by Delia Rusu | Featured Contributor After reading the title of this post, you may be like: What? Recovering after vacation? What’s she talking about? Yes, you heard me right… This post is about you going on vacation, having a wonderful time, relaxing and feeling just great being unplugged for over a week. …And then coming back home […]
by Lisa Illman EzineArticles.com is a wonderful resource for writers and publishers. You might be wondering how it can help your small business when you are not a writer or a publisher, but I assure you, it can! EzineArticles.com is a wealth of some of the most qualified experts in hundreds of different niche […]
by Rakesh Malhotra There is no doubt that with the ever increasing competition, entrepreneurs need to devise smart strategies to stay ahead and conquer new boundaries. They will face numerous obstacles in their path. However, if they plan strategically and focus on the three factors which are skill, scale, and speed, then there is nothing […]
by Kathy Scott | Featured Contributor I like doing contract work. It allows me flexibility and I have the opportunity to meet new people, but I always keep my options. A few weeks ago a colleague sent me an email about a content strategist position for a start-up company. I’ll call the company K. I […]
by Pamela McCormick | Featured Contributor Can you hear it? No, not the “voice in your head” silly. The Music!! It’s always there within your reach. Everyone has a song or tune that speaks to them, touches their souls and inspires their inner well-being. So… what’s your “signature tune?” You know the one, the song […]
by Katie McDermott and Jane Whitehead | Featured Contributor On our social media travels we’ve had many clients questioning which social media platforms they should plough most of their efforts into with many asking about the familiar ‘power three’; Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Because we know that an image is worth a thousand words (or a 120% […]
Photo by Suzy Hazelwood on Pexels by Katherine Kotaw OK, that wasn’t precisely my reaction when I found out that a man whose business I’d been promoting was under investigation for fraud. And that his assets had been seized by the Secret Service. I was angry and alarmed: Would I ever get paid? Would […]
by Emily Worden There’s a difference between managers and leaders. The two roles are intricately linked and complementary, but they’re not the same. Managers plan, coordinate, and organize tasks. Leaders inspire, motivate, and influence people. Managers are about accomplishing short-term goals, leaders are focused on long-term vision. As business owners, we often have to assume […]
by Dr. Tania Howard | Featured Contributor Herman Melville once said, “[S]he who has never failed somewhere, that [wo]man can not be great.” Sure I revised it a bit to fit my bra size, but ain’t that the truth? Every failure is another step in the right direction, isn’t it? But what if you’re ‘great’ […]
by Andrew McDermott PICTURE THIS: Your co-workers are depressed. Morale is low. Everyone’s missing deadlines. Work isn’t getting done. People can’t seem to get along. Everyone’s unhappy, bitter even. Work reeks of tension. When you started you were excited, optimistic. Now the thought of coming in fills you with dread. It’s taken the joy out […]
