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Why I Chose Coaching to Grow My Business
Choosing to Use a Coach Has Been One of Smartest Business Decisions I’ve Made Sometimes we solopreneurs can be stubborn. Many of us think we have to do everything, well, solo! We might scoff at hiring a VA (virtual assistant) to help us with creating graphics, scheduling social media, setting up shopping carts or payment […]
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Yes, Your Business Needs to be on Social Media – But Not 24/7/365
The Questions You’re Asking to Figure Out If Your Solopreneur Biz REALLY Needs Social MediaSocial media seems like it could be a solopreneur or small business marketing dream come true. Places online where you get to talk about and promote your business for free?! Millions – no BILLIONS – of people all online in the […]
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Information Professionals and the Entrepreneurial Spirit
Dreaming of going out on your own? Becoming a solopreneur? Launching your own business? Library professionals, info pros, knowledge managers, research analysts, competitive intelligence specialists, information analysts, business/pharmaceutical/scientific research experts – I’m talking to all of you! Have you ever thought about consulting or starting a research business or info-centric firm of your own? […]
Continue readingMarketing Mix Monthly – February Love!
Time for some marketing love! The InfoHound’s Marketing Mix Monthly Roundup Rather than a lengthy rundown of every marketing nugget The InfoHound saw in February, here’s just a few of the best along with a bit more thought-provoking commentary. Or ranting .. it could be a matter of semantics! Small Business Search Marketing […]
Continue readingLearning to love change
Changes, tweaks and adjustments coming soon! A bit of remodeling and upgrading coming here to the home of The InfoHound. I’ve been watching videos & webinars; reading books, articles, blog posts, emails, trade press, and magazines; attending events and conferences, ‘going to class’ and generally learning so much good stuff lately that my head might […]
Continue reading30 Day Challenge – Business building tips
30 Day New to You Challenge – Healthy business ideas It’s the 5th and final day of suggestions for tips, skills and communication tricks for you to try adding to your routine for the month of July. If you’ve been waiting for more tips on how to grow your career or build your business before […]
Continue readingSmall Business Week – Running a business is harder now
“59% of small business owners say it’s harder to run a small business now than it was just five years ago” Continuing our theme of Small Business Week 2013 – that data comes from a survey of 900+ small business owners by Constant Contact (the email marketing provider/service). And it produced this lovely infographic:
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