Weekend Reading: My fav’s from this week: 6/18/10

Posted by Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM on June 18, 2010 in: Weekend Reading

Turning Fear Into Fuel – Johnathan spoke at TEDx conference at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) back in April to a group of people on the topic of Fearless! Now keep in mind Johnathan clearly states that he was a bit nervous about speaking in-front of the 500+ people in that room – but he adjusts [...]

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Weekend Reading: My fav’s from this week: 5/21/10

Posted by Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM on May 21, 2010 in: Weekend Reading

Social Media Outsourcing: A Wise Choice – This is a quick video summary of an Industry Report by the founder of SocialMediaExaminer.com, Michael A. Stelzner. While this is just a summary, the information about social media outsourcing is pretty interesting! It also touches on Social Media strategy and researching and choosing the best social media [...]

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Weekend Reading: My fav’s from this week: 4/16/10

Posted by Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM on April 16, 2010 in: Weekend Reading

Can Your Choice of Photography Be Hurting Your Brand? – There are countless stock images floating around online, and while as beautiful as they are – how powerful is that same photo if my readers have seen it used numerous times? Don’t get me wrong, stock photos are still great to use, but when you [...]

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What should be delegated?

Posted by Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM on October 30, 2009 in: Coaching

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, in [...]

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Time Off: Do Small Business Owners Get Any?

Posted by Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM on October 20, 2009 in: Articles

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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A Checklist for Staffing Up

Posted by Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM on October 14, 2009 in: Articles

When you are considering the possibility of hiring staff – whether that staff includes a virtual assistant, an onsite assistant, freelance consultant, or an entire office of staff – you want to make the right decision as quickly as possible and get the role filled. After all, every passing day without a person in the [...]

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Invest in your small business

Posted by Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM on October 9, 2009 in: Coaching

In today’s tough economic climate, it’s easy to work hard to try and make money while resisting the urge to spend. This is a bit of a paradox, if you think about, because other businesses are working hard for us to spend and they are feeling frustrated that we’re not spending… just as we’re feeling [...]

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