Web 2.0. Social Networking. We’re told we need to use these to build our businesses, but are overwhelmed with it all!
So I’m bringing in my good pals, Michele PW, Your $Ka-Ching! Marketing Strategist, and Mary Pat Kavanagh, Queen of Connections, on exactly what all of this is and how you can use these strategies […]
Tales and Tips from a Serial Entrepreneur
By Razor Suleman, Founder and CEO, I Love Rewards
As a serial entrepreneur, I have learned my share on what it takes to not only light that entrepreneurial flame within, but also take the business to the next stage, and the next, and the next.
I started my first business at […]
The Chicago Tribune recently posted an interesting article on the myths that many people believe about starting a business.
But what surprised me the most is they cited statistics that say the typical start-up requires about $25,000 to get going.
Really?
The more entrepreneurs I meet (and I met a ton yesterday at a trade show in New […]
Entrepreneur Magazine and the Women Presidents’ Organization have launched a search for the 50 Fastest-growing women-owned or women-led companies in North America!
The competition finds the 50 Fastest™ women-owned/women-led companies in North America. Companies will be ranked according to revenue growth from 2003 to 2007. The Top 50 fastest-growing companies will be publicized in the […]
Yesterday, I discussed what tactics small businesses are choosing to invest their marketing dollars in. Today, I want to show you how much more you can do, cost effectively.
Here are my tips on making sure your Internet marketing is working for you - not against you.
Search engines aren’t the be all and end all.
Although search […]
We all know that kids say (and do) the darnedest things.
With Mother’s Day passed and Father’s Day around the bend, I thought it would be fun to find out how kids teach us things about business.
So I asked my colleagues at b5’s business channel to share their thoughts this week about it:
Blogging is important - […]
B2B Reports recently released results of their survey on what small business owners’ invest in marketing-wise.
More than half used their marketing dollars on web design (53 percent). Many (43 percent) also added search engine optimization to the mix as well. And 41 percent also chose email marketing.
B2B Reports surveyed 800 small businesses.
Investing in Internet marketing […]
Keith McFarland’s new Time magazine article claims that entrepreneurs aren’t really fearless.
And I must disagree.
He says that many people starting up companies think in terms as a brilliant experiment - that if it doesn’t work out they can go back to getting a ‘real job.’
It’s taking that initial leap -rather than staying in a secure environment […]
As part of Success Secrets: this and every Friday, we talk with entrepreneurs and other professionals about building a business.
On Wednesday, I posted a teleclass I did with Gina Ratliffe, a success coach and entrepreneur who helps women build businesses online.
Some of the gems she shares are certainly secrets of entrepreneurial success, so instead of […]
Sparking startups with advice, inspiration and a bit of craziness...
Written by Shannon Cherry [email] for b5media.
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