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8 Things to Consider When Entering Into a Business Partnership

Today we’re taking a slight detour from our usual solopreneur-focus to discuss the top 8 things to consider when entering into a business partnership. That’s because, after being a sole business owner for 8 years, I started working with a business partner exactly four weeks ago.  The project? A new small business podcast! The podcast …

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The #1 thing every business owner needs to succeed

Do you know the #1 thing for what every business owner needs to succeed is?  No, it’s not an email list. No, it’s not a blog. No, it’s not a Pinterest profile. No, it’s not live video. No, it’s not even a course or other digital product. Can you guess what it is? What every business …

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10 Ways to Keep Accountable With Your Business

We’ve all been there:  “Someday I’m going to start my own business and it will be awesome!” “Pretty soon I’m going to actually quit my 9 to 5 job and work from home full-time.” “I’m an *aspiring* freelancer.” To each of these statements, I ask… WHEN and HOW are you going to go about starting …

How Choosing to Eat Healthier Is Like Choosing to Start a Business

Full disclosure: I’m writing this right now because the alternative is that I will go out to the movies, mostly for the purpose of eating a giant bag of buttery movie theatre popcorn than to actually see the movie itself.  But this whole concept of eating healthier/getting fit being similar to starting your own freelance …

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Why you NEED a Business Bestie

If there are only 3 things I have learned over my 8 years as a small business owner, it would be this:  No one will ever care about your business as much as you do—and therefore it’s up to YOU to do the work You will have so much more success if you focus on …

How do you know when to spend money on your business?

After investing very little in my business for years, these past few months I have started making a lot of business-related purchases. From software to home office equipment, I’ve spent more in the past few months than I had spent in a very long time for my business!  And this is important: you have to …