Author: Lucy
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10 Networking Tips for When You Work Remotely
When working remotely, it can be difficult to network and build up career skills when there is less opportunity to participate in large, in-person conferences and training. To combat this disadvantage, we have compiled our best networking tips to help you connect with your peers, former colleagues, and discover new opportunities. Here are our top…
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Top 10 Gifts for Entrepreneurs and Business Owners
Whether you’re traveling this holiday season or celebrating at home, we’ve picked out our top 10 best gifts for entrepreneurs that can help to support their business, spirit, and soul! The first 5 items on the list would make great gifts to give to the entrepreneur in your life. The last 5 items are great…
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How to Network for Business While Having a Mojito (or other choice beverage)
Many of you (and we!) like to enjoy casual parties or events. We think business networking events present great opportunities to engage in some good network building, market intelligence gathering, or sales prospecting. So, why not expand your networking to casual parties and get-togethers? I know, I know, you must be saying “Are you kidding me?…
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Why We Love Johnny Cupcakes
We are always excited to see what we can learn from other entrepreneurs and owner-led businesses. Where did their inspiration come from? What makes them special? We would like share with you some of our favorite examples we’ve gathered over the years in a dedicated series of posts. In addition, we would also love to…
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10 Books to Put on Your Summer Reading List
The summer season is the perfect time to catch up on all those books you’ve saved to your Amazon wish list since you put “read more books” in your New Year’s Resolution. We caught you! My mom and I have put together this list of some of our favorite books from our collective bookshelves. Some…
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Recap: How to Design a Brand Identity for Bloggers
Thank you to everyone who joined our first Blab chat with Chelsea from The Creative Side! Chelsea and I talked about How to Design a Brand Identity for Bloggers for about an hour and a half, and we loved the questions you guys asked us during the Q&A section. Here’s a rundown of the main points…
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The Essential Introduction to Starting a Blog for Mompreneurs
All moms deserve to fulfill their inner mompreneur–and if you have a business vision, Laura Williams is the original badass business mum. We’re huge fans of her straight talk and actionable resources for mompreneurs (or mumpreneurs as they like to say across the pond!) Starting a blog is integral to your personal journey as an small business owner.…
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Life Lessons by Inspiring Moms on Mother’s Day (+ Every Day!)
I think it’s worth celebrating inspiring moms every day. When my mom and I decided to start a business together this year, it came on the heels of me getting mad at other people on the Internet (typical!). I was looking for new marketing freelancing opportunities and, on the recommendation of one of my friends, I…
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Facebook’s News Feed update now considers time as a valuable metric
News Feed Update FYI: More Articles You Want to Spend Time Viewing Facebook announced this week that they are once again making changes to their News Feed as part of their “Feed Quality Program.” Based on feedback from users, they’ve determined that the actions people take, such as liking, clicking, commenting, or sharing content, don’t always…
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10 Instagram Marketing Tips for Small Businesses
With over 400 million monthly active users as of September 2015, Instagram is the mobile destination where brands go to share creative stories that drive business results. However, many small businesses have shied away from the platform due to a knowledge gap between how to produce great content, and how to turn engagement into traffic, leads,…