Accelerate Success

Take time regularly to work on your business, not in your business is a statement  we often hear as business owners.  There was only one time that I heard of a couple who took this to its ultimate meaning.  Each year, from year 1, they took a whole month off, to think and plan their [...]

Outrun The Elephant

Wow, it’s the second quarter already.  Where does the time go? I don’t know about you, but I’ve been looking at doing some things differently. I decided to run with North San Diego Business to help you discover the many no-cost and low-cost marketing and business building tools online.
Now is time to think about the [...]

VDAY 2009, The Vagina Monologues Comes to San Diego

I recently had the opportunity to interview Dana Bristol-Smith, Speak For Success, about the Women’s Leadership Institute and the fundraiser she’s holding for the Institute on Monday, February 23rd.
The Vagina Monologues, directed by Liv Kellgren, featuring Denise Yamada and extraordinary San Diego Women plays at the Lyceum Theatre on Monday, Febuary 23rd.
The Vagina Monologues celebrates [...]

MindMasters Brings the CEO Roundtable To Your Business

When Barbara Eldridge formed a personal mind master group of entrepreneurs, it was to find the support and exchange of ideas she felt necessary to her business success. As a franchisee of Success Motivational Institute, Barbara helped small business owner set goals for their business. Yet, she found they needed more. They needed support, resources, [...]

Strategic Planning Webinar, Part One

On Friday, June 6th Barbara Eldridge, Mind Masters was my special guest in Conquering Digital Divide, presenting "Strategic Planning for Your Business, Part One".
Take a listen and let me know what you think by leaving a comment below.
Visit The Digital Divide page for upcoming Free Friday webinars.
 

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Microsoft’s Office Live, Small Business Event

On Tuesday, April 15th Microsoft held "Vision to Venture", an event bringing together women from all over San Diego County to share ideas about starting and growing your small business.
Microsoft introduced their Office Live Small Business service for budding entrepreneurs, or solopreneurs as I like to refer to us! There were four excellent speakers. The [...]

Speaking Your Brand

Customers make the heart of your business beat with their desire to choose products, services and experiences that meet their needs, fit their values, engage their emotions and respond to their desires. Your role is to transform prospects into customers and customers into fiercely loyal advocates. As your own marketer you have to be heard [...]

Make Yourself Known in the Market Place – Carve Out Your Place

According to Alan Kay from Disney’s R&D Department: "When you … offer unique value your competition cannot, then you … make headway by giving your ideas away."
You can expand your visibility by disseminating information as one of your prime marketing tactics. Don’t make the same mistakes most small business people do, and think that the [...]

When Do You Incorporate?

One of the questions I often get from my members is, "when is the right time to incorporate"? The answer is often the question of liability that one needs to take into consideration before deciding which entity best suits ones business needs. Do you have employees that put you at risk driving your business vehicle [...]

Keeping It All Together – Managing Your Priorities For Business Success

Here we are in the second month of the year, are you already finding yourself coming and going, wondering how to get done all the things your business demands of you? Is it more like being in a batting cage with things coming at you, rather then in the game playing to win? Over the [...]

Good Management Skills Increase Your Profits

On February 5th at the Handlery Hotel, businesses can learn some new and progressive management strategies. We’re  always looking for profitable strategies. One huge investment for any small business is the hiring, training and development of good employees. Yet, what kind of atmosphere do you provide for your employees? Here’s a management style to think [...]

You, Inc. – Book Review

You, Inc., The Art Of Selling Yourself by Harry Beckwith and Christine Clifford Beckwith is an easy read. I took it on our holiday road trip to Mom’s house. I was able to finish it within a few days. However, being an easy read doesn’t mean it wasn’t full of valuable info for running a [...]

Make It Happen in 2008!

A New Year, new goals, new opportunities! Now that you have things sorted out and put together, put last year behind you, scrap the old plans and get ready for a new start. New things require new strategies, new tactics and new plans. There’s an old saying – if you always do what [...]

Small Business Planning Summit

Strategic planning is like a chess game. You need to be two or three moves ahead. As a solopreneur, how do you stay ahead, how do you keep up with all the hats you wear?
Many big CEOs have plenty of other CEOs with whom they can brainstorm their businesses. As a small business owner, we [...]

How Do You Set Priorities?

As a business owner, it’s easy to get caught up in the bustle of day-to-day business. In the drive to make sure you will reach your monthly financial goal, it can be tempting to spend a significant portion of your time fighting the myriad fires that crop up every day. Instead, take the time to [...]