Guest Postby Steve SchafferCo-Founder and Marketing ManagerTriporia.com Triporia.com is a video sharing website that connects travelers, through video, to all travel related businesses. The site was started with the spirit that small businesses are some of the best places to eat, sleep and visit. It’s hard to find a place you hear through word of […]
Archives for October 2007
Common small business mistakes – expecting a new business to support you
Waiting for customers. Common mistakes can kill your small business, but most of them can be easily corrected or avoided. Today’s bad example: Expecting a new business to support youI read the interview with a new business owner in my town. When asked why she started the business, she said she lost her job, so […]
Brag Basket is open!
Each Friday, I open the brag basket as a fun place to brag or promote yourself and your projects. Last week, Sandra bragged on speaking at her first seminar, I bragged on Kevin’s new business announcement and on Liz picking one of my posts. Teli bragged on her outstanding client work. Congrats, Sandra, Kevin and […]
Starting a business is like throwing a party
It’s like you want to throw a big costume party. You call a few friends, “hey, I’m going to throw a costume party.” “Great idea!” we say. We make supportive noises, offer a few ideas, and say we’ll be glad to help. Because we are, we will be, glad to help. Then you work out a […]