Five questions you need to answer to avoid costly mistakes in your start-up
Good information helps you make good decisions. Backtracking, paying fines, and marketing in the wrong place can be devastating to a start-up. As you are in your first years of business, It is wise to make every minute and every dollar count. Good information helps you make good decisions. #startup #decisions Click to Tweet If corporate […]
So You’ve Started a Business, Now What?
Having a successful business requires more than a website and a PayPal account. It requires a plan, a community, and a change in mindset. You have to have a plan. It’s not sexy but it’s the truth. You will hemorrhage time and money if you wander aimlessly from one project to another. A plan often feels […]
How to Build a Business You Love
Practical Advice for the Emerging EntrepreneurExperts will tell you how to build a business that makes money, but most don’t tell you how to build a business you love. Experts will tell you how to build a business that makes money, but most don’t tell you how to build a business you love. Click to […]
5 Things No One Tells You About Running Your Own Business
Business leaders who idealize ownership set the new entrepreneur up for failure. It’s easy to feel like you are the only one who isn’t getting it when no one is telling you the whole truth about how it all works. Entrepreneurship isn’t for the faint of heart — and it isn’t impossible. Knowing what to expect […]
Three Things That Hijack Your Focus and What You Can Do About It.
Rabbit holes. Rabbit holes everywhere.As a business owner there will always be a million and one things on your to-do list. That list is going to require focus. “If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.” Jim RohnHere are three focus killers you want to watch […]
Sandra Hughes Featured on Stria Media
Sandra’s featured on the Stria Media website. Check out Kevyn Burger’s article “The Entrepreneurial Solution: Inspiring New Paths for Older Workers.” About Stria Media Stria brings together the most important ideas, people and news from the longevity market. Our reporting and events deliver a foundation of understanding and insight for longevity professionals. And our client services help partners create powerful content […]
Thinking of Starting a Business? Here Are Three Things You Need To Know
The internet has turned everyone into entrepreneurs.Unfortunately being an entrepreneur doesn’t guarantee business success. Running a successful business — one that consistently pays your mortgage and builds a retirement fund — requires more than a website and a PayPal account. It requires planning and taking the time to research, dive deep and figure out your niche, positioning […]
Why We Celebrate National Small Business Week
This week we celebrate National Small Business Week to recognize the contributions that small business owners and entrepreneurs make to our economy. Did you know that small businesses create two out of every three new jobs in the U.S.? There is nothing small about small business! I chose to focus my business on serving new […]
What is innovative about you and the way that you do business?
I am curious what “being innovative” means to you? The definition of innovation, according to Webster’s Dictionary, is “the act or process of introducing new ideas, devices or methods.” According to Businessdictionary.com, “in business, innovation often results when ideas are applied by the company in order to further satisfy the needs and expectations of the […]
Is It Time to Speak Up?
Does the idea of standing in front of an audience to speak about what you do scare you? It can be really daunting, but it is one of those things that definitely gets easier the more that you do it. Chances are, if you come from a business, non-profit or education background, doing PowerPoint presentations […]