23rd November 2009
You gotta go out there and make a sale!
I can already hear you groaning.
But before you dismiss this article as something you're sure you don't want to read, consider this: Sales is the most important job in every business. And there has yet to be a...
20th July 2009
How much work is your real estate agent actually doing for? No, I don't mean the real estate agent that's assigned to your home. I'm talking about the real estate agent that's assigned to your business! How hard is that real estate agent working for you?
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16th July 2009
Recessions just don't happen; they are an economic certainty.
Recessions are an economic certainty. What isn't certain is whether your business will make it through a recession.
Will it do just fine with a slight re-focusing and tightening of the pr...
07th July 2009
Have you ever wondered what tried-and-true techniques successful women entrepreneurs turn to when they want to increase their productivity and efficiency? I wanted to know too, so I asked.
Recently, I conducted an informal survey of 250 women entrepren...
18th June 2009
"What's motivating you to become a small business owner?" This is one of the first questions I ask spiritually conscious women who come to me interested in starting up a business.
You know what their number one reason is?
You may have guessed it: fl...
15th June 2009
Are you a woman small business owner looking for money to start up your business? I bet you've probably noticed how hard it is to find, haven't you?
If you've been having difficulty finding all those mythical millions—nay billions—of funding opport...
05th June 2009
Are you a solo entrepreneur running your own business out of your home? If so, you're probably like most solo entrepreneurs: you're running a business that is primarily a party of one. One-person businesses are very common, especially for women.
It's n...
01st June 2009
Yesterday, my friend Terry called me to ask my advice about what her accountant had just said to her. Terry had been told to put into place a "survival plan" for her business. She was reluctant to do so and wanted my counsel and advice.
Terry was upset...
09th April 2009
When it comes to new business ideas, I'm a tortoise. While other small business owners are quick to implement and incorporate ideas, I like to hang back and consider them. I'm a slow adopter.
In some ways, however, I'm more hare than tortoise. Yes, I l...
11th March 2009
As a small business coach helping women start up businesses, one of my favorite things to do is help my clients write vision statements for their businesses. However, this isn't always easy for them to do.
Why? Because like many people, they think visi...
03rd March 2009
Referrals are one of the very best ways to grow your business. However, asking for a referral is the tricky part. How do you ask? Whom do you ask? Especially when you're just starting up your business.
It's not all that easy getting referrals when you'...
02nd March 2009
Personal coaching is on the rise. Everyone from Martha Stewart to Investors Weekly is raving about the value of having a personal coach.
In the 90s, it was hip to have a therapist. Now, it's cool to have a coach.
While coaching has been around for a...
26th February 2009
Are you tired of the way things are? Ready for a change? Would you like 2009 to be a better year than 2008?
If so, then it sounds to me like it's time for a change. Time to take a good hard look at your life and start separating out the wheat from the ...
16th February 2009
Make no mistake, raising your coaching prices this year is dodgy, at best.
As a coach, how can you justify raising your fees when every day, people are losing their jobs, homes, and their savings, left and right?
What happens if you raise your fees ...
01st February 2009
Times are tough. We're in a recession. Unemployment is at an all-time high. Do you have a plan for how your business is going to survive this recession? Have you considered boosting your productivity?
You know it's important. Your business depends on ...
