FOR ENTREPRENEUR & BUSINESS OWNERS
Small Business Owners wear too many hats, while trying to maintain work/life balance and make the most of our time. Here’s how.
Any business owners knows, we are required to wear multiple hats throughout the day, from dealing with clients or customers, working on bids or proposals, managing employees or contractors, invoicing, paying bills, reconciling financials, not to mention providing services and creating the products our business is based on. So multitasking is a common symptom of…
I was recently asked to be on a Local Business Panel in Berea, KY for “Entrepreneur Day” for Leslie County Youth Entrepreneurs which trains and encourages high school students with hopes to own their own business one day. I thought my answers to the insightful questions I was asked on the panel may inspire others and encourage…
Statistics about Lexington KY’s Economy & Standard of Living:
“Entrepreneurship is at all time high in the state, and we recognize the need to develop innovative programs and offer dynamic services to help these growing companies every step of the way. Small businesses are job creators and the backbone of Kentucky’s economy” says Mandy Lambert, Interim Executive Director, Office of Enterpreneurship (Business Lexington).
Spring is a time for cleaning up, clearing out and reorganizing, from your garden beds to your home or even your office space. But how about your internet real estate? When the last time you took an honest and thorough evaluation of your website’s design, content and functionality? Are you losing customers, hits, page ranking or…
Why Join a Networking Group In a previous article, I’ve discussed the advantages of in-person networking can do for your personally (See Networking Your Business in Person). To quickly reiterate some of the benefits:
What are some Challenges to running a Home-Based Business? Last week’s blog discussed the many benefits of running your business out of your home, but this post will focus on the potential obstacles and how you can overcome them. Some common challenges or complaints: Can your business be home based? First of all, you must…
“52% of all small businesses are home-based.” – Survey of Business Owner, US Census
Non-profit organization and community event organizers need funds to promote their cause, and the every year, corporations spend millions of dollars on cause-related marketing and event sponsorships. Organizations that become good sponsorship partners realize that this is a business deal, not just a donation.
What is a Corporate Sponsorship? “To sponsor something is to support an event, activity, person, or organization financially or through the provision of products or services. A sponsor is the individual or group that provides the support, similar to a benefactor.” – Wikipedia
Business Owners: It’s Time to Review With two weeks left to the year and even less of actually work days, now would be a good time to look back and review what you’ve accomplished in 2013.
Whether planning a networking event, a workshop or seminar, a charity event or business open house, the planning challenges are the same. You need to rent a comfortable and professional venue, you should book an engaging and knowledgeable speaker, choose a menu of light refreshments or meal, and determine an available date and time where…