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If you're starting up your business, or you're just now professionalizing your home-based or hobby business, this group is for you.

Four Priorities for Women-Owned Businesses Contracting with the U.S. Government Post date: Sunday, April 8, 2012 - 9:03pm Type: Story For small, women-owned, and minority-owned companies, consider government contracting as a way to expand your existing business. If you're wanting to break into the market of supplying federal and state needs, here are four items to review during...	Deciding Whether to Start a Business Post date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 7:10pm Type: Story For many in the marketplace, the prospect of starting up a business is appealing. Want to work for yourself, call the shots, be the big boss, set your own prices? Here are some questions to ask as you go through the pre-evaluation process. 1)...
Make your Passion into a Reality - Crowdfund your Green Project through GreenFunder.com Post date: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - 11:50pm Type: Group Post If you have an idea for a green business, and you have a relatively stable plan and a good sense of how to reach your customers or clients, then consider using GreenFunder http://www.greenfunder.com to raise the startup capital for your endeavor...	Choosing a Logo Design to Represent your Business Post date: Sunday, April 17, 2011 - 9:03pm Type: Group Post If you are starting up a new endeavor where you're selling products or services, choose to first focus on the essentials, including your mission/vision/values, business plan, and marketing materials. In this post we're focusing on how...
KISSinsights - Grab Customer Feedback Immediately Post date: Friday, April 1, 2011 - 8:21pm Type: Review Items The KISSinsights survey tool for webmasters allows you to query your customers quickly to "Give customers a way to tell you what they need." Beginning webmasters and those who need quick results can use the tool to get feedback on confusing or non-...	Preparing your Business for Mobile Integration Post date: Friday, January 28, 2011 - 4:14pm Type: Story If your business has a plan for mobile device and geo-location, congratulations - you're ahead of the curve. For new businesses and organizations, now it the time to consider how to integrate a mobile version of your website or application...
Why I Don't Answer the Telephone Post date: Saturday, January 8, 2011 - 3:08am Type: Story I've been tracking my calls for the last three years through our provider, RingCentral, and I'm sorry to say that many of the unscheduled phone calls that I'm receiving come as totally cold leads from people I'm not likely to know...	How to Make Sure Your Business Isn't Losing Money Post date: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 3:05pm Type: Story There is a tendency in business to focus harder on bringing in more revenue than reducing waste. The fact is, many businesses (perhaps yours included) make some of the same mistakes that cost them big money every year for no other reason than...
Why Does Your Business Need Social Media? Post date: Wednesday, December 1, 2010 - 2:05am Type: Story Why Does Your Business Need Social Media? Unless you've been living under a rock for the past five years (or at least living without internet access) then you probably know that social media networks are a big deal right now. 78% of adults...	10 Ideas for Connecting in Real Life Post date: Tuesday, September 7, 2010 - 4:14am Type: Story I recommend you seek new ways to get out, meet, and talk with potential customers, allies, and friends. When you offer an opportunity to meet with your connections "in real life", you enhance your virtual interactions and you increase...
Top Twelve Things to Know -- For Green Businesswomen Post date: Monday, June 7, 2010 - 6:56pm Type: Story The beauty of our marketplace today is we can always find a green option. Let's choose the sustainable or eco-friendly option over the mainstream version. Here are top twelve things that I think all green women in business...	Succeed by Breaking Your Big Goal into Smaller Chunks Post date: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 11:29am Type: Story If I told you that you needed to make a million dollars, could you do it? Why or why not? .... while you're working on the ideas of why or why not, here are some brainstorm ideas to get you started on the "how" -- What if I told...