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Standing Behind Your Staffby 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,... more |
Work Hard & Stay Healthy: Series RecapAs 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... more |
Taking Care of Yourself Brings Balanceby 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... more |
Patagonia: Product, Planet & Peopleby 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,... more |
Get Organized, Be Efficientby: 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... more |
Financial Planning with Intentby 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... more |
Business Plan Simplifiedby 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... more |
Go Beyond Goal Settingby 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.... more |
Be Sincere. Be Welcoming.by: Melanie Spring, Sisarina Sitting in my usual church service this past Sunday, our pastor delivered one of his most incredible sermons so far and... more |
Goals: January SeriesThis is the year of intentionality & clarity. In 2011, Sisarina is working toward a goal of being intentional. Not the fluffy kind of intentional, the... more |
Entrepreneur Talk: Learn From Your MistakesI started my first business when I was 13 years old, washing cars on the weekends. As business picked up, I hired my friends and... more |
Entrepreneur Talk: 4 Ways to Work Smart, Not HardAlthough 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... more |
Entrepreneur Talk: Stop Spinning & Do What Makes You HappyI 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... more |
Entrepreneur Talk: It's Not Bragging if It's TrueI have a secret. I’m not comfortable with self-promotion. I preach “learn to love marketing” to the entrepreneurs who I coach. I believe that making... more |
Entrepreneur Talk: Listen For Your Voice, Speak with PassionI’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... more |
Entrepreneur Talk: The Business of WritingLike many entrepreneurs, I started my company on an idea. For me, hard work, long hours, and diligent networking have helped my idea blossom into... more |
Entrepreneur Talk: Running to Shut OffYou became an entrepreneur because you love what you do & wanted to give that service or product to others. You work harder than anyone... more |
START A BIZ: Building CommunityBy Melanie of Sisarina Inc It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes life worth living. – Oliver Wendell Holmes Starting a business from scratch... more |
Five Tips To Build Your Business Smarts~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... more |
The Subtle Art of NetworkingThe definition of networking is “to cultivate people who can be helpful to one professionally.” The core of this is lost on most business owners... more |
Connect Your CommunityHi, my name is Melanie & I’m a connector. I love connecting people around me so much that I will go out of my way to... more |
Want to Grow Your Business? Get Out of Your Comfort ZoneHumans 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... more |
How To: Keep Clients Coming Back for More“Will you walk into my parlor?” Getting a client takes a lot of time, motivation and resources. Now that you have the client, how do you... more |
Offline Transparency: How to Ground Your BusinessAre you as transparent offline as you are online? If you’ve embraced social media, you’ve embraced its call for transparency. But has transparency seeped its way into... more |
Grow Your WebsiteUndergoing a website design or redesign is an exciting process. It can also be daunting for many businesses and individuals who want to get every... more |
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