Smart Working Tool Review – Outright Accounting Software
October 20, 2009 :: Steve FisherIN THE INTEREST OF FULL DISCLOSURE – Outright and Network Solutions partnered up this year for the Unintentional Entrepreneur series of events and have a blog of the same name (which focuses on those who have recently started a business). However this product review is independent and from the perspective of a guy with an [...]
15 Steps to Writing a Winning Marketing Plan – Grow Smart Business e-Book
October 13, 2009 :: Steve FisherMuch focus when starting a business is about putting together a great business plan. We have covered that and you can click here to download the e-book on that type of plan. However, most don’t talk about a critical component of every business – marketing.
The marketing plan is critical and I would almost do this [...]
15 Steps to Writing a Winning Business Plan – Grow Smart Business e-Book
October 12, 2009 :: Steve FisherMany of you who follow this blog are small business owners and you have either wrote your first business plan or about to start on the journey. For some it might seem like an easy task but I will bet that it seems easier to summit Mt. Ranier that finish your business plan. It is [...]
Guest Post: The Following Post is NOT brought to you by the FTC – New FTC Blogging Guidelines
October 9, 2009 :: Steve FisherThis is a guest post written by Michelle Cohen, Partner with Thompson Hine. She is a CIPP, Certified Information Privacy Professional (by the International Association of Privacy Professionals) and you can read her bio here. She has put together a solid overview of the new FTC blogging guidelines.
On October 5, 2009, the Federal Trade Commission [...]
Smart Working Tool Review – TimeBridge
October 9, 2009 :: Steve FisherLast year I came across the product, TimeBridge from the company of the same name in a review by Web Worker Daily. I didn’t really think much about using the product. Then about six months ago TimeBridge integrated phone conferencing and then last month they added a business paid package withFreeConference.com and desktop sharing as well [...]
Year with GTD – It is October and have an iPhone
October 8, 2009 :: Steve FisherAs many of you who follow the blog you know that my journey with GTD has been an interesting one. First I started out strong, then I fell off the wagon about three months into the process. After reassessing my situation I really focused on re-reading the GTD book and then near the half way [...]
Smart Working: Slideshare Launches AdShare and LeadShare
October 7, 2009 :: Steve FisherHave you ever had the opportunity to use Slideshare? It is a really great tool to put your presentations online. Many use the tool to promote their work but it is a great way to make this kind of content embeddable for readers. You can set your creative common rights and make it downloadable. Previously, [...]
Recap of the #GrowSmartBiz Conference
October 5, 2009 :: Steve FisherLast week those of you who are regular subscribers to the blog know that the first GrowSmartBiz conference was held on Sept 29 in Washington, DC. By all accounts it was a successful event full of great content and valuable lessons for small business owners. One of my favorite things was that they gave you [...]
#GrowSmartBiz Presentation Slides and Video: 10 Rules for Killer Business Cards
October 1, 2009 :: Steve FisherSo I got asked a few months ago to present at the GrowSmartBiz Conference and I suggested to do something on business cards. I am sure many people were like “ok….” It can be a dry subject unless you find the examples of business cards I did and relay some solid and clever rules to [...]
Smart Working: Avoid Burnout and Get Your Work-Life Balance Back
September 30, 2009 :: Steve FisherI will take a guess that if you are reader of this blog you probably have your own business full time or a side business that is growing to be full time. Taking the leap and being a full time entrepreneur is a bit jarring on the somewhat normal schedule you might have or have [...]
