Let’s get started It is not exactly “news” that the Internet and access to broadband has been an extraordinary force enabling modern-day entrepreneurship and small business growth. Our nation’s currently high unemployment rate of 9.6 percent and lower revenues for businesses and organizations have led to smaller pay raises, or none at all. That means [...]
Launching a business
Deborah Sweeney of MyCorporation gives seven tips for getting your business off to a running start, with her guest post at Women Grow Business.
Part-time efforts = Part-time results The amount of time and level of consistency you put into something is directly proportional to your results: part-time effort will get you part-time return. It is with time and consistency that children move from crawling to walking. It is with time and consistency that small savings become golden parachutes. [...]
I’m a checklist person. For some reason, the thought of a blank notebook page is like a fresh start on life – a new opportunity to get it all down, and get it all done. I get to my desk in the morning, create a list, feel organized and look forward to checking each item [...]
Put on your thick skin. It’s time to get down to business. A model approach Image: Franz Janusiewicz, Creative Commons As a successful entrepreneur, friends regularly approach me to share new business ideas. Can I be honest? I’m not that interested in your idea, or even how fabulous your product is. What I care about [...]
Remember the saying, “offense sells tickets and defense wins games championships?” We yell, scream, hug strangers and plain go crazy for a touchdown, home run, slam dunk or goal. It’s what we come to see, what we pay money for and what gets our hearts pounding. But lately I’ve been thinking, what about the defense? Aren’t [...]
In October 2009, I officially began my consulting business, Topaz Consulting. I had had the name for some years, but I hadn’t done anything with it. I wasn’t sure where my passion was, you know the proverbial, “what I would be willing to do and not get paid for doing it.” So I waited and [...]
Building community pre-monetization We launched our product in September of 2009 and while we of course had a variety of monetization ideas in mind, we decided to begin building our audience and fine-tuning the site before testing out various concepts. Cash-flow positive: the unexpected So imagine our surprise when less than two months later a [...]
Both inside and outside the Women Grow Business community, what I’ve learned this year has meant a lot. And this is shared from the heart (image Heart of the Palm, by Gare and Kitty, Creative Commons). Top 4 insights that come to mind: 1. The more you can define your mission – what services and [...]
