Resources and articles
“At the end of the day will Social Media actually help me realize more dollars?” This question has been posed to be countless times. If done right, the answer is yes. It’s all about creating relationships. That’s what internet marketing, small business, and social media have in common and you won’t be successful without. You won’t even be selling water in the desert if you don’t understand it. People are
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner this is a great time to think about how you have positioned the emotional tone of your business. I think it’s safe to say that the rat race, do-anything for a deal entrepreneur way of doing business is quickly becoming old school: giving way to a nicer and more holistic approach to doing business. There are all kinds of books and speakers that
I hope you had a great holiday and are full of energy for 2013. This is just a quick post to let you know we are still alive – our site was hacked over the holidays which took down our email as well. Our apologies if you were trying to get in touch with us – or read one of our riveting blog entries over the holidays! Our site is
Ashleigh Fonseca has taken the time to tell us why it’s important to have a financial plan – some great advice as we all get ready for our year-end goal setting. It’s that goal setting time of year again. Lately, in our already over-scheduled world, there’s been a push-back against goal-setting. We often wonder why we should plan? Is this really going to help? When it comes to your financial
Post contributed by Andrea Jacques from Kyosei Consulting Japanese year-end traditions are one of the many things about Japan that have continued to play a big part in my life and work since I returned to Canada more than a decade ago. I don’t eat the traditional foods, and I prefer to save my major floor cleaning and waxing for spring when I can leave the windows open to air
The cold days are upon us, which if you’re anything like me, drives us towards those tasks we can do in our comfy cozy clothes with a cup of something hot in our hands. Time to put some more focus on our websites and Facebook! You’ve likely noticed that Facebook has a new “Share” feature and are perhaps wondering what it’s for and whether you need to update your website
The Christmas Season is almost upon us and if you’re anything like me you want to spend it entertaining, drinking eggnog, going on the Santa Train and watching those stop motion Christmas movies from your childhood – not scrambling with year-end business tasks and last minute work scramble. Here is my 10 Tips for Holiday Bliss (or getting the biz in shape so you can relax at Christmas list) List:
I’ve read a few blog posts this morning talking about Black Friday, the social implications of people having to work rather than eating turkey and the implications of rabid consumerism. Several articles started off by asking “where did Black Friday come from?” Wikipedia, ABC News and several other news programs point to the little known origin for the term Black Friday to Philadelphia in 1961 – it was a reference
From time to time I like to highlight a local business of note and ask those businesses to write an article for our newsletter or blog. David Leith Garden Design is a local landscaping company that makes beautiful gardens a David LOVES what he does. This year he introduced Your Kitchen Garden to allow even condo dwellers the ability to grow their own vegetables. He’s a fount of gardening wisdom
Aligning our inner and outer voices is key to becoming the powerful force we know we are capable of, according to Nina Shoroplova, owner of Whole Health on Purpose, when she spoke to our BNI Chapter yesterday. As business owners and entrepreneurs we are often told to “fake it until we make it” and to project through our outer selves what we want to be. But if we have words
