I often hear from clients that they want to double their revenues next year. Or their goal is to increase their sales by 50%. If I ask them how they are going to do it they start listing of a bunch of things like marketing, networking, social media, product creation, etc. They rarely look at […]
When Did Planning Become a Dirty Word?
I know it is not a sexy word. “I need to go plan my…” “I need to write my business plan” “My 6 month plan is…” Not very exciting you might say but hold on, how do you manage anything without a plan? As a business coach I often hear things like “I want to […]
Artist or Entrepreneur?
Yesterday was my monthly Art Studio class, it my treat to myself. It is a place of community, exploration and creativity. I’ve been taking drawing classes with the same amazing teacher Allison Fagan for 3 or 4 years now. We had a great studio day and I was thinking today of the commonality between being […]
Five Minute Friday: Grace
Today is Five Minute Friday Blog Challenge started by Lisa-Jo Baker. Every Friday she’s post a topic and then hundreds of people blog and supporting each other. It is a fun way to end the week. Grace – When I think of the business people I admire the most they behave with grace, particularly in how they […]
Midweek Spark: Know Your Market – Leverage Social Media
October’s Midweek Spark theme: Know Your Market Social media is alive, well and growing fast. In fact, social media sites are popping up seemingly every day. The problem is it can be overwhelming and time consuming to be “active” on social media. Many entrepreneurs invest hours with very little return for their investment and often without a plan. How […]
Techie Tip – How to do A Screen Capture
I’ve been asked a few times how I did the screen captures in my post Techie Tip – Embedding Google Forms. I used Jing by TechSmith, it is free to download and use. I’m sure there are many different tools available to do this but I really like Jing as it quick and easy to use. I have […]