by Jacinta Grand | Featured Contributor When you first start building a business as a consultant or service profession, getting your first clients can seem like a daunting task. New business owners often feel pressure to get out there and sell their service which can often induce feelings of nausea. The good news, you don’t […]
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Potential Power Lies in Your Personality by @SBSLEducSoltns
( A walk in the personality ‘park’ under temperament ‘trees’ & social style ‘leaves’ ) Personalities. We all have one. And we know others do, too. Far from an earth shattering observation, mind you. Yet, why do so many entrepreneurially minded pros, whether in a sales role, running a micro or small business, or […]
How to handle business rejections with style by @WeAreMarsBook
by Cheryl Bezuidenhout | Featured Contributor It’s just business Rejections are part of the business landscape, and as an entrepreneur, you experience them more often than you’d like. They come in all forms – from calls that aren’t returned, job quotes that are not accepted, proposals that are kicked out and, the worst one, unpaid […]
To Market Your Business Successfully Online Can Seem Like It Takes A Village, When Really It Should Take a Targeted ‘Group’
by Dina Arsenault | Featured Contributor Bing, you get a notification on your phone from your Facebook notifications, you click on it to see what it is and low and behold you have been added to another Group! Are you excited or angered? Let’s be honest, Groups have about the same popularity as Game Requests […]
The Social Etiquette of Social Media by @DinaArsenaultPR
by Dina Arsenault | Featured Contributor Now we all have become well acquainted with the ins and outs of how to use social media either for personal or business purposes. We certainly have come a long way from AOL message boards and MySpace that is for sure. Marketing your business digitally is no longer a […]
How To Network Yourself To The Top. Building Relationships With the Right People. By @TRULYJAMARA
by Jamara Wilson | Featured Contributor Attending networking events has become overrated. You attend a mixer of many people with the intention to network your way to a sale or warm lead. Then you find yourself speaking to a dozen people who asks what is it that you do before even asking your name. All of […]
Do You Let Your Work Define You? by @ArtistThink
by Carrie Brummer | Featured Contributor When you introduce yourself to people, what do you tell them? What is the first thing you talk about when you meet new people? Can you guess what most people discuss? That’s right, their jobs. Do you know who you are? I mean, really know yourself? Are YOU your job? Have […]