Business Gratitude

Business Gratitude

The success of any business depends on revenue.  Revenue is generated from clients.  Clients, in turn, come from prospects and referral partners.  Referral partners are developed through various networking events.  To get from the initial networking event to a closed...
Business Gratitude

Never Settle

“It’s a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.” – W. Somerset Maugham There will inevitably be a time during your career where you will find yourself at a crossroads. One will keep you on...
Business Gratitude

It’s Research, Not Stalking

“Is searching for connections on LinkedIn a form of stalking?  Like some feel about that on Facebook?” That was a great question asked during one of our recent LinkedIn Seminars.  I must admit that there were several chuckles in the room, including from the person who...
Business Gratitude

11 Reasons Small Business Should Blog

What is blogging?  According to Dictionary.com, blogging is defined as “a Web site containing the writer’s or group of writers’ own experiences, observations, opinions, etc., and often having pictures and links to other Web sites.”  But...
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Transparency

Although our intentions might be good, sometimes our engagement efforts on social media can backfire. I recently joined a discussion on LinkedIn where a member posted a question regarding a vendor recommendation.  The responses were overwhelming.  It was actually...