Every business has values. Whether you define them or not, your business runs on a set of principles that guide your decisions. Having strong core values makes decision-making easier for businesses, and helps the business stay focused on its...
When businesses talk about branding the conversation usually focuses on the visual: logo, business cards, mugs, t-shirts, and signs. But branding is much deeper than any of these visual elements. It’s the story of your business and how you...
I’m so excited to lead a new networking chapter in Fairfax, Nexco. It was founded by a great group of businessmen whom I consider friends, and I’m honored to have been chosen to be the voice of this particular...
Yes, I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted a blog (sorry about that!) I’ve been so focused on building the businesses of my clients, I’ve ignored my home, I’ll try to be better, I promise. I’ve been...
As a kid, my mom must have visited the principal’s office and seen my teachers more often than she did my dad. I was considered disruptive, and inattentive; talkative, and incorrigible. As the years went on, school became more difficult...
I had a lot of dreams when I was little. I thought I was going to be all kinds of things. As I grew, I started to define myself and let the stars glaze over my eyes, not really...
Crowdsourcing has gained a lot of momentum recently, mostly because of its effectiveness. Don’t understand what crowdsourcing is? As Bryan Kramer on SocialMedia Today puts it “Crowdsourcing is a new way to collect a community and financing that you...
I know this is a touchy subject, but I have to say it “sometimes, the customer is wrong. Very wrong.” There. I said it. I’m not taking it back. Moving on. Of course, as a business owner you have...
Linkedin is fast becoming the preferred social networking platform for many businesses and brands. With the audience at Facebook being made up mostly of consumers, Linkedin offers an alternate arena for B2B businesses. Regardless of the forum one uses...