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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,
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,
Building an Awesome Non-Profit Culture, Part 2: Value, Welcome, Define, and Celebrate
February 25, 2011
by Kate Hays of Small Act (@SmallAct)
My last post for the Sisarina blog was about how to build an awesome culture through hiring. But once...
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
How to: Cultivate a Personal vs Organizational Brand
February 22, 2011
by Katie Shields of Small Act (@SmallAct)
Sometimes I wish I were Don Draper.
The characters on Mad Men lead blissfully siloed lives. Don’s family life, work...
Filed under: Non-Profit - Tags: benefits, non-profits, growing a nonprofit, guidance, inspiration, intention, socialize, how to tweet, online presence, twitter, building relationships, facebook, personal branding
How to: Build Relationships on Twitter
February 17, 2011
by Casey Golden of Small Act (@SmallAct)
Building relationships online is about more than just being “present” in social media - it’s about having a strategy...
Filed under: Non-Profit - Tags: benefits, non-profits, growing a non-profit, guidance, inspiration, intention, socialize, how to tweet, , marketing, twitter, building relationships
How to: Live-Tweet a Non-Profit Event
February 15, 2011
by Dana Jensen of Small Act (@SmallAct)
If you are holding an event — or attending some else’s — livetweeting is a great way to broadcast the...
Filed under: Non-Profit - Tags: benefits, non-profits, growing a nonprofit, guidance, inspiration, intention, socialize, how to tweet, livetweet, nonprofit event, marketing, twitter
Building an Awesome Non-Profit Culture, Part 1: Hiring
February 11, 2011
by Kate Hays of Small Act (@SmallAct)
Last week, Small Act had an event, and several people commented on our team. I heard a lot of...
Filed under: Non-Profit - Tags: benefits, non-profits, company values, employee relationships, growing a business, guidance, inspiration, intention, socialize, successful business, supportive environments, hiring, hiring practices
Profitable Non-Profits
February 8, 2011
by Jenny Trucano of Small Act (@SmallAct)
Last week, I wrote about what businesses can learn from nonprofits, namely, how companies can evaluate company health and...
Non-Profits: Questions for Your Web Firm
February 7, 2011
by Melanie Spring of Sisarina (@Sisarina)
Your non-profit is ready for a new website. You're tired of wincing every time someone tells you they were just...
Filed under: Non-Profit - Tags: non-profit organization, non-profits, design, development, customer relationships, customer training, guidance, how-to list, human knowledge, identity development, inspiration, intentionality, non-profit goals, non-profit, SEO, strategic partnerships, technology, Content Management System, CMS, user engagement, web marketing, web design, web design process, web developer, web project manager, web-based, web site launch, web, web content, web content management, website design, website content, website
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
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
Motivation is Key: Insight from Melanie Spring, Sisarina
May 21, 2010
by: Amy Liz Martin
Original Post on Gen Y Networking
Each Friday, its my goal to bring you an interview with someone who has walked many miles...
Filed under: Tell Us - Tags: business, coaching, community building, conversations, daniel pink, future leaders, guidance, networking, motivation,
What We're Reading: The Sisarina Bookshelf
February 24, 2010
The Sisarina bookshelf holds a wide variety of books. While we all work towards engaging our users and positioning their brands successfully in the marketplace,...
Filed under: Tell Us - Tags: women, books, sisarina, boys club, daniel pink, motivation, inspiration, influence, getting ahead, guidance, naom chomsky
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