A Few Things to Know before You Start up Your First Small Business
Starting up your first small business is always likely to be pretty stressful, more than a bit confusing, and difficult in a variety of ways. Nonetheless, everyone needs to start somewhere, and these days more and more people – of all ages – are taking advantage of the virtually limitless opportunities offered by the Internet, not to mention tools such as portable credit card readers, in order to become entrepreneurs. Whatever the specific nature of the business you are working on, it can be helpful to realize a few home truths, before embarking on the process of starting up your own business. Both to keep your spirits up, and to give you a sense of perspective as well. Here are a few things to know before you start-up your first small business. There is no “perfect time,” you just need to get started as soon as possible, and maintain momentum As with so much else in life, many would-be small business owners are held back from pursuing their dreams, because they are always waiting for the “perfect time,” “right moment,” or “right level of experience” before taking action. As you’ve probably heard – there is just no such thing as…
May 22nd Photo-A-Day V
This Photo-A-Day letter was a hard one. I don’t have a volcano to snap a picture of. No vampire here. Haven’t seen a vulture either. The VIOLENT wind we are having today would be super hard to snap a picture of so, I decided that I would just snap a picture of a vine outside the front door. But when I looked down I found a clump of wild violets. That’s a way better picture than vine that hasn’t flowered yet. So I give you Violets. In case you want to check out a creepy treehouse be sure to read Photo A Day T
May 21st Photo-A-Day U
For the Photo-A-Day U, I am going to go with UNIQUE. As most of you know Miss Bear and I hike every morning. Bear is addicted to eating turkey poo (she’s fast too! Before you can call her out on that nasty habit it’s GONE!!) Of course the Mama hunts for shed (antlers) Up to FOUR now!! This last one being the nicest and largest. Noooo that’s not my Unique, although it’s really cool looking and each and everyone of them is different. I have yet to find a match set. (YET!) No, my unique actually had my city girl paranoia going wacky-a-do! On our hike I spotted a cedar tree with this perfect FRESH square cut out. SAY WHAT?! Who is hiking around in our trees?? What the heck are they doing?? What is THIS!! WHAT THE WHAT?!?! Here is a close up (Yes, I forgot to take a faraway shot, when I find this dang tree again, I promise to post that shot too) It’s NOT man-made!! THIS square, this precise cut out was made from a Pileated (pie-lee-ay-tid) Woodpecker!! How amazing is this?! I just can’t get over that a BIRD did this!!! Oh Mother Nature you…
3 Tips for Freeing up More Energy to Invest in Developing Your Brand Identity
It’s time to develop your brand identity. Digital entrepreneurs are taking the world by storm, and ever greater numbers of people are taking advantage of the amazing opportunities provided by the Internet, are moving away from their conventional and unsatisfying day jobs and are becoming remote-working entrepreneurs. Developing Your Brand Identity Setting out on this kind of career path can be absolutely exhilarating, in a variety of different ways. For one thing, it allows you to start forging your own career destiny in a way that might not have been possible before. For another thing, due to the fact that you are web-based, you have a degree of flexibility in your routine that many people can’t begin to dream of. There are many different pieces of advice that get passed onto digital entrepreneurs, and many different suggestions on how they can best develop their businesses. One thing, however, is quite clear. You need to develop a strong brand identity if you want your small business venture to thrive. The problem is, developing a brand identity can take time, and a good degree of work, as well – and this can be difficult in light of all the other responsibilities you…