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 …
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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 …
How to Advance Your Career: Utilizing a Temp Agency
Temping is no longer just for college students or for the long-term unemployed who just need something to pay the bills. Temping and, more importantly, working with temporary staffing and/or placement agencies, can be a great way to boost your career and the business you’re trying to start up. How …
How to Network When You’re Not Exactly an Extrovert
As a full time freelance writer, I spend a majority of my time in my home office alone. In fact, truth be told, I get a little anxious when I get a new client or colleague that wants to meet via phone or Skype. There’s just something about that direct one-on-one contact that puts me a little on edge …
Top 3 Small Business Forums to Consider Joining This Year
Whenever you are in business for yourself, questions typically arise. From how to design your website for maximum conversion to how to fund your latest venture and everything in between, sometimes it is nice to just be able to reach out to others in the field and get their opinion about what you …
Tips for Perfecting Your Elevator Speech
I belong to a couple of different groups on LinkedIn, and every once and a while a discussion will pop up asking people to describe what they do in five words or less. While this isn’t always an easy task, it is interesting to read some of the responses. Sadly, most of them aren’t memorable and I …
