Next week is my second opportunity to attend the Blissdom Conference in Nashville, TN. “Blissdom is for women who find and express their bliss by publishing online“ I’ve attended many conferences over the years; they are great opportunities to learn…
Years ago, I had a friend ask me if their daughter should pursue her “hobby” of computers. It was the late 90’s and my friends didn’t understand how their daughter could earn a living with a degree in computer graphics….
Client Stories Client: Mary’s Meadow Bed and Breakfast, Cazenovia, NY Scope: Create a printed piece to use for advertisements at tourist offices and other vendors. Collateral: Clients own photos of interior rooms and exterior building and landscape. Hand drawn art…
Participating in social media can be a time consuming race down a rabbit hole. One tweet leads to an interesting website, which leads to another and so on. Before you know it you’ve lost an hour! Is social media really…
“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.” Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) As I sat down to write this post I poured a…
In 2009, my husband and I decided it was time to leave New York. We had both lived there all our lives, but it was time to go where we felt God had directed and encouraged us to go –…
I started attending a networking group for women in Central New York a year or so after I opened my doors. WBOC (Women Business Owner’s Connection) had been started by a small group of women business owners in Cicero, NY….
My husband once observed “It’s amazing how popular you are when you own a pick-up truck!“ We owned a big old navy blue pick up truck for a few years at one point in our marriage and it was a…
…it’s necessary to build your business! And I mean calculated, carefully planned and deliberate networking! 1. CALCULATED: There is an overwhelming abundance of networking opportunities for small businesses out there. Chambers, Meet-Ups, women’s groups, Rotary, etc. I’ve found it’s very…
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