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5 Ways to Be Yourself... at a Networking Event
November 8, 2011
Ever go to a networking event where you really want to meet new people but you wander around looking like you're looking for someone so...
Filed under: Marketing - Tags: business, business relationships, networking, networking events, marketing yourself, being you, conversations, discovering, entrepreneur, empower, growing a business, inspiration, intentionality
MISTAKES: Not Being Valued
August 10, 2011
by Christina & Greg Tindale, @TindaleTeam
When we sit down to meet with a new client, the first thing we tell them is that our number...
Filed under: Uncategorized - Tags: clients, business, entrepreneur, running a business, discovering, client communication
MISTAKES: Confessions of a Blogger Turned Entrepreneur
August 9, 2011
by Roxanne Alvarez, @microfinanseer
July was a bit of a rough month between record heat waves, moving plans falling through yet still needing to move from...
Filed under: Entrepreneur - Tags: business, starting a business, business mistakes, business tips, business systems, business success, entrepreneur, start a biz, discovering, empower, marketing, business sales, business marketing
MISTAKES: More Money, More Problems
August 5, 2011
by Nan Gibbons, Fitness Expert & Motivational Speaker
I met my husband in college, where I was studying exercise physiology and nutrition and he was majoring...
Filed under: Entrepreneur - Tags: entrepreneur, relationships, building relationships, ask for help, growing a business, business, business owner, discovering
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,
5 Tips to Eating Healthy on the Job
March 30, 2011
by Jill Spaeth, Citizen Creative
An eight (or ten) hour work day is like a hundred meter dash. When you make it to the finish you're...
Filed under: Entrepreneur - Tags: balance, business, business owner, goals, career coaching, discovering, entrepreneur, empower, enjoyment, getting ahead, intentionality, mindfulness, motivation, minimizing stress, personal goals, reflection, resource, self-awareness, physical fitness, solopreneur, time management, time saving tips, time-saving tools, tips, work life balance
My Time... Away From Everything
March 22, 2011
by Melanie Spring, Sisarina
Have you had days (or weeks) where you are working so much that you forget to eat? That you get much less...
Filed under: Entrepreneur - Tags: business, business goals, business owner, intentionality, company values, curiosity, discovering, entrepreneur, future leaders, getting ahead, goals, goal setting, intentional, growing a business, inspiration, intention, keeping it simple, networking, motivation, personal goals, overachievers, perspective, reflection, sisarina, starting a business, women business owners
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
Favorite Non-Profits
February 9, 2011
What is your favorite non-profit?
1. Tell us why they're your favorite.
2. Give us the link.
3. Tell us how others can help them.
Tell us!
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Filed under: Non-Profit - Tags: community building, conversations, discovering, inspiration, mindfulness, motivation, intentionality, intentional, positive attitude, non-profit, non-profit organizations, helping hands, reflection, NPOs, socialize,
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
Non-Profits: February Series
February 1, 2011
Sisarina Hearts Non-Profits
In 2011, Sisarina is working toward a goal of being intentional. Not the fluffy kind of intentional, the hardcore real kind that makes...
Get Organized, Be Efficient
January 26, 2011
by: Melanie Spring, Sisarina
As business owners, we have to maximize our time, be efficient and find profit in the nooks and crannies. There are 24...
Filed under: Goals - Tags: business, business goals, businesses grow, checklists, discovering, empower, entrepreneur, growing a busienss, guidance, mindfulness, time saving tips, efficiency, profitability, time management, free online software, free online applications, personal goals, reflection, saving money, searching online, intentional, intentionality, starting a business,
Financial Planning with Intent
January 19, 2011
by Matt Brock, Divergent Planning (@matthewbbrock)
Financial planning is a very broad term. It can cover investments, savings, retirement, education, cash reserves, short term goals, long...
Filed under: Goals - Tags: business, business goals, businesses grow, discovering, entrepreneur, goal setting, goals, giving, guidance, inspiration, intention, intentional, intenationality, motivation, personal goals, resource, small business, solopreneur, money, financial, saving money
Business Plan Simplified
January 17, 2011
by Melanie Spring, Sisarina (@Sisarina)
True or False: All businesses without a business plan fail. FALSE.
10 years ago today I started Sisarina. (Yep, now I...
Filed under: Goals - Tags: business, starting a business, growing a business, businesses grow, business goals, checklists, client, company values, customers, discovering, guidance, goal setting, goals, identity development, influence, intention, intentionality, marketing campaigns, marketing, mindfulness, motivation, personal goals, resource, reflection, ROI, searching, self-promotion, sincere, sincerity, solopreneur, entrepreneur, strategy, success, technology, transparency
The Goal of Graciousness
January 11, 2011
by Melanie Spring, Sisarina (@Sisarina)
In the online age of social media and blogging, we have become an openly snarky generation of people. When we don't...
Filed under: Goals - Tags: goals, transparency, grace, graciousness, positive attitude, socialize, small business, sincerity, reflection, mindfulness, listening, inspiration, guidance, growing a business, entrepreneur, empower, friendships, giving, goal setting, goodwill, discovering, customer relationships, conversations, company values, community building, business, business owner, business goals
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...
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: Stop Spinning & Do What Makes You Happy
November 22, 2010
I have a friend who has said more than once that she admires ‘what I’m doing’. [I run a small business]. We met years ago...
Filed under: Entrepreneur - Tags: business, businesses grow, business owner, discovering, empower, entrepreneur, getting ahead, future leaders, human knowledge, inspiration, reflection, starting a business, success,
Entrepreneur Talk: Recommended Reading via Twitter
November 16, 2010
I heart books. I'm drawn to bookstores, new and used. I've used antique books to decorate my office. My living room at home has a...
Filed under: Entrepreneur - Tags: busienss, brand identity, reading, business owner, Business Branding, company values, conversations, customer development, discovering, growing a business, inspiration, knowledge vs information, reflection, resource, books, starting a business, small business, social media, marketing, entrepreneur, work life balance
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: Listen For Your Voice, Speak with Passion
October 14, 2010
I’m certain when you decided to become an entrepreneur, it wasn’t strictly because you wanted to become a millionaire, but rather you had a desire...
Filed under: Entrepreneur - Tags: business, businesses grow, business owner, discovering, empower, entrepreneur, getting ahead, future leaders, human knowledge, inspiration, reflection, starting a business, success,
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,
Entrepreneur Talk: Running to Shut Off
September 27, 2010
You became an entrepreneur because you love what you do & wanted to give that service or product to others. You work harder than anyone...
Filed under: Entrepreneur - Tags: business, businesses grow, business owner, discovering, empower, entrepreneur, getting ahead, future leaders, human knowledge, inspiration, reflection, starting a business, success,
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
CONTEST: What's the Best Thing You've Found with Social Media?
June 24, 2010
ENTER TO WIN:
Do you find a lot of interesting articles, resources and fun facts on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn? We find employees, projects, clients, friends,...
Filed under: Tell Us - Tags: contest, discovering, recycle, searching, searching online, resource, social media, twitter, facebook
The Search for Knowledge: 3 Sites to Find What You Didn't Know You Were Looking For
March 30, 2010
Think of all the times you’ve searched Google. Are you searching for information or for knowledge? If you’re not sure of the difference, we’re here...
Filed under: Marketing - Tags: searching, discovering, knowledge versus information, google, worio, zite, yebol, semantic search, human knowledge
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