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Welcome to OZ
OZ – the Outer Zone. Welcome to OZ. If you are an artist, craftsperson, small business person, consultant – you have broken the barrier of the Comfort Zone and moved into the Outer Zone. Or have you?...
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Creating Change
Ann Adams and Liz Brensinger of Green Heron Tools wanted to find and sell gardening tools for women – and not just ones that had been given a touch of pink to feminize the look of them. Just one...
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So you want to be a Freelancer?
There are a number of reasons that you might want to be a Freelancer (in whatever field you are a professional in) – such as: More control of your schedule Have given up on finding the perfect job Just...
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Disaster Recovery Planning
Here are some good resources for your Disaster Recovery Planning: The Disaster Recovery Handbook: A Step-by-Step Plan to Ensure Business Continuity and Protect Vital Operations, Facilities, and Assets...
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Records Management for Small Business
For a few years in my career I was a Corporate Records Management Analyst – basically my job was to inventory the types of records in each department, and research the retention requirements for those...
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Business is about relationships
Whether you want to believe it or not, unless you have a job that NEVER has any interaction with other human beings (even rarely), then your job/business is about relationships. You in relation to your...
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Partway through January 2013
I hope all is going well with you. Perhaps you’ve even quelled the urge to write 2012 on your checks, assuming any of you still write out paper checks any more. Building up a small business can be...
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Did I fall asleep?
Extra points if you know where the post title is from…and apologies for being absent so long. The thing about starting your own business is that it can become your life…you get to choose if that is...
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How to hire your first employee
I am at the point where I can hire someone part-time, which sounds great (and is) – and presents some new challenges. Specifically, payroll. First of all, even if you are a sole owner, in order to...
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Starbucks – Office to the World
This is going to be a crazy week, I have scheduled interviews for two part time positions interwoven among my normally scheduled clients. I will have been in nearly every Starbucks in Bakersfield when...
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7 reasons a designer shouldn’t take responsibility for your site
See on Scoop.it – Small Biz is my big biz When you need a website, most companies will try to find a graphic designer, web designer or simply brief their advertising agency. This is the worst mistake a...
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Think social TV’s hot right now? We’re only just getting started
See on Scoop.it – Tech toys and geek fun As social media continues to grow, it is becoming part of every aspect of our lives. Many document everything they do on social media networks, including their...
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Hashtags on Facebook will suck… until it has an actual ad product
See on Scoop.it – Small Biz is my big biz It’s been a tough couple of months for the big blue whale (or perhaps big blue punching bag these days) – most announcements (even the superb earnings results)...
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What the >bleep< is a hashtag and why do I care?
According to the site, Hashtags.org a hashtag is: “ Thanks to the member-driven online information site Twitter, the lowly “pound” or “number” symbol “#” has been elevated to a new role. The hatch...
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Stuff to think about for your own website
If you read this blog, you know that I love finding great items from small businesses and entrepreneurs as well as helping with ideas for sole owners, entrepreneurs and small businesses that will help...
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2013 where did the time go?
In 2012, when I officially opened Whole Earth Pets as a business, I did so on a shoestring. I had in my business plan that I should be able to hire an additional person (besides myself doing the work)...
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Change is the only thing you can depend on
The end of 2013 and the beginning of 2014 was filled with changes. Many of them unexpected. That’s life. Changes are inevitable. They bring opportunities. I know that is cliche. Most folks miss...
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