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When you only had a few clients, you could rely on memory. You knew who needed what. You could find files quickly. You did not need a formal process because there were fewer variables. As your business grows, the complexity grows quietly. More emails.More deadlines.More client preferences.More decisions to make every single day. Without stronger systems, your brain becomes the project manager, operations team, and reminder app all at once. That is a fast track to feeling o

What’s your rate?”  Here’s what to ask instead (especially if you’re buying solo in Philly)  |

Google Ads or any paid marketing should not be scary because you need to pay. In reality, being on these platforms, even with a reasonable budget, may save you money in the end, with the data from these platforms and complementary platforms that can connect for a more holistic look at your marketing.

Why Stepping Away Is Sometimes the Most Strategic Move You Can Make (A Guest Blog by Dr. Hava Rose) For many small business owners, especially those of us in the early years of building, rest can feel like a luxury we haven’t earned yet.  There’s always another client to follow up with.  Another idea to refine.  Another fire to put out.  So we keep going. We stay busy. We tell ourselves we’ll slow down once things stabilize.  But after years of working with founders, creative

Your website strategy is only as strong as its systems. Learn how to fix the Strategy-to-System Split™ and make your site work smarter, not harder. If your website were a team member, it would be the one holding everything together, showing up early, staying late and quietly doing the work no one else sees. It’s your sales rep, your receptionist, your marketer and your educator all in one. And yet… most founders underpay it.

4 Tips to Navigate Your Business from Retail to Wholesale | Guest Blog

Why You Should Make Your Newsletters Public After Sending Them To Your Email List Tell me if this sounds familiar: You spend an hour or more writing a weekly newsletter for your email list. You pour your heart, energy, and effort into each edition, but after you hit “send” and get that first influx of opens, that content seems to just… disappear. Buried in your subscriber’s inboxes. With no way for people who subscribe later to discover and read it. The creatives I work with

How To Balance Your Product-Based Business When You Work a 9-5 | Guest Blog

5 reasons being bilingual has helped me be a better social media manager (English and Brazilian Portugese)

3 Tax Power Moves To Keep More of What You Make | Guest Blog

How To Build Trust That Lasts Beyond the Holidays Guest blog By: KJ Blattenbauer of Hearsay PR Every founder I know feels it the moment pumpkin spice hits the shelves. That quiet panic disguised as excitement: the holiday rush is coming. Sales. Shipping. Social media. And let’s not forget… actually trying to enjoy the season, too. Here’s what I tell my public relations (PR) clients every year: the holidays aren’t just about selling more. They’re about being remembered. And th

Breaking The Boys Club | Guest Blog By Shaana, Founder of Spice On The Beat Growing up, I always wanted to be like the main character of a rom-com. But, not the hopeless romantic. More like the CEO. I aspired to be the head of the company. The one who didn't think she had time to fall in love, preoccupied with standing out in her male-dominated company, strutting around in heels as high as her ambition. I loved the dichotomy of being the knockout in a tight skirt with a pheno

How to Sell When Nobody Trusts Anyone: 3 Tools for the Trust Recession | Guest Blog By Chelsea Quint

How Wellness Entrepreneurs Can Turn Connection Into Clients In the wellness world, we’re often told: share your light, inspire, and the rest will follow.  And while inspiration matters, here’s the reality — connection alone doesn’t pay the bills. Without a brand strategy, your community engagement rarely turns into clients. If you want your business to be more than a passion project, you need a clear path that helps people move from inspired by you  to invested in working wit

How To Find Top Talent As A Start Up Or Small Business | Guest Blog

At markets and festivals, I quickly realized I couldn’t just sell tea-I had to sell a feeling. That was tough for me because I’ve never liked sales, but I knew selling successfully meant understanding how my tea made people feel, what flavors they noticed, and whether my brand would stick in their memory long after a sample.

Blog post: 5 reasons your business needs a blog Author: Anjali Kay Bio: Anjali Kay is a blogger of 15+ years and a blog coach based in Aotearoa New Zealand. She is passionate about equipping women with the skills they need to start and grow their blogs. When she’s not blogging herself or running her membership, The Blogging Room, you can find her curled up with a good book or planning her next overseas trip. Business website: learn.thissplendidshambles.com Instagram: in

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Working Side-By-Side No Longer Means the Same Thing As Co-Working By Becca, Owner of Sunday Girl Philly

What if I told you there was a tool that could actually bring you closer to your clients, increase your professionalism, and help you show up as your most authentic and creative self? Better yet – you might already have it.

Strategy is the Compass: Why your content needs a plan that leads somewhere | Guest Blog