One of the new small business trends for 2010 is to re-engage local business owners. Many small business owners are making a shift in their marketing and networking strategies from the online community to the local community. This can prove to be beneficial and strengthen collaborations among small business owners. Establishing joint ventures and referral [...]
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Execumama: A Pocket Guide for the Twenty-something Mommy on the Move
Busy mom, loving wife, entrepreneur, freelance writer, and author, I had to put on my old roller skates to catch up with author Akilah Richards. Click here to watch video!
Sylvia: Akilah, welcome! Please tell us a little about yourself?
Akilah: Thank you Sylvia. My name [...]
Why is it so hard for business owners to ask for help? Is it because we don’t want to appear dependant, unknowledgeable, incapable, etc.? According to the SBA, an estimated 627,200 new employer firms began opera- tions in 2008, and 595,600 firms closed that year. This amounts to an annual turnover of about 10 percent [...]
Successful businesses are built on collaborations; functional collaborations. No business can survive without establishing and developing powerful relationships with like-minded business owners. Even the most marketable products and services need outside forces and influences to reach their target market and achieve optimum sales results.
However, there is a method to developing effective collaborations. You simply cannot [...]
On Beauty, Financial Wealth, Health, Life Balance, Nutrition, Small Business and Spirituality! Challenges Women Face and the Solutions!
As full time women entrepreneurs, the biggest challenges that we face is how to balance family, friends and business. We constantly make sacrifices to be able to fulfill our many responsibilities as wife, mother, maid and cook to name [...]
What is the real power behind women entrepreneurs? A study by the Center for Women’s Business Research shows that women now own 40 percent of private firms, women-owned businesses generate about $3 trillion in revenue and employ 16 percent of the workforce; making them significant players in the national economy. In addition, the study found [...]
Like most small business owners faced with a limited marketing budget, incorporating a low cost ‘viral’ internet marketing program is a smart way to increase visibility for your business. Viral marketing is like word of mouth marketing on ‘crack!’ YOU can gain instant visibility beyond your wildest dreams! Viral marketing in simple terms is an [...]
If you haven’t heard, I’m going to be launching a brand new BlogTalk Radio Show called Simple Truths, and our first show is MONDAY January 18th at 4:00 p.m. (PST). I have five intriguing, insightful and well-informed women entrepreneur panelists from all across the country to talk about all things small business related. (Think Oprah’s [...]
Before seeking funding, there are several things that I advise my clients to do in order to determine if their business idea is viable. These are important tips that should be used by all entrepreneurs – things lenders will look for when making a decision to approve funding or NOT! Here are 4 extremely important steps [...]
Surely, the economic condition of the past 2 years has forced many small business owners to either close their doors or take an in-depth look at what adjustments can be made to keep their doors open.
If your business lacks definition, you have a weak niche, you are out of touch with your clients or if [...]
