Resources and articles
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
Your bank, airline or other trusted vendor has emailed you an attachment or a link and asked you to check in, confirm login information or some other task? You’ve heard you’re not supposed to give out your password to emails that look legit but this is from your bank and they’re not asking for your password they’re asking you to click on this link and log into your account –
Do you feel like you’re scrambling to keep up with all the new IT products, terms, viruses, hoaxes etc. and still you don’t know what’s being said by the kids or those hip seniors? If you answered yes, then you’re not alone. Many people get so overwhelmed with the amount of new techy-speak out there that they shut down and stop taking it in. The problem with this coping mechanism
A great day full of fruitful connections was had at the Bank of Montreal Chinatown Branch Small Business Trade-Show. It’s Your Time was invited to attend to provide BMO’s Small Business clients some information about social media and how they could start effectively using it to engage their customers. In it’s second year the focus is on keeping it intimate with select exhibitors that are offering valuable services requested by
Source: thenesteffect.com via Amanda on Pinterest Pinterest is an online pin-board, where you can organize and arrange just about anything from the web in one place. Perhaps you’re an old pro, and have been Pinning for a few years now. Or perhaps you have no idea what I’m talking about. Either way, you have to check out Pinterest! Sure, there are tons of crafts and recipes that make the
Every day I try to take a moment to give thanks for all of my blessings. When the sun is shining and things are going my way this is a no brainer activity. However, it becomes an essential activity on the third day of rain and I’m hitting some speed bumps. Each day I give thanks for my perfect son Jack, a loving and supportive husband, wonderful, kind and interesting
The quick and not helpful answer would be: depends on your business. Last night It’s Your Time participated in the Entrepreneurial Success Network’s (ESN) Trade-show in Richmond. The crowds were a little thin compared to when we had attended at the River Rock Casino and my guess is the $20 parking and the lack of other entertainment. As a business person my immediate thoughts were “was this worth it?” “will
The Green Sports Alliance Summit was a great conference and I was so pleased to be able to go as a representative of Reeve Consulting. I have been working with Reeve Consulting for a little over three years and participating in the work of this firm is most often exciting and rewarding. Check out my review of the conference here. I would love to hear your thoughts on sports and
