As a startup, you may not think about retiring. After all, that’s a LONG way off, right?
But it’s important. Real important.
I just realized I need to be socking more away than I had in the past (when I had a job). Even though I was putting money each month into my IRA, when […]
Why do so many companies fail? Often new business owners are so enamored of their new product ideas that they fail to do their research , or they ignore what the research tells them. It is important in product development to develop products that your consumer’s want, not simply what you desire to produce.
Here are […]
When your starting up your business and working in it daily, it can be hard to come up with new, innovative ideas.
But you can DO it. Here’s some ways how, with help from some of the great thinkers:
SIMPLIFY. Boil the problem down to its bone. Toss out all the details that aren’t important or relevant. […]
As part of Success Secrets: this and every Friday, we talk with entrepreneurs and other professionals about building a business.
Today, we interview SK Joun, an author and publisher of the magazine Parents for Parents. You learn some of her tactics to breaking into the tough magazine world.
(Images courtesy of Shannon Cherry of BeHeardSolutions.com)
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Interesting study out at AdWeek. According to Universal McCann more Americans read and watch social media than actually produce it.
It also appears that Asians produce the most content (that’s obviously made to fill the American appetite.)
The study also showed about 60 percent of Internet users in the US read blogs, but just 26 percent had […]
This week is National Small Business Week.
And the answer to my informal poll of small business owners in my area is, “So what. How Cares?!?” Or “Really? I had no clue.”
And frankly, that’s pretty much my thought about it, too.
Although billed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) as a five-day event intended to spotlight the […]
As part of Success Secrets: this and every Friday, we talk with entrepreneurs and other professionals about building a business.
Today, we interview Kendall Summerhawk, a marketing and branding coach, and owner of KendallSummerhawk.com
(Images courtesy of Shannon Cherry of BeHeardSolutions.com)
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USA Today just had an article about how some startups are preparing for the economic slowdown.
They gave some good ideas.
But I think they only hit the tip of the iceberg on what people could be doing.
What about marketing? Sure, it’s great it pad your bottom line with VC funds and using collaborative, larger businesses. But […]
by guest blogger David Clearwater
Logo design is one of those strange little tasks that most entrepreneurs never really get much practice at, so it’s not surprising that most of us could use a little help in getting the best possible logos for our startups. Here are a few mistakes you will want to avoid en […]
In the face of a possible recession, small and medium sized businesses are cutting back on their marketing budgets.
Of course, you may think I’m a little bias here, since I own my PR firms (Be Heard Solutions and Cherry Communications), but hear me out.
A recession should mean that your marketing budget should increase to keep […]
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