02nd February 2006
Copyright 2006 Donna Gunter
If you look at almost any issue of nationally published women's magazines, you'll find article upon article trying to convince the American public (and American women) that you can have it all -- a brilliant career/business ...
27th January 2006
Copyright 2006 Donna Gunter
I've been doing business online since 1999. In that time, I've looked at several different options for ways to sell things online, and finally, in 2003, decided that I had wasted too much time in doing things the old-fashio...
21st January 2006
Copyright 2006 Donna Gunter
Back in the early-1990's, after I had quit my job in higher education, I began my journey into the self-employment world by opening a business in which I made stenciled floorcloths and wallhangings and sold them at juried cr...
14th January 2006
Copyright 2006 Donna Gunter
I'll be the first to admit that I went a little nuts when I moved to Little Rock in 2003 in terms of going all-out to participate in a variety of professional associations. I had some experience with most of the groups that...
13th January 2006
Copyright 2006 Donna Gunter
In 2003, I moved to Little Rock, AR, and I was amazed with how helpful my new property manager was. If you haven't moved recently, you may have forgotten all the joy associated with having to arrange to shut off your utiliti...
05th January 2006
Copyright 2006 Donna Gunter
I wonder now who was the genius who said email would make our lives easier? Don't you want to strangle this person on some days??
I've found email to be both a blessing and a curse. I love the immediacy of the communicat...
01st January 2006
Copyright 2005 Donna Gunter
There's an often-quoted statistic that the fear of public speaking is right up there with the fear of death as the two events people most fear in their lives. However, as a business owner, I can guarantee you that public sp...
01st January 2006
Copyright 2005 Donna Gunter
"There's no way I can hire anyone to do what I do. No one can do it as well as I can."
Do you resemble that remark? If so, you've got much in common with most other business owners in the world. We never think that any...
24th December 2005
Copyright 2005 Donna Gunter
Typically, doing a tradeshow isn't an inexpensive proposition. There's a great deal of investment of money in your setup and materials, as well as the time you and your employees invest in staffing the booth. If you're wor...
24th December 2005
Copyright 2005 Donna Gunter
I've spent more hours that I care to count attending networking functions, and I continue to be amazed at all the people I meet who don't have a website. Many entrepreneurs love what they do but hate marketing and selling t...
09th December 2005
Copyright 2005 Donna Gunter
I usually try to walk my talk as a business owner and live a fairly balanced life. However, despite my best attempts, life happens and blows my plans all out of whack. For me, this is especially pervasive during the winter ...
08th December 2005
Copyright 2005 Donna Gunter
Speaking about what you do is an incredibly powerful way of marketing your business, especially if you have a service business. I recently had the chance to evaluate some speakers at a conference I attended. As you might exp...
30th November 2005
Copyright 2005 Donna Gunter
The notion of doing a business retreat for myself is very new, although not novel, as we used to conduct a retreat each year as a part of both the Student Affairs staff and the Residence Life staff at the college where I onc...
17th November 2005
Copyright 2005 Donna Gunter
I've tried any number of ways to market my business: attending networking functions, joining professional associations, exhibiting at trade shows, just to name a few of my tactics. However, despite my best intentions, I've...
14th November 2005
Copyright 2005 Donna Gunter
At almost every meeting I attend in my city, I get really positive feedback about my email newsletter, Work Smarter, Make More, http://www.worksmartermakemore.com . People generally tell me they love it, or they ask some que...
