2016 | General Business
Have you ever gotten Business Holiday Cards from a doctor, insurance agent or other service providers? On the one hand, it’s nice they acknowledged you, on the other hand, it doesn’t really mean much. You might put it up with the other cards for...
by Valerie | Mar 21, 2016 | Email Marketing, General Business
A lot of small business owner go to networking events, spending time and money to make new connections. They may send one follow-up email or schedule a one-to-one, and that’s it. Others will spend money on Facebook ads or Google Adwords to get leads, but they...
by Valerie | Feb 19, 2016 | General Business
Outsourcing, Teamsourcing or Smartsourcing, they all have one thing in common, it’s not you or you small business doing the work. Often solopreneurs, small business and non-profits think they can’t afford to hire someone to help them, when the reality is...
by Valerie | Dec 12, 2015 | General Business
I’ve always done some form of planning whether it be a calendar or a to-do list. This year is the first year I followed a yearly goal setting structure and attempted planning out a year in advance. And I must say it was somewhat intimidating because in the past...
by Valerie | Jan 20, 2015 | General Business
Goal setting vs themes and New Years Resolutions. With 2015 now one month old many who set Resolutions are well on their way to forgetting them and continuing life as usual. I’ve never be big on New Years Resolution and the reason most don’t get...