All independent professionals and small business owners reach a point at which they realize the options are grow bigger or stagnate. For some, whether it is due to budget, risk aversion, logistics or other constraints, hiring more full-time employees may not be a viable option. To prevent …
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Your Book, Perhaps the Ultimate Leave-behind Marketing Piece
When you’re out at networking events, or when you meet a prospective client for the first time, you probably make sure to leave something behind so that the person you’re talking to remembers you and knows how to contact you. Many of you probably keep a stack of business cards with you at all times …
How to Make Your Events More Fun (and More Profitable)
One of the best ways to build your business and to establish yourself within your community is to hold an event and invite the major players as well as the audiences who admire them. You can set this up in a number of ways, from a small and intimate conference to large and extravagant conventions. …
3 Tips for More Effective Networking
Networking. Some people love it. Some people hate it. No matter what your sentiments, connecting with others in your field or area of expertise can often open doors. Sometimes it can even make dreams come true. Just like it did for me. When I first got into writing, I hooked up with a successful, …
Why You Should Join a Professional Organization
If you could join a group that would offer you opportunities to learn and grow in your industry and to meet other small business professionals, would you do it? As a small business owner, you should consider joining a professional organization. By definition, a professional association is a group …
5 Unexpected Benefits of Joining a Mastermind Group
When I moved across the country from Michigan to California, I decided that it was the perfect time to take my freelance career to a higher level. Sure, I was doing fairly well on my own, constantly striving to learn everything I needed to succeed as I went along, but I also knew that I could go …
