Today’s Biz Ladies post comes from illustrator Megan Eckman. Megan runs Studio MME, her illustration business, from her new home in San Jose, California. When she’s not inspiring people to be kids again, she enjoys reading, playing with antique cameras and having adventures. Today she offers some advice on setting yourself apart from the competition…
Today’s Biz Ladies post comes from previous contributor Katrina Padron. She is the creator of Smart-Simple-Social, a weekly newsletter that teaches business owners strategies for creating a community of fans who love what you do and happily share your products and services with their friends. Katrina is also co-creator of The Create + Connect Project, a…
Today’s Biz Ladies post is from Elizabeth Archibong, the “Get More Clients” expert at Minted Creative. She teaches small business entrepreneurs who are struggling with marketing how to get more clients consistently without pushing too hard. Today she shares her in-depth knowledge on converting your site traffic into paying costumers. Thanks for this extremely helpful…
Today’s Biz Ladies post comes from Stephanie Peterson, founder of the web design/development company Fairground Media. Stephanie helps small businesses build their online presence through content-based and e-commerce sites. Today she offers some valuable advice for deciding whether to hire a web designer to build your site or to go the DIY route. Thanks, Stephanie, for…
Today’s Biz Ladies post is from Carina Murray of Crow and Canary, the travel-based repping agency that focuses on handmade products, eco-friendly practices and a talented line up of local and national designers. With the New York International Gift Fair coming up at the end of January, Carina thought it was prime time to discuss the…
If there’s one thing I learned at Alt Summit this year, it’s that I can still constantly be amazed by technology and all the ways it makes information more easily available. Along with Julia Rothman, Amy Butler, Kate Woodrow of Chronicle Books and Lia Ronnen of Artisan Books, I spoke on a panel about turning…
Today’s Biz Ladies post comes from Mariah Danielsen, an award-winning graphic designer and marketer who discovered she could build a business around what she loves: weddings, stationery and DIY projects. She is the owner of Oh, What Love and the co-creator of The Create+Connect Project, a program that helps creative entrepreneurs turn their passion into profit. Today Mariah…
Today’s Biz Ladies post comes from Andrea Mansfield, a Portland-based business coach. As part of her coaching, Andrea curates a selection of business-related posts on her blog, and today she offers an itemized list of 12 things we can learn in the new year to help grow our businesses. Thanks, Andrea, for such an inspiring…
Today’s Biz Ladies post is from German resident, graphic designer and e.m.papers co-founder, Eleanor. While establishing and managing a downloadable paper company, Eleanor learned how to effectively handle her time and plan for the future. Today she shares some tips for scheduling milestones in the year ahead. Thanks, Eleanor, for this wonderful post! — Stephanie Read…
Today’s Biz Ladies post is from Meagan Visser, a creative business owner and coach who inspires moms to follow their creative business dreams. She offers marketing, time management and basic strategies for building successful creative businesses while having a family on her site, MeaganVisser.com. She is also the author of Creative Business Marketing 101, a…
Today’s Biz Ladies post is by Regina Morrison, owner of the small handmade accessories business and blog, Acute Designs. Regina is actively pursuing her life as a handmade business owner in San Diego, where she lives with her husband and two crazy dogs. Today Regina graciously shares some of her insights on properly valuing your…
Today’s Biz Ladies post is by Katrina Padron, an award-winning director of marketing and a social media consultant. Katrina offers weekly social media strategies through her website, www.katrinapadron.com, and today she shares some of the best practices for creating a fan-base from scratch. Thanks, Katrina, for this helpful advice! — Stephanie Read the full post after the jump . ….
Today’s Biz Ladies post comes from Karen Kobelski, general manager of BizFilings, an online incorporation provider. While we have previously covered the topic of incorporation, this post delves deeper into the details of incorporation, including the various types of incorporation you can choose from and the best location for your incorporation. Thanks, Karen, for such an…
Today’s Biz Ladies post comes from Liesl Gibson, founder and chief designer of Oliver + S and Lisette sewing patterns and fabric. She also authored the recently published Oliver + S Little Things to Sew: 20 Classic Accessories and Toys for Children. Today she shares some tips and tricks for providing the best customer service in…
Today’s Biz Ladies post comes from regular contributor Andrea Baxter of Bratface Marketing and Smart Cookies. In this post, Andrea teaches us what we need to know about growing our businesses outside of our cities. From researching the competition in various cities to casting a large networking net, Andrea covers the basics for expanding your business…
Today’s Biz Ladies post comes from Kelli Proia, the principal attorney at IP in Focus in Massachusetts, an intellectual property boutique. Kelli helps her clients maximize the return on investment in their most important business assets — their people and their intellectual property — while minimizing the risk of doing business in today’s marketplace. Throughout her…
Today’s Biz Ladies comes from Lior Levin, a marketing consultant for an international company that specializes in targeted cancer therapies and e-commerce stores and an advisor for the political science department at Tel Aviv University. Lior also spends her time writing blog posts and sharing knowledge, especially in the field of online marketing. Today she is doing…
Today’s Biz Ladies comes from the wonderful ladies at Smart Cookies, the financial expert team. In this post, Katie Dunsworth, a co-founder of Smart Cookies and owner of Spark PR, shares her personal story (and tips) of making the leap from employee to self-employed. She offers some valuable suggestions for taking your business idea to the…
Today’s Biz Ladies post comes from previous contributor Tara Gentile. Tara is a business coach and blogger serving passion-driven entrepreneurs and artists of all sorts with fresh ideas about productivity, passion and profit. She is also the author of the digital guide, The Art of Earning. Today she points out 7 myths that many business owners face….
Today’s Biz Ladies post comes from previous contributor Sarai Mitnick, the sewing writer, designer, blogger and business owner behind boutique sewing pattern company, Colette Patterns, and author of the forthcoming book, The Colette Sewing Handbook. In 2009, Sarai quit her Silicon Valley “dream job” to start a business around something she was passionate about, and…
