Why do you need to be a Sense Maker? According to the Institute for the Future, three of the 10 key skills for the future are:1. Sense-making2. Social intelligence3. New Media...

When you have a strategic network, people become your key players. They are your biggest supporters and your allies. They’re the people who will champion and cheer you on through...

Three Simple Steps to Find your Ideal Target Market Identifying a target market helps you develop effective marketing strategies simply. Whether you are an start-up or established business, you should...

If you’re a business person, chances are you’re having conversations every single day. You’re talking to people in your network, making connections in your niche, and hopefully even branching out....

Planning Your Profits In Advance It is my honest belief that all businesses and all individual business ventures can be successful. What separates success from failure, when you really come...

How To Use Strategic Insights To Accelerate Your Business Growth People often come to me to talk about networking. I tell them that, when it comes down to it, networking...

Having been a small business, and having worked with a number of small businesses over the years, I know the struggles that they face on the road to success. The...

Successful small business and smart marketing go hand in hand, but you will not believe the number of businesses I encounter who are really struggling with their marketing. For many,...

Marketing is all about creating a connection and gaining a reaction. Its taken me a long time to admit out loud that I am a perfectionist. As I write this...

If you’ve recently launched your new business, new product or services, getting paid premium price is one of the biggest barriers that you will need to overcome in 2017. To...