At Women Grow Business, Stacy Yamaoka reinforces the power of using video both for you and your business.
Branding
Calling yourself the “chief cook and bottle-washer” might sound funny, but is not a professional way of presenting your business.
First impressions are critical in business. Online first impressions matter too.
How To: Position Your Business With Power, Passion and Purpose
A colleague and I recently discussed women’s self-promotion styles compared to men. Then Clay Shirky’s blog post “A Rant About Women” came up, along with his thought-provoking remarks on the subject. His comments also sharpened my own reflections that I had resisted admitting Photo credit : Reflections I, Creative Commons by VisualAge I wish Clay Shirky’s [...]
When I still lived at home, I always knew how I would be spending Mother’s Day. My sisters and I would pull weeds, move dirt and generally labor in the yard for our mother — along with doing any other chore she could think of. We were a captive audience — she knew she could [...]
Ready to give your business a logo? Stop. If you’re just launching a new business and you’re thinking about how to brand and market, don’t start branding your new business with a logo, name or slogan. Start by describing the unique and memorable experience customers will have with your company and everything else will follow. [...]
What’s the most professional way to answer the phone at your place of business? Do you have a standard that you’ve implemented for yourself and the people who work with you? Many successful entrepreneurs have created systems for running every aspect of their business, but handling phone calls seems frequently overlooked. And yet the phone [...]
