Small Business Profile: Lead411
To follow up on a previous post requesting feedback on topics and offering to highlight members of the community, I learned of the BTS Blog started by Tom Blue, co founder of Lead411— BTS stands...
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Robert Kiyosaki Interview-Part 2
On Tuesday, you heard from Robert Kiyosaki, investor, entrepreneur and author of The New York Times, international bestselling book, “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” with 26 books in the Rich Dad series. Here is the continuation...
Exclusive Interview with Rich Dad’s Robert Kiyosaki
Recently, I met Robert Kiyosaki, and he agreed to offer his advice to the StartupNation audience. Robert is the author of The New York Times, international bestselling book, “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” with 26 books...
Free PR Tools for Do-It-Yourself Publicity
If you are working with a tight budget like most entrepreneurs, you can do your own publicity. Here is a quick list of some of the free services available to help you build buzz and sales:...
Part 2 with Author Jon Gillespie-Brown
On Thursday, Jon Gillespie-Brown, author of the new book, “So You Want to be an Entrepreneur” shared his tips and insights. Here is the rest of that interview: How are you marketing and promoting...
Voting is over. Now what?
--> Fantastic! We don't have to listen to repetitive campaign advertisements any longer! But the best news for small business owners now is that many media members will start focusing on stories that have nothing to do...
Startup Attention Deficit Disorder
Scientists are now studying Startup Attention Deficit Disorder - a condition that causes entrepreneurs to start up new businesses mere seconds after they launched their original idea. I know this from experience. I am a...
Small Bust Leads to AA Lingerie PR Success
Yesterday, Retha Queenan of AA Lingerie, www.aalingerie.com, shared some of her insights. She turned her need for a stylish, well-fitted bra into a successful, worldwide business that is garnering national media attention. Here are more of her tips to...
How to Score Top Media Placements
Today is definitely going to include a brief celebration on my end. After having stories cut at the last minute due to election results, my client is enjoying the publicity benefits of a mention in...
Rembrandt’s New Blog-40 No Cost Press Release Posting Sites
Fellow Entrepreneurs, Welcome to my new blog! After being part of StartupNation since the beginning and speaking with many of you through this online community, I am happy to provide some additional help and resources...
A Printer Cartridge in a Pear Tree?
In just a few days, they (and by they, I, of course, mean the global powers-that-be who control the media’s light holiday feature-type articles) will release their treasured summation of what the 12 Days of Christmas...
The No Bull Prizes for Home Entrepreneurship
It’s that time of year again, time for the Nobel Prizes—a series of awards given to the best and brightest scientific minds. But... excuse me all the way to Oslo and back... did you notice...
Unleash Your Passion
I've been lying awake at night... unable to sleep. It'll be 2:00 in the morning and I'll get up and walk around the house, attempting to tame a mind that is racing with ideas. Does...
Are you with the rest of the sheep or are you a mountain goat?
I've spent some quality time talking with Seth Godin over the past couple of days. We focused our conversations on his new book, The Dip, which is all about slogging through the adversity of growing...
An Entrepreneur’s Theory of Relativity: You and “Them”
You gotta love Albert Einstein. Relativity speaking, I'm not sure what he was blessed with more - genius or sense of humor. For example, check out this quote by him: When you sit with a...
Richard Branson’s “Luck”
I just read this in the May 14 issue of The New Yorker and wanted to pass it along. Richard Branson, CEO of Virgin Atlantic (and about 130 other "Virgin" brands) says about entrepreneurship: I...
Are you up to it?
A thirst for knowledge is essential for those who truly want to become successful entrepreneurs. As a small business owner, I know the fundamental challenge that every business owner faces: time. "I don't have time...
Getting things done
Entrepreneurs are often go-getters; people that can do anything ... for anyone ... and, yes, sometimes overcommit. I recently read David Allen's, Getting Things Done and found it one of the most helpful books I've...
Varied Ramblings about Extramarital Affairs, Assistant-Loss and Media Attention.
This has been an interesting week - not so much business-wise, but due to a friend's personal problem that is affecting us. My husband’s boss (and good friend) just found out that his wife of...
Maple Syrup Festival is Entrepreneurship in Action
Tomorrow’s the day!! The annual Vermontville Maple Syrup Festival is here!! What began as a joke for Suzanne and I 15 years ago (she told me that she could never marry a man who ate...