Does the sight of red ink give you flashbacks to Grade School English? Many of us carry that typo-trauma with us into adulthood and our entrepreneurial endeavors. How can we publish our brilliance without our voice being tain...
How can we keep ourselves - our egos, our ideas, our best and dearest character traits - safe in the increasingly connected, digital, demanding Small Business world? What role does intuition play in the ambitious pursuit of ...
What the heck is a brand anyway? How do you know yours is sending the right message out into the world? Too many small businesses struggle with finding the perfect fit - where cleverness, color, cohesion, and clarity combine....
Small business owners can be so wildly sensitive about their writing. I certainly have been. We desperately want everything to come out exactly right every time - but don't trust our own skill. AND/OR the idea of letting some...
Launching a business takes gumption and a dream. Sustaining that business? Well, that requires patience, tenacity, support, and a rock-solid plan. How can we take our profitability seriously without killing what's shiny? On t...
Business is about risk - yet so many entrepreneurs cling to what is comfortable. The entrepreneurial mindset requires a lot of unlearning - of rules, standards, and restrictions. How can we push past hesitation and into innov...
Your competitors are loud - how can you hope to be heard above their noise? The tried and true strategy of Public Relations may be your secret weapon as more media attention shifts to small ventures than ever before. This …
Video marketing outperforms other methods time and time again - and yet, many small business owners remain camera shy. Why and at what cost? This week, Annie P. sits down with digital marketer extraordinaire Nick Bonitatibus ...
Most small business owners I know would rather have a root canal than dig into their financial information. Why is money - even our own money - so intimidating? This week, Kate Grayson, Money Coach and Founder of Beyond Money...
There are approximately 9 billion pieces of content about starting a small business - but sustaining that business? Not so much. What does it take to find your footing in your market, and how can you stay put once you …
As small business owners, our products and services are precious to us. We are eager to tell the whole world about them - but doing so means we must take risks. Does hearing "no" ever get easier? Baker, fruit and …
We hear so much about authenticity, transparency, and the need to stand out. But what does any of that actually mean - and how do you know if you're showing the right sides of yourself? Therapist-turned-coach Diann Wingert si...
We launch in ONE week on 12/7/2020. Here's a little treat to hold you over. (Theme by the fabulous Riley Horbacio. Cover art by the brilliant Francois Vigneault.)