Couples who jointly own businesses comprise about 14% of small businesses. Here is the story of one way to build a business while focusing on family, while struggling through on-going change and growth, as all entrepreneurs do. Elizabeth and Page Moon founded Focus Data Solutions (FDS) as an answer to their interests and needs. “The opportunity to [...]
Patricia Frame
Vet turned corporate turned entrepreneur – with change comes opportunity. Susan Joyce is the force, literally and figuratively, behind the mega-job-resource board known as Job Hunt. Today’s interview focuses on what she has learned which may offer you ideas for your own career transitions and choices. Because, yes, most of us have multiple transitions. Tell [...]
All those wonderful conferences! How do you decide where to invest your time and money? How do you assess the value of a specific conference? Image: GrowSmartBiz Small Business Conference Sept 29 2009, courtesy the social media team at www.networksolutions.com and growsmartbusiness.com. Whether you are planning for a new fiscal year right now or just [...]
Once upon a boot camp the young entrepreneur with the growing company and the old advisor with many entrepreneurs as clients came together to talk about building a business successfully. Image: (CC) Shashi Bellamkonda Here’s what you can learn from their mistakes. Blunder #1: Being too cheap in the early stages Whether you are an [...]
The economy is going up – except when it is going down. Are we in for another recession, a depression, or a boom? My investments, yours, everyone’s retirement savings are bouncing around like a fox with rabies and too often are about as attractive. But today came and you need to make a living, rebuild [...]
Sound familiar? My friend needed the exact service I offer, but went with someone else…. why not me? Been in this group for years but not finding it useful a referral source … why not me? I help a lot of people but don’t get much help… why not me? Before you have another ‘why [...]
Are your shoes made for walking? May 23 – 29 is National Small Business Week. There are events all over the country sponsored by the Small Business Administration and state or local agencies to celebrate the contributions of small businesses and to help such businesses grow and succeed. This is a great opportunity to enhance [...]
Once Upon A Time… The new Executive Director realized she had some HR problems (which is how I came in). But neither she nor her Board Chair had any ideas of the extent of the mess. For the first time, I could find nothing to retain in their management effectiveness review. The problems that underlie [...]
Now that your taxes are done (I hope!), are you cleaning up the rest of your clutter? OK, maybe you don’t react to the first signs of spring with a ‘wow, let’s get rid of the clutter and mess’ moment. Not my first thought certainly. Mine runs to the beauty: trees turning every shade of [...]
Money Money Money Have the economic problems of the past few years made you more conscious of your finances? Or is it just time to get yourself smarter? Do you need ideas to educate your family? Or your employees? There are a lot of great resources available. Money Smart Week is April 17th – 24th [...]
