The Savvy Entrepreneur

… to a blog near you… this one, that is. Starting in October, you’ll find a newly added feature – a quote of the week. To start your week off right, each Monday I’ll post an inspirational, humorous or thought-provoking quote (relating to entrepreneurship, of course). My challenge is coming up with a catchy title [...]

CNN published an interview with entrepreneur, speaker and home-based business coach Jane Pollak. Here’s an excerpt I thought you’d find interesting: Q: As an expert on home businesses, what would you say are the qualities of a successful home business? A: I think you have to have personal drive. Nobody is there saying “time to [...]

On the Get Clients Now! Yahoo Group last week, someone posed a question about how to make a “cold call” referral request: “Could you share scripts you’ve used to approach potential referral sources?” Every one gave great responses, but of course CJ came to the rescue with her reply: “All you really need to get [...]

I’m quite proud of the fact that I’m a committed and loving wife, attentive and involved mother of 2 kids under 2 years AND still manage to run 3 businesses while on maternity leave. I bet you didn’t know that about me, and I’ll tell you why. Get a little closer to your screen, because [...]

I was on a complimentary call by Alexandria Brown tonight where she shared 5 major steps she took that helped her build a 7-figure online business and that you can do too. I, of course, will share those 5 steps with you: Operate from where you want to be. If you keep doing what you’ve [...]

What’s most important to you in your life? What are your core values? What are your top 3 values? Going through the Unstoppable Goals Method program, I’m realizing how important it is to answer the above questions, in a very clear and concise manner — and putting them in writing. The entire USG program is [...]

Don’t feel like reading this post? Listen to it here. Today’s success tip seems like such a simple thing, but is highly underrated. It’s really easy and the best part is, it makes everyone around you feel good. I’m referring to the power of charm! Let me preface this by saying I’m NOT advocating dishonesty [...]

Wayne Hurlbert wrote an excellent blog article on business startups entitled: Entrepreneurship: Overcoming your fears. In it, he lists four common fears people face when embarking on the journey of starting a small business: Losing a steady paycheck Lack of available time Personal lack of knowledge Lack of support of family and friends In his [...]

No!! This isn’t a birth announcement (I wish!). I had a profound dream this weekend — well, profound for me. I’m sharing it to show what happens when you stop trying to ‘force’ an idea or solution. By remaining happy and positive, and by taking positive actions towards your intentions, you allow the law of [...]

You’ll often hear me refer to myself as a “passionate entrepreneur.” I could never put my finger on why I choose to use the word “passionate.” That is, until I read “What Are You Passionate About” on Megan Potter’s blog, Flaming Renaissance. In her search to define her own passions, she’s been searching for the [...]

I’d love to hear more small business owners refer to their vision. But I don’t, which leads me to believe that most haven’t taken the time to sit down and describe what they want their business to look like in the long run (in all its aspects), fix long- and short-term goals to get there [...]

Rima McDonald asked this interesting question on her MySpace bulletin board: Do you call yourself the president/ CEO of your own company? If you do, are you still answering incoming business calls yourself or do you have someone in your office answering calls for your company? The reason why I asked this is because I’d [...]