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Win Powerball and Start a Business

Last night there was a big hoopla over the $600 million Powerball across America. My cousin who works at a gas station said she nearly lost her life during her shift because of how crazy ticket buyers were. All week I saw posts on Facebook and Twitter

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Using Your Gifts and Talents to Open Doors for Yourself

A man’s gift makes room for him and brings him before great men. – Proverbs 18:16 So as you can see in the gap between my last post and this one I’ve been on a writing hiatus. Many things contributed to me not writing, but I won’t

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How to Deal with Bad Clients

Typically we hear a lot about poor customer service. People complain about not receiving the quality of service for which they have paid. Deadlines get missed. Phone calls and emails go unanswered. When this happens, usually a company or individual will cut ties their service provider. But

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Free Wisdom for Entrepreneurs

Here is a free bit of wisdom for entrepreneurs. It is tempting to ask friends and family members whom you may admire for their work ethic for their assistance in getting your idea off the ground or completing project goals. You may have a vision of how

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Qualities of a Visionary

If you don’t build your dream, someone will hire to you build theirs!  In starting a business and continuing on the path of entrepreneurship it can get lonely. You begin to realize that not everyone is a visionary and not everyone is fully supportive of your vision.

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Fresh Air to Chicago’s Social Scene-Small Business Saturday

This month’s Small Business Saturday post is a unique one. Typically I highlight a solo entrepreneur to find out their process, why they are in business and what makes them tick. But last month I read an article in Huff Post about a partnership of four young

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BrightGirl Media Fundraises for Online TV Network

October 22, 2012 – BrightGirl Media, a Dallas-based social media management firm, launched a fundraising campaign for an online TV network targeting the African American market. Driven by the shift toward online media, the network will distribute original content with the intent of offering emerging minority actors

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Tasty Treats With a Flair – Small Business Saturday

In this month’s Small Business Saturday, I finally get to chat with a homegirl of mine who is doing big things on the cupcake scene – Ms. Tami Sawyer of TamiCakes. This 30-year old former Howard Law student turned entrepreneur is taking the DC social scene by

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Damage Control: Three Things You Can Learn From KitchenAid

One of the stories to come out of yesterday’s Presidential Debate was a major gaffe from the cooking gadgets company KitchenAid. During the debate, President Obama cited his grandmother in an anecdote about Medicare and Social Security and he mentioned that she passed away three days before

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Location, Location, Location – The Real Estate Many Social Networkers Ignore

In social media marketing, as well as any traditional marketing, brands should take advantage of the free space they have in the best way possible to promote themselves. Think ads in bathroom stalls and on airplane tray tables. Unfortunately, many social networkers ignore prime real estate that

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