Leila, a 9-year-old beautiful black Labrador, is one lucky dog. Her owner, Sarah Hassenger, a 4th-grade schoolteacher in St. Joseph, MI, went in search of the perfect collar and accessories for her four-legged child shortly after she adopted Leila. In particular, Sarah wanted a way to let …
Entrepreneuring Articles and Interviews (category)
As an entrepreneur, you most likely wear many hats in your day-to-day work. Figuring out how to juggle all of the tasks you have to do, while still maintaining a life outside of work can be a challenge. Entrepreneuring articles focus on you, the entrepreneur, and how you can strengthen your areas of weakness when it comes to business and keeping a healthy work-life balance.
Kristy Romero of Inspirations Photography: Setting Yourself Apart as a Professional in a Field of Hobbyists
We sat down with Kristy Romero, a newborn and baby photographer in Murrieta, California. We had a lot of questions about what it takes to run a successful photography business, as the industry is known to be quite competitive. Kristy shares her thoughts about marketing, creating a niche, and how she …
Top 20 Lesser-Known But Extremely Motivational Business Quotes
When I used to look at small business owners, I used to think about how they had it made. Here they were, running their own company, setting their own schedule, calling their own shots. They had it all and weren’t even breaking a sweat! It wasn’t until I started my own business that I learned …
The Piggery Nurtures Enviable Customer Loyalty
For many years, Heather Sandford was a vegetarian. She studied engineering at Cornell University. She performed in a punk rock band, worked in the music industry, and rode the dot-com bubble. She was a financial success in the real estate industry. Then Heather became a pig farmer. “I think life …
Bringing Home the Bacon: An Interview with Heather Sandford of The Piggery
On this episode of Monday Morning Radio, Dean Rotbart interviews Heather Sandford, who owns The Piggery, a farm and butcher shop in upstate New York. The Piggery farm specializes in GMO-free, pasture raised, heritage breed hogs, which they sell in their Ithaca, New York butcher shop, along with meat …
How Getting Fit Can Benefit Your Business
When most people think about the benefits of losing weight or gaining muscle, the first thoughts that often come to mind are improved health and looking and feeling better physically. Admittedly, these are certainly some very appealing consequences of working out regularly, but being fit can also …