How Persistence and Purpose Create Success
Slow and steady wins the race. It is a cliche for sure, but it is only cliche because of the inherent truth of it. Sometimes however it is a hard pill to swallow. Patience, as many will tell you, is…
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How to Use Social Media for Local Event Promotion
Here’s a re-post from the archives. I still believe there is some relevant information for small businesses given some recent conversations I’ve had. “With independent retailers still struggling with trying to figure out how to effectively use social media marketing…
When is a Re-Tweet Advertising?
It’s inevitable that once you reach a certain level in social media circles you’re going to get re-tweet requests. After all that is the draw of the medium, it’s viral, WOM (word of mouth) nature. Now I am not referring…
2011 Lessons Learned and the Renaissance That Will Be 2012
Another year has passed, and its time to reflect on the lessons learned as well as plan for the year ahead. I’m most proud of how far Seattle Fashion Incubator has come. It was quite the journey, and I learned…
Why your consultant should not be a Yes Man
Since becoming a freelance consultant over five years ago now I am continually struck by the fact that most small business owners I interact with aren’t looking for objective, impartial advice. Instead it would appear that their true intent in…
A vote of no faith in our elected officials
With one credit downgrade in place, and another one looming on the horizon it is clear that financial institutions and the general populous have lost of faith in our elected officials’ ability to effectively govern. As such I found the…
Seattle Jobs Roundtable Invitation
I was asked by Courtney Geduldig, Managing Director of Financial Services Forum, to repost this invitation letter for their event on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at 8:00 a.m. Nearly 16 million Americans remain unemployed or underemployed, and more than 40…
NBC, ELECTUS AND HOST ELLE MACPHERSON SEARCH FOR THE NEXT BIG ‘FASHION STAR’
New Competitive Series Provides National Showcase for Innovative Designs and Allows Major Retailers to Choose their Favorite New Line UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — April 4, 2011– NBC, multi-media studio Electus, an operating business of IAC (Nasdaq: IACI), and The Magical…
Business Incubators Uniquely Positioned to Spark Job Creation
As local, state and national government agencies examine ways to create jobs and turn around the struggling economy, business incubation programs are featuring prominently in the debate – as well they should. For 50 years, incubators like Seattle Fashion Incubator…
Why I Still Hate Social Media Gurus
The phrase, “Social Media Guru,” has been floating around since I first signed up for Twitter in 2008 and it sickens me as much today as it did then! Mostly because many of these self-appointed “Gurus” were your grocery bagger…