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Entries tagged "creativity"
TELL US: Biggest Thing on Your Bucket List
April 15, 2011
With those we love getting cancer younger and younger, many people working themselves too hard and missing out on living, and others taking their own...
Why Does Design Cost So Much?
April 14, 2011
by Teresa Thomas (@themamateresa), Sisarina
If you’re having a website built, chances are that the design is the most expensive part. Why is that? Isn’t functionality...
Filed under: Design - Tags: design, website, pricing, fonts, designer, logo designer, website designer, design vs development, creativity, curiosity, design process, discovering, designer
Building a Tribe: a Seth Godin Moment
April 8, 2011
by Melanie Spring, Sisarina
I never defined myself as a leader... until I read Tribes by Seth Godin.
In a great list of books I found...
Filed under: Entrepreneur - Tags: business, building relationships, business success, collaboration, community building, conversations, creativity, curiosity, generosity, discovering, Seth Godin, entrepreneur, future leaders, leader, graciousness, intentionality, guidance, inspiration, networking, overachievers,
Design: April Series
April 1, 2011
Sisarina Loves Good Design
Ever wonder why design can cost so much? Wish you knew how designers figured out usability? Find out during April when the...
Filed under: Design - Tags: designer, design, brand identity, branding, business, Business Branding, business owner, business tips, creative, creative genius, creativity, design process, web development, development, graphic designer, guidance, inspiration, intentionality, intention, intentional, marketing, marketing campaigns, web design process, web developer, web marketing, web-based, website, marketing materials, print design
Breathe: Take Care of #1
March 7, 2011
by Jessica LaGarde, Peace at Hand Massage Therapy
As small business owners, it is easy to give our business and our clients first priority, and to...
Filed under: Entrepreneur - Tags: business, business owner, checklist, creativity, discovering, empower, entrepreneur, getting ahead, guidance, inspiration, intention, intentionality, mindfulness, motivation, positive attitude, personality, personal goals, reflection, starting a business,
A Focus on Non-Profits: February Series Recap
February 28, 2011
We Heart Non-Profits. So Does Small Act!
For the month of February the fabulous non-profit lovers at Small Act (@smallact) & Sisarina's Melanie Spring focused on...
Filed under: Non-Profit - Tags: company values, non-profits, business, business goals, brand identity, community building, discovering, customer relationships, creativity, curiosity, communications, empower, employee relationships, employee satisfaction, efficiency, inspiration, intentionality, marketing, networking, motivation, non-profit goals, non-profit organization, non-profit organizations, non-profits, nonprofit event, NPOs, online presence, reflection, sisarina, self-promotion, sincerity, social media, social media strategies, successful business, supportive environments, web design, web marketing, women business owners
How to: Have a Work/Life Balance
February 23, 2011
by Melanie Spring, Sisarina (@Sisarina)
Work/life balance has become a huge topic of discussion in recent years with Gen X and Gen Y moving in with...
Filed under: Non-Profit - Tags: benefits, company values, checklist, client, communications, conversations, creativity, customer relationships, discovering, empower, employee relationships, future leaders, getting ahead, goal setting, goals, giving, growing a non-profit, growing a nonprofit, guidance, helping hands, hiring, hiring practices, how-to list, human knowledge, influence, inspiration, intentionality, intentional, intention, knowledge vs information, mindfulness, motivation, money, networking, non-profits, non-profit, non-profit organization, NPOs, nonprofit event, non-profit organizations, organization, personal goals, reflection, serving others, sincerity, strategy, success
Patagonia: Product, Planet & People
February 2, 2011
by Jenny Trucano of Small Act (@SmallAct)
Yvon Chouinard, the founder of Patagonia, led the way for businesses to measure organizational success not just by profits,...
Filed under: Non-Profit - Tags: business, non-profit, businesses grow, business goals, company values, community building, conversations, creativity, customer development, customer feedback, curious, curiosity, generosity, creative genius, discovering, entrepreneur, environmentall-friendly, future leaders, getting ahead, giving, goal setting, growing a business, guidance, inspiration, marketing, mindfulness, positive attitude, reflection, resource, sincerity, starting a business, strategy, success, successful business, Small Act
Foursquare: Life as a Mayor
November 29, 2010
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
by: Todd Thomas
It may surprise some folks, but I never actually held a public office before becoming the Foursquare Mayor...
Newsletters That Work
November 26, 2010
You have a company newsletter (if you don’t, you should!). You check your stats every time you send it out but are you seeing the...
Filed under: Marketing - Tags: newsletters, newsletter, client, company values, copywriting, creative, creativity, customer development, customer feedback, customer relationships, entrepreneur, growing a business, guidance, marketing campaigns, marketing, success, email marketing, email newsletter, web content
Entrepreneur Talk: 4 Ways to Work Smart, Not Hard
November 23, 2010
Although it is counter-intuitive, working longer hours does not make you more productive. If you are reading this article, you are motivated, hard-working and looking...
Filed under: Entrepreneur - Tags: business, businesses grow, business owner, creativity, discovering, entrepreneur, inspiration, motivation,
Entrepreneur Talk: The Art of Reinvention
November 1, 2010
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly
but rarely admit the changes it has gone through
to achieve that beauty.“ - Maya Angelou
A few...
Filed under: Entrepreneur - Tags: business, branding, company values, creativity, discovering, green, environmentally-friendly, growing a business, human knowledge, identity development, inspiration, mindfulness, self-promotion, small business, solopreneur, strategy, supportive environments, women business owners
Entrepreneur Talk: The Business of Writing
October 10, 2010
Like many entrepreneurs, I started my company on an idea. For me, hard work, long hours, and diligent networking have helped my idea blossom into...
Filed under: Entrepreneur - Tags: business, businesses grow, business owner, creativity, discovering, entrepreneur, inspiration, motivation,
Fancy Little Things 2010
August 4, 2010
This August and September, while everyone gears up for the upcoming change in seasons, Sisarina is doing our part by helping you change your wardrobe....
Filed under: Events - Tags: networking, conversations, fashion, creative, creativity, discovering, inspiration, summer events
Five Tips To Build Your Business Smarts
July 29, 2010
~from a Women Grow Business blog at Boot Camp
Once upon a boot camp the young entrepreneur with the growing company and the old advisor with...
Filed under: Marketing - Tags: business, businesses grow, conversations, creativity, customer relationships, getting ahead, marketing, women business owners, work life balance
Want to Grow Your Business? Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
June 14, 2010
Humans are creatures of comfort.
We seek it in our friendships, our families, our homes, our jobs and more. Most of us tend stay within our...
Filed under: Marketing - Tags: business, businesses grow, conversations, creativity, customer relationships, getting ahead, marketing, women business owners, work life balance
CNN: How to Avoid Getting Burnt Out at Work
May 21, 2010
CNN came to Sisarina HQ in downtown Bethesda to interview us on how the downturn in the economy is affecting small businesses and came up...
Filed under: Tell Us - Tags: CNN, business, company values, creativity, inspiration, Marisa Peacock, Melanie Spring, Teresa Thomas
Where Do You Find Your Inspiration?
February 9, 2010
For many of us the places where were have moments of creative genius are unconventional to say the least.
A quick poll of coworkers, friends and...
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