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5 Ways to Engage the Project Sponsor

Just because someone sponsored the project, doesn’t mean they are engaged! You want to ensure that your sponsor is engaged in the project. As the project manager, it is your responsibility to engage your project sponsor. An engaged sponsor is supportive of the project throughout the organization and of the team’s efforts on the project. […]

Money is Available for Small Business Investment

I was recently invited to an event put on by Owen Clark of Byzhub. The speaker, Basil Peters is an experienced Angel Investor who discussed opportunity for entrepreneurs seeking investors. For more than 5 years news outlets are predicting D-Day, the lack of financial support for Small Business owners, which would cripple the economic growth. […]

Five Easy (and Cheap!) Ways to Reward Your Employees This Year

Many small businesses can’t afford to spend a lot of money rewarding their employees for a job well done and, since they cannot, often skip doing anything. Not a good idea! Acknowledge your employees’ hard work this year in any of these 5 easy (and not expensive!) ways:

Give employees an extra day off to […]

Do You Have What it Takes to be an Entrepreneur?

Being an entrepreneur does not come easily. It takes a certain person to be an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs are innovative; looking for new ways of doing something. Innovative doesn’t necessarily mean they create something new from scratch; rather they may offer up a better way of providing a service or an improvement in a product to […]

Top 5 mistakes made when hiring a Social Media “expert”

When looking for hire a freelance contractor, or firm to handle your Social Media efforts such as Twitter, Facebook, or Blog avoid these 5 common mistakes.

1) They don’t know your industry.

Hire someone who has a similar industry background, ask them industry related questions and test their knowledge. Having someone who does not understand […]