Independence Day

Independence Day

Independence Day Let’s celebrate independent business owners this holiday Happy Independence Day week!  As we celebrate the independence of our nation, let’s also celebrate and salute business owners who operate independently.  The United States and independent...
See the Opportunity in Trends for the Future

See the Opportunity in Trends for the Future

Future Focused Part 4 Welcome to Part 4 of this Four Part Series in How to be a Future-Focused Small Business. Check out Part 1 here – Look Back to Look Forward Part 2 is here – Signals of Change And Part 3 is here – Create Your Successful Future    Are you...
Create Your Successful Future

Create Your Successful Future

Future Focused Part 3 Time Travel  Indulge me for a minute, if you will.  I want you to picture yourself five years from now.  Think of an ordinary day.  You get up in the morning and your holographic image of <insert someone who matters to you> pops up at the...
Gratitude Attitude Year 3

Gratitude Attitude Year 3

What are you grateful for? Who helped you launch your business?  Who keeps you going as you work to constantly learn and grow as a business owner?  This Thanksgiving, it’s time to be grateful for our fellow small business owners and all those who support us in our...
Personal + Business Connections

Personal + Business Connections

Lunch Date The other day, I had lunch with two friends.  Such a simple thing, but the three of us hadn’t gotten together in some time.  We realized, as we chatted and ate, that all of us had made changes to our habits following covid.  After the whole world shut down...