Thinking Holistically How to Prepare Your Business for Your Vacation As a business owner, it’s hard to find the time to take a vacation. Even if you are able to... Building Capacity Start the Year Off by Organizing Your Business Happy New Year! The beginning of the year is a great time to get organized in your business and prepare... Thinking Holistically New Year’s Resolutions for Your Business As a business owner, the beginning of the year is an exciting time. It brings an opportunity to reflect on... Building Capacity Reduce Your Stress with These Tips for Managing Your Business’ Cash Flow We’ve shared how to analyze your business’ cash flow. Since this is such an important topic for business owners, we... Funding a Business How to Create Your Elevator Pitch If you’re not familiar with the concept of an elevator pitch, it’s an overview of you and your business or... Building Capacity How to Follow Up with Customer Leads You’ve received the name and contact information of someone who could be a potential customer. Now, how do you begin... Thinking Holistically Managing Your Mental Health as a Business Owner Last week, we looked at some warning signs that might indicate that your business might be affecting your mental health.... Thinking Holistically Is Your Business Affecting Your Mental Health? As we’ve written about in the past, starting and growing your own business is an emotional rollercoaster. Navigating those highs... Thinking Holistically Overcoming Perfectionism in Your Business This week, we’re continuing to look at the ways that entrepreneurs frequently sabotage their businesses, specifically letting perfectionism take over. Perfectionism... Thinking Holistically How to Take Back Your Power in Business In a previous blog post, we looked at the ways that entrepreneurs frequently sabotage their businesses. One of those ways... Thinking Holistically How to Prevent Decision Fatigue in Your Business Last week, we discussed how decision fatigue can show up and affect your business. This week, we’re sharing some tips... Thinking Holistically Is Decision Fatigue Affecting Your Business? After a long day, I was trying to decide what to write about in this blog post. Even though I... Thinking Holistically Fall in Love with Your Business…Again Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and I’ve been thinking about love and business. More specifically, falling in love... Getting Started How to Prepare Your Personal Finances for Business Ownership We’ve discussed the importance of preparing yourself financially for business ownership. This week we’re sharing some tips on how to... Thinking Holistically Are You Cut Out to Be an Entrepreneur? We are often asked, “Do you think everyone is meant to be an entrepreneur?” It is a thoughtful question on... Getting Started How to Choose an Entrepreneurship Program You recognize that you and your business could benefit from joining an entrepreneurship program. But, there are so many programs... Business Planning Tips for Making Better Business Decisions As a business owner, you are faced with many opportunities and decisions that can affect your business’ strategic direction. It... Business Planning What to Pay Myself as a Business Owner? When we look at forecasting business expenses, we always get asked “When is the right time to start paying myself... Thinking Holistically Ways to Say “No” Without Hurting Your Business In our previous blog post about setting boundaries in your business, we started the conversation about why it’s important to... Thinking Holistically Navigating the Emotional Rollercoaster of Starting a Business If you’ve ever taken the leap of starting your own business, you’ve likely experienced an emotional rollercoaster. Your business seems... Building Capacity Responding to a Client that Says You Charge Too Much I was reflecting on a past experience of tabling at an event for entrepreneurs and organizations that serve entrepreneurs in... Thinking Holistically Why Entrepreneurs Need Mentors As a freelancer, small business owner, or startup founder, you may be the only person working on your business. And,... Thinking Holistically Are You Sabotaging Your Business? As entrepreneurs, we start our journeys with great intentions and aspirations. But as we realize how much goes into building... Thinking Holistically Setting Boundaries in Your Business As business owners, we often don’t set boundaries for fear of losing existing clients or not being able to find... Getting Started Should I Join an Entrepreneurship Program? This is the year you’re ready to start your own business. And you’re trying to decide whether you should join... Thinking Holistically Stop Procrastinating and Get Down to Business This week, we’re continuing to look at the ways that entrepreneurs frequently sabotage their businesses. One of those ways is... Business Planning Do I Need a Business Plan as a Freelancer? Like many self-employed people, I fell into freelancing. I stumbled through marketing to former colleagues, taking whatever interesting projects came... Getting Started Know Your Ideal Freelance Client As a freelancer, you have limited time and money to spend on marketing your business. So, before you begin marketing... Thinking Holistically Where to Find Business Mentors A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about why entrepreneurs need mentors. From that post, several people contacted me asking... Business Planning How to Set Your Freelancer Rates When you are an employee, your employer tells you what your rate is through your salary. But as a freelancer,... Getting Started Guide to Getting Started as a Freelancer Freelancing is on the rise. For individuals, freelancing offers a compelling way to work with more flexibility and the freedom...