Heather Villa

This blog post was on my list of “things to write about” for two weeks now, but I’ve been busy with other things. That’s okay, though, because it’s a perennial topic. I was recently reading a blog in the New York Times (published October 15th) by a CEO of a NY-based company. She referenced that, [...]

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Last year, we watched the economy melt down. Some saw it coming for a while but most people started to get worried around August or September and then we fell off the cliff in November. It has been bad for many, many people. While there is still a lot of effort to be put into [...]

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If you are a small business owner, you are likely inundated with marketing messages everywhere you go about the latest in cutting edge business technology. Every new device comes with the promise that it will unchain you from your desk and earn you thousands of dollars. It can be easy for a business owner to [...]

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With innovative ideas such as mini-retirements, outsourcing, and the paradigm the “New Rich,” the book The 4-Hour Workweek written by Timothy Ferriss received rave editorial reviews upon its release in April 2007. The book also reached the New York Times Bestseller list almost immediately, and continues to be a hot topic of discussion all over [...]

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There is an old saying that holds true even today: “Success breeds success.” In the early days of your business, you were likely concerned with simply staying afloat. Lining up consistently paying customers may have been difficult and you may have gone for long periods with little business. However, something happened since then that caused [...]

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If you run a small business, you may find yourself quickly overwhelmed by the sheer volume of work that is required. Not only must you juggle constant deadlines from a wide range of clients, but the housekeeping tasks can be immense. From bookkeeping and accounting to cost estimating and project management, the small business owner [...]

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As you can imagine, I work with a lot of deadlines. It seems like my whole life is deadlines! In my personal life there are deadlines for bills and appointments. That’s not that different than anyone else. In my professional life, though, I think I should win some kind of award for the number of [...]

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