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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
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,
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...
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
Systems Drive Efficiency
January 30, 2011
by Matt Brock, Divergent Planning (@matthewbbrock)
I love systems. Most of this love stems from being a creature of habit (to a fault at times) but also...
Filed under: Goals - Tags: business, business goals, business owner, business systems, inspiration, intentionality, listening, organization, time-saving tools, reflection, motivation, searching, searching online, strategy, time saving tips, tips, technology
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,
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
Entrepreneur Talk: Learn From Your Mistakes
December 14, 2010
I started my first business when I was 13 years old, washing cars on the weekends. As business picked up, I hired my friends and...
Filed under: Entrepreneur - Tags: business, business owner, businesses grow, growing a business, reflection
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: 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: 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: 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,
One Year in Bethesda Sisarina
April 28, 2010
Reflections from Melanie Spring:
One year ago, on May 1, after years of giving my skills to help entrepreneurs & corporations, I went back to what...
Filed under: Tell Us - Tags: brand identity, thank you, business, reflection, inspiration, marketing, sisarina
Reflecting and Renewing Your Web Strategies for the New Year
December 10, 2009
The countdown to a new year approaches. And while we spend our time frantically crossing off To-Do’s from our lists, buying holiday gifts and wrapping...
Filed under: Marketing - Tags: sisarina says, 2010, sisarina, web design, new year, reflection, marketing, branding, small business, customer relationships
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