The Prosperous Pyramid: How to Design Offerings to Skyrocket Your Business

The Prosperous Pyramid: How to Design Offerings to Skyrocket Your Business

This is an article for multi-talented and full of potential self-employed business owners who want to identify their first or next best business offering. Those just starting out will get clarity on what offering to start with, and more established businesses will learn which offerings to expand to. I help you analyze your offering ideas and prioritize your business offerings.

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The Competition Insider: How to Win Against the Siren Song of the Marketplace

The Competition Insider: How to Win Against the Siren Song of the Marketplace

Earnest aspiring business owners like yourself want to make wise decisions when it comes to launching their business. Marketplace websites can seem very attractive for those who worry about where customers will come from. Marketplaces attract just as much competition as customers. And do you really need competition? I say you don't! Allow me to illuminate what you need to know to launch a fruitful business.

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From Big Picture to Small Scale: How to Be Self-Employed And Master Market Trends

From Big Picture to Small Scale: How to Be Self-Employed And Master Market Trends

This article is for those who are struggling to understand what market research means. As a small business, you need to avoid overwhelm and focus on the most relevant market data. Allow me to illuminate what works best for self-employed businesses. I'll show you how to understand your market well enough to properly steward your business. It's not just, What trends are you noticing? but also How are you noticing trends?

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Self-Employment and Ethics: How to Use Your Business to Improve the World

Self-Employment and Ethics: How to Use Your Business to Improve the World

A self-employed business is such a small operation, can it really change the world? Your business has more influence than you might imagine at first glance. Let me reveal how your micro-business might be the best tool you have in your fight for social change.

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Decolonize Your Business: How to Shift Your Beliefs and Thrive

Decolonize Your Business: How to Shift Your Beliefs and Thrive

Small business owners miss many opportunities for "being the change they wish to see in the world." You could be doing more to make change happen. And these actions could be easy and from within your sphere of influence! In this article, I'll illuminate how to spot these opportunities as well as three key skills that will help you move from stuckness to action.

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How to Commit to a Networking Group: 3 Reliable Criteria

How to Commit to a Networking Group: 3 Reliable Criteria

This is an article for self-employed small business owners who are struggling with indecision about joining a networking group and want to confidently make a decision. I help you by clarifying the factors you need to consider. This will help you to decide if you should or shouldn't join that networking group.

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"Everything is Important" Defines Chaos: How to Launch with Confidence

"Everything is Important" Defines Chaos: How to Launch with Confidence

There are so many things to do when starting a business. Doing the right thing for your stage of the business' development can help conserve energy, bring greater success, and less stress. For those in the just getting started phase, here's what you should be focusing on.

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How Should My Business Celebrate Black History Month?

How Should My Business Celebrate Black History Month?

Many self-employed white business owners might feel like their business is too tiny to do anything substantial for Black History Month. In this article, I’ll lay out my two-pronged approach to celebrating Black History Month in February, and every day of every month!

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How to Get Quality When What You Have is Quantity: Networking for Extroverts

How to Get Quality When What You Have is Quantity: Networking for Extroverts

Networking often seems to come naturally for extroverts. But being a people lover doesn’t mean that networking doesn’t still come with pitfalls! In this article, I tackle the overwhelm and impersonality that can often plague extroverts so that you’re cultivating high-quality connections and not just a high quantity of connections.

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Afraid of Self-Employment Failure? Develop a Plan!

Afraid of Self-Employment Failure? Develop a Plan!

If you’re afraid of launching your self-employed business a plan can be an easy way to alleviate some of your fears. You don’t have to leap blindly, you can have a plan for each of the three phases most people go through when launching their self-employed business. You’ll also find that having a solid plan B is both motivating and comforting.

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Am I an Entrepreneur?

Am I an Entrepreneur?

Technically, if you operate a business, then you're an entrepreneur, however I don't think that was the actual question you were asking. This could be interpreted as an epic question of identity, however, for the purposes of this blog post, I'm going to interpret it as a question about if you have the right skills and qualities to become an entrepreneur. 

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The Big Hurdle of Being an Entrepreneur

The Big Hurdle of Being an Entrepreneur

A lot of being an entrepreneur is a lot more circuitous than a well-laid and direct plan. Whether you're already running your business, or if you're just thinking about it, you can start cultivating the tools you'll need at any time. The sooner you get started, the sooner your business will be thriving and as an added bonus you'll likely be enjoying your business far more! 

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