So I tried to Register as a Minority Business One of the reasons we start our own businesses is to escape the bureaucratic nonsense that follows us through our day working for someone...
I had a conversation this Monday with a contact I’d made at a conference last March. She was giving a talk about her enterprise and her journey and it was truly inspiring. She was a dynamic, smart...
Invoicing and receiving payments from clients is one of the primary survival needs of any business. I’ve used three main payment services over my second life in the freelance marketplace, I’ve also used the more traditional “handshake...
Technology Levels the Field. One of the challenges I’ve faced in my quest to start up and create a business with impact was one of organization. Not organization in the sense of...
In the last post, I proposed making a list of all the things you do well. Not only was it an exercise in positive self-talk but it served the additional purpose of getting you to think about...
Regardless of whether you are looking to begin a job search or looking to start your own business, the first thing you should do is a serious self-assessment.  Listmaking, the devil is in...
Small business is the engine that drives America. How many times have we heard this? The entrepreneurial dream is integral to the idea of America. One can argue how valid the dream is, or...

Reinvention

Life has been interesting since I moved the site and posted last. I've grown both professionally and personally, expanded my family, purchased a home and started a business. That none of the preceding...

Welcome Back!

So as I migrated away from my old job and my past life into a new one and a newer life, I'd migrated away from the site. I'd built this site and lovingly created the content over a year...