If you had to choose one job description for our latest BizSugar Contributor of the Week, Hesham Zebida, that job description would probably be community builder.
In fact, it was Zebida's passion for community building that led to his founding of Famous Bloggers, his first online business, two years ago.
His purpose at the time, for himself and for other bloggers who started with him in the community, was simple.
"I wanted to …
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Email is still one of the hottest forms of communication these days, especially when it comes to business. However, many people obviously use email for personal communications as well - and at times, the lines of proper etiquette can become blurred when it comes to the two. There's definitely a difference in etiquette when it comes to personal versus business communications. Knowing this, why is it that people still tend to confuse the two? …
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If you had asked Rachel Strella in June 2010 what she did for a living, she would have told you she worked in marketing.
In fact, it was a totally random exchange with a business friend confused about how best to use social media to market her business that convinced Strella it was time to strike out on her own.
"I found a mentor named Maria through a program sponsored by a local female executives group," Strella recalled. "Maria …
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We've all heard people say that losing a particular job may have been the best thing that ever happened to them.
But for BizSugar Contributor of the Week Carolyn Higgins, president of Fortune Marketing, it might just turn out to be true. When Higgins was let go from her job selling Marketing Automation Software solutions in 2009, she knew it was time to follow her dream of launching her own business consulting company, and Fortune …
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It's no secret that these days, times they are a changin - and quick. Just think back to five or ten years ago. Eight years ago, Facebook was but a dream. Four years ago, Groupon wasn't around. And ten years ago, LinkedIn was just launching. My, how times have changed.
So what changes can we expect to develop in 2012? Chances are, you can expect sites like Groupon to be making some changes. As much as consumers enjoy daily deal sites, …
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What's better than gaining top entrepreneurial advice for yourself and your own personal ventures?
How about finding a way to share that incredible insight with others in a very visible way?
Welcome to Tim Jahn's world!
Tim is the co-founder of Entrepreneurs Unpluggd, which he describes as "a unique media and event company that brings entrepreneurs together to share their stories and lessons from experience in intimate, 'unplugged' …
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The winner has been chosen in the BizSugar "Gift Giving "No No's" Contest!" There were a lot of fantastic gift giving no-no's provided and we'd like to thank everyone who participated by leaving their no-no in the comments section of the post.
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All small business owners must get acquainted with marketing, but for Fiona McEachran it was a match made in heaven.
"I've always loved marketing, since I first heard the concept in 1999," said McEachran, our BizSugar Contributor of the Week. "So when my property business in London closed due to the GFC, I returned to Australia and decided to follow my marketing passion."
It wasn't long before Fiona had launched a new business …
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