By Jeffery Hernandez – It’s a mobile world these days. While the number of mobile devices continues to rise, savvy business owners are taking advantage of this and finding new and unique ways to reach out to...

By Jeffrey Hernandez – Successful startup companies begin with a great idea and happen with a lot of hard work, but there are also plenty of ways to give your business an extra edge from the start....

By Kristi Lynn Olson – Five Strategies to Kick the Feelings of Being Stuck, Frustrated, or Unsure as a Woman in Business: Every woman in business experiences peaks and valleys of success.  If you look at what...

The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be made rich. —Proverbs 13:4 (NKJV) It’s August already! Time flies. As my grandma often reminded me, “Time waits on...

By Sharon Hurley Hall – Ever felt like your business just wasn’t fulfilling its potential? Don’t worry; it happens to many of us. Perhaps you’re suffering from one of the six fatal flaws that can drag any...

By Natalie Sisson – So you’re a freelancer or contractor and want to take your business on the road. After all, isn’t this kind of ‘freedom’ one of the biggest perks of flexible working arrangements? Thanks to...

Four manageable steps to a better execution of your business ideas By Beate Chelette – Isn’t it the truth that we have these great ideas but somehow they get lost in the shuffle? As time goes by,...

By Jeannine Clontz – Web logs (blogs) came into play in the late 1990s, but today they offer options beyond those of aspiring writers or the simple online diaries of old. The terrain of the blogosphere has...

By Beverly Lewis – Email can kill a relationship. I learned an indelible lesson about written communication when I was in 7th grade Spanish class. No- we didn’t have email back in the Stone Age, but bear...

I’m an idiot. Not all of the time, mind you, not even most of the time, but every now and then, I’m an idiot. Like the time my friend and co-founder Brian Halligan asked me to read...

By Monique Y. Wells – Have you noticed that everyone is talking about “overwhelm” these days? Whether it’s due to not knowing how to use social media or some new technology, not knowing how to find your...

By Sandi Thompson – Here are seven strategies to help you attain your 2012 goals for health and wellness. 1. Work backwards from your goals to where you are RIGHT now. Be honest with yourself. If you...

By Sharon Hurley Hall – To pay or not to pay, that is the question. I hope Shakespeare will forgive me for cannibalizing his words, but the Bard’s style seems appropriate for posing a key business question....

By Donna Kastner – By age 50+, it’s likely you’ve made hundreds, if not thousands of network connections. Networking connections happen everywhere – at work, at school, at church, at neighborhood barbecues, at cocktail parties. Sometimes the...

By Kathy Caprino, M.A. – “It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.” – Winston Churchill These past few years I’ve been...

By Jeannine Clontz One of the most difficult things for me, when honing my business ethics, is making sure I keep the emotion out of my response. We’re all emotional beings, me sometimes more so than others...