How do you use BizSugar to benefit your small business?
Our latest BizSugar Contributor of the Week Ivan Widjaya joined the BizSugar community in May 2010 and may have some suggestions for you.
Since then he has been an active member of our community regularly contributing and sharing content on a wide variety of small business related topics and participating in the Facebook BizSugar community as well.
Ivan also says he uses …
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There was a time when a graduate from journalism school dreamt of nothing so much as landing that first beat reporter job at a local or big city newspaper and cutting their teeth on coverage of local politics, the economy, people and places.
But that's not the path our latest BizSugar Contributor of the Week Miranda Marquit took upon completing her MA in journalism from Syracuse University.
"...I began freelancing, looking for …
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Are you a civilized negotiator? Or do you have more of a caveman style that involves brute force? Is it possible that a mediator may have been useful at times? Effective negotiating is an art form and in the world of small business, you must learn to perfect it.
If you think about it, chances are that you're negotiating your way through something in one form or another everyday to reach an agreement - even if you only end up agreeing …
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Our latest BizSugar Contributor of the Week is a real legal eagle as well as an entrepreneur.
While already practicing at a prominent firm, he felt the need to strike out on his own about 18 months ago with a practice of his own in an effort to follow his passion.
What passion is that, you may ask? We'll let Jeffrey explain:
"I enjoyed the legal work, but didn’t have the freedom I needed to help people the way I wanted to, …
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The winner has been chosen in the BizSugar "Holiday Sales Tip Contest!" There were many great holiday sales tips provided and we'd like to thank everyone who participated by leaving their tip in the comments section of the post.
Without further adieu, the winner is:
Carolyn of The Feel Good Shoppe (Twitter: @feelgoodshoppe) ~
"I did this last year and it went over very well! If you bring in a canned food item for the food bank …
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You can take the CEO out of the corporation, but you can't take the leadership out of the CEO.
At least, that is the opinion of our latest BizSugar Contributor of the Week, Elli St. George Godfrey. Godfrey provides coaching to small business owners in order to help them "inhabit the CEO Mindset."
For many, says Godfrey, it is a mindset they have never really left behind.
"Many of my clients left corporate positions because they …
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Many people enjoy games, they're quite addictive. Even those that aren't glued to an Xbox or Wii system 24/7 in their downtime have a tendency to get caught up in them.
Take Facebook for example. Farmville and Mafia Wars have enticed many players into their realm and a lot of them are not what would be considered seasoned gamers.
Games can be a big draw. As the old saying goes, "All work and no play makes Johnny a dull boy." Games …
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If you want to know how becoming a contributing member of BizSugar.com and a member of our BizSugar community on Facebook benefits you, look no further!
Sure, becoming a contributor on BizSugar.com can be a great way of boosting your brand by sharing quality small business news and information with other small business leaders and commenting on the content they share.
This can and has led to networking within the BizSugar community …
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