Posts Tagged ‘small business’
Why You Need to Create your 2019 Business Plan NOW!
A few weeks ago, a memory popped up on Facebook that reminded me of how things used to be. Back when I had a J. O. B. and apparently worked crazy hours, my little peanut came to me and said that she wished I had a job with not so many hours. I think she…
Read MoreFair Questions to Give Your Marketing Direction
Today, my girls and I met up with Darren and his daughters (and his oldest’s +1!) at the Deerfield Fair in Deerfield, NH. We were looking for something to do that was the quintessential “fall in New England” activity, but didn’t involve hours of baking as the follow up! So an agricultural fair beat out…
Read MoreWe’re All A Badass: Every Entrepreneur’s Dance with Self-Doubt
What?!?! Seriously, who do you think you are? How many times have you asked yourself this question? My guess is at least a hundred if you’ve asked it once… am I right? The other day, I got an email from a friend and colleague in my business group who I saw last week at our…
Read MoreAnalysis Paralysis: Why It’s Good to Feel Fear, Then Let It Go
It’s been a wild few weeks, as only summer with kids and a business to manage can be, but I am actually loving it this year. I don’t know if its because my girls are older and their want and need for sleeping in matches my want and need to get work done early in…
Read MoreHow to Know When It’s Time to Put Away Your Marketing Map
Almost three years ago, I had the privilege of sitting in on a number of incredibly awesome sessions at Hubspot’s Inbound conference in Boston. I mean, wow. W.O.W. It was only the first full day, and I got to meet other marketers, CEOs, Entrepreneurs… all super cool in so many different ways. And all there to…
Read MoreManaging Marketing Overwhelm: One Step at a Time
Overwhelm. It’s something that most of us are all too familiar with. It’s that gut-wrenching feeling we get when we’re struggling to balance or prioritize (too) many tasks, or when too much is going on and we might feel out of control. Are you overwhelming yourself? Ironically, as a small business owner who is “in…
Read MoreLearn to Fish or Be Fed: The Marketing Metaphor
If you know me, you’re probably saying, “When and how did Maura become an expert on fishing?” Let me explain. You know the old proverb that says if you give a man a fish you feed him for a day, but teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime? That is the…
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