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Entries tagged "entrepreneur"
HOW TO: Break Down Your To-Do List
April 18, 2012
by Melanie Spring
When your to-do list becomes your to-doom list, it's time to own it.
As entrepreneurs our entire lives revolve around the business we started....
When Your To-Do List Becomes Your To-Doom List
April 16, 2012
by Melanie Spring
Has your to-do list become so ridiculous you end up weeping at the thought of it? Maybe you're hiding under the proverbial covers....
Filed under: Inspiration - Tags: to-do, lists, to-do list, inspiration, motivation, worry, entrepreneur
Kicking the Pass/Fail Mentality
April 11, 2012
By Jason Connell, Ignited Leadership
Readers of my blog as well as people who have been part of my new leadership training, Escape the Matrix and Lead,...
Competition & the Perfect Client
March 29, 2012
by Melanie Spring
An entrepreneur friend of mine posted the following recently: "A competitor just said: 'I shared one of your blog posts with a prospect....
5 Strategies to Lead Like You Mean It
January 26, 2012
by Veronica Brown, Gibraltar Associates
Business is always buzzing about leadership. Whether it’s market leadership, thought leadership, or a lack of leadership, hardly any topic garners...
Filed under: Be a Leader - Tags: leadership tips, entrepreneur, small business leader, non-profit leader, be a leader, leadership
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
Trick or Treat: Driver's Ed Concepts for Business and Life
October 17, 2011
by Cynthia Hovda, @CyImagesforLife
I learned two great concepts in driver’s education that apply more than to just driving. Here are a few steps to...
MISTAKE: Starting & Sticking With It
August 30, 2011
by Erika Dickstein, SpringInsight (@springinsight)
As an entrepreneur with kids and a spouse in a high hour/high stress job, I think the biggest challenge I have...
Filed under: Entrepreneur - Tags: business goals, business owner, starting a biz, business, entrepreneur, business success, business mistakes
MISTAKES: Attitude, Professional Help & Hiring
August 15, 2011
by Melanie Spring, @Sisarina
Mistakes are not easy to admit to... we all like to say we learn from our mistakes but I wonder how many...
Filed under: Entrepreneur - Tags: mistakes, entrepreneur, starting a business, building a business, professional help, accounting, hiring, positivity, uplifting, inspiring
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
Entrepreneurial Mistakes: August Series
August 1, 2011
Every entrepreneur makes mistakes.
It's what you do with those mistakes that make you great.
Sisarina's August series is focused on entrepreneurial mistakes and how each entrepreneur...
Filed under: Entrepreneur - Tags: entrepreneur, business mistakes, being a good boss, being a boss, balance, business, business owner,
Government Contracting & Small Business: July Recap
July 29, 2011
For a lot of small businesses, working with the government is the ultimate goal. It's stable income, there's always work and there's a process. Most...
My Mom, the Entrepreneur
May 6, 2011
Entrepreneurs come from all sorts of circumstances.
Some fall into it, plan for it or create it based on need. With practically every member of my...
Filed under: Entrepreneur - Tags: entrepreneur, business owner, business goals, motivation, self-awareness, mothers
Standing Behind Your Staff
April 22, 2011
by Melanie Spring, Sisarina
Every entrepreneur dreams of the growth their business will take. You work alone in your bedroom for awhile, then start hiring people,...
Filed under: Entrepreneur - Tags: business, business goals, business owner, business success, businesses grow, business tips, company values, communications, customer relationships, customers, employee satisfaction, empower, entrepreneur, future leaders, growing a business, guidance, being a boss, being a good boss, inspiration, intention, intentional, intentionality, organization, personality, professionals, reflection, supportive environments
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,
Work Hard & Stay Healthy: Series Recap
March 31, 2011
As a sponsor and co-organizer of DC Fit Week, Sisarina sponsored March as fitness month. We asked our blog readers and twitter followers to submit...
Filed under: Entrepreneur - Tags: balance, physical fitness, entrepreneur, growing a business, businesses grow, business tips, empower,
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,
Taking Care of Yourself Brings Balance
March 3, 2011
by Rob Ruscher (@robruscher)
Wake up, rush through breakfast, sit in an office, come home, work on freelance-related projects, eat dinner (usually a quickly-made one), continue...
Filed under: Entrepreneur - Tags: balance, physical fitness, entrepreneur, growing a business, businesses grow, business tips, empower,
An Entrepreneur's Dilemma
March 2, 2011
by Michael Guill of 107 Designs (@107designs)
This is going to be a big year for me. A big year for my company. At least I...
Filed under: Entrepreneur - Tags: entrepreneur, business owner, business goals, health goals, fitness goals, balance, motivation, self-awareness
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
A Focus on Goals: January Series Recap
January 31, 2011
The goal: be intentional. The intentional series: goals.
For the month of January Matt Brock (@matthewbbrock) of Divergent Planning & Sisarina's Melanie Spring focused on...
Filed under: Goals - Tags: business, business goals, intentionality, goals, entrepreneur, growing a business, inspiration, mindfulness, personal goals, reflection
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
Being Intentional with Clients
January 13, 2011
by Matt Brock, Divergent Planning (@matthewbbrock)
Like most philosophical ideas, "Intentionality" leaves room for interpretation. For me, intentionality brings about thoughts of having an overall mission...
Filed under: Goals - Tags: customer relationships, client, client collaboration, community building, company values, conversations, customer development, customer feedback, customer relationships, customers, business, business goals, goals, entrepreneur, guidance, goal setting, reflection, success, transparency, welcoming
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
Go Beyond Goal Setting
January 6, 2011
by Matt Brock, Divergent Planning (@matthewbbrock)
Most people set goals in life but far fewer are able to live their life intentionally toward achieving those goals....
Filed under: Goals - Tags: goals, goal setting, business, businesses grow, business owner, company values, entrepreneur, growing a business, guidance, inspiration, intentional, intentionality, knowledge vs information, personal goals, business goals, reflection, starting a business, strategy, transparency
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: 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,
National Entrepreneur's Day 2010
November 19, 2010
So it's Entrepreneurs Day, but no entrepreneur is aware of it because they are too busy! I always kind of laugh when people call me...
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: 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,
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