Are you in recovery?

Posted by Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM on October 27, 2009 in: Coaching Ins and Outs

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 climbing [...]

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Trying To Go it Alone: Why It Is Less Productive To Work Alone

Many small businesses begin as one-person operations. A new small business owner may have neither the budget nor the workload to justify hiring employees. In the early days, this generally works just fine. A small business with a slow stream of work usually allows its owner plenty of time to focus on all aspects of [...]

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Making Work Easier: Tactical Tips for Better Productivity

Posted by Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM on August 24, 2009 in: Coaching Ins and Outs

I love reading about small businesses and freelancers who find tricks that allow them to do what they do better. I cover a lot of this kind of content in my Tips In Ten newsletter where I try to provide the business “hacks” that have worked for me.
In a recent blog post at LocationIndependent.com, a [...]

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The Three Stages of Small Business

Posted by Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM on August 13, 2009 in: Coaching Ins and Outs

In my reading I’ve enjoyed the writing of Duct Tape Marketing creator John Jantsch. You can read his blog over at Duct Tape Marketing.
In a recent blog, The Three Natural Phases of Successful Small Business Growth, Jantsch talks about the 3 phases that he sees small businesses progress through.
The first phase is foundation, the second [...]

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On Getting Work and MORE Work

A friend of mine just returned from a trip with his family. It was the first time he went on a multi-state trip in his brand new Prius and he came back bragging about the mileage. The last multistate trip I went on was in an SUV (with apologies to the environment) so the difference [...]

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Observations between small and large projects

In my project management work I’ve worked with small and large companies to perform a variety of project management and program management tasks including product implementation, business development, strategy initiatives, and more. I’ve collected some observations over the years from my experience in working with small and large companies and I’m jotting it down here:
My [...]

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