If speaking is one of your must-do goals, then you need to plan now for success. Whether you want to speak more, get paid to speak, or double your speaking fees having a solid, strategic plan will get you started on the path to achieving your ambitions. Here’s a start on building your plan […]
by Jenn Aubert | Featured Contributor We are quickly descending into the holiday season where distractions are plentiful. As a business owner it is easy to write off the last few weeks of the year – go on autopilot – and then frantically throw yourself into the New Year already feeling behind and overwhelmed. Between […]
by Cathy Goodwin, Ph.D. | Featured Contributor Transformation is the centerpiece of online courses. Students must come away from your course feeling they have made significant changes. These changes can be as small as a new mindset: seeing your most-hated task as a challenge rather than a chore. They can be as mundane as being able […]
by Samantha Attard | Featured Contributor Being your own boss has many benefits, but there are some downsides. Solopreneurs don’t hav same camaraderie, retirement parties, or vacation days as the office-working set. We often lack people to troubleshoot issues or celebrate wins with. It can hard to measure progress and keep yourself on track […]
by Olivia White | Featured Contributor In a previous post, I stressed the importance of “being your brand.” As an entrepreneur starting your own business, you’re your own best spokesperson. Look and act the part. Having confidence in who you are and what your brand represents is crucial. But, being yourself, often requires you to […]
by Amy Jo | Featured Contributor I have never been into watching fights on TV. Cage fighting, boxing, arm wrestling and all the other violent sports out there totally don’t tickle my fancy. But Holly Holm can teach EVERY entrepreneur a thing or two from her most recent fight against Ronda Rousey. Last week, Holm […]
by Carolyn Edlund | Featured Contributor Are you one of the the millions of Americans who have embraced working on your own in a home office or studio? I am, and have done so for decades. It enables me to live where I like (near the beach) and pretty much choose my own lifestyle. If […]
by Dr. R. Kay Green And the clock is ticking… Only one year remains until a new president is elected. Presidential candidates from the Democratic and Republican parties are naturally pushing hard to win voters to their campaigns. Political ad spending is expected to reach an astounding $11.4 billion, 20 percent more than the […]
by Tenns Reid We’ve all experienced times when our emotions get the best of us, running a business is no exception to this. The thing is that behind everything business is a real person (or people), so naturally when things happen they affect us personally on some level. As a human being, there isn’t […]
by Brittney Borowicz | Featured Contributor Why email? This question haunts many marketers’ dreams. In the age of spam filters, Gmail’s “Promotions” tab and one-click unsubscribe buttons, it seems like email is going by the wayside. Despite the new and emerging hoops that marketers have to jump through just to get their message to their […]
