Category Archives: Entrepreneur

You Gotta Eat! Burritos

Tweet I’m a native Southern California Girl and we LOVE burritos!  I can think of at least four places that are walking distance from my house with the most delish burritos.  The problem is that they are LOADED with calories.  If I order the burrito at Chipotle the way that I want it, it clocks…

Three Exercises to Fix Computer Hunch

Tweet       If that picture above doesn’t make you sit up straight……well….. Awful, right?  How many hours are entrepreneurs  small biz owners and freelancers sitting at the computer?  Accounting, inventory, designing, tweeting…sit, sit, sit.  Our chest muscles are caved in and our back muscles are over-stretched.  Here are three exercises to help cure or…

You Gotta Eat! Cold Quinoa Salad

Tweet   What???!!!  A recipe?  Yes.  Small biz owners and entrepreneurs are some of the worst eaters I have come across!  You can easily get engrossed in the day’s tasks and before you know it you are starving.  You grab the closest thing to you and in so many cases it is C R A…

Was the Committee in Session Last Night?

Tweet   *Or what the haters on social media say *Or what the kids in 7th grade said *Or what people who aren’t YOUR people say *Or what the tabloids say *Or what the competition says *Or what your in-laws say *Or what the jealous girl said

BizEtiquette ~ The Handwritten “Thank You” Note

Tweet   Last year’s birthday was easy for me.   As I received birthday gifts, I sat down at my desk and wrote out “thank you” cards.  This year…not so easy.  Just about all my friends and family are on Facebook and/or Twitter, they all have smartphones, and they all text message….even my Mom and my 10…

The Not So Glam Side of Small Biz – Paying Your Staff

Tweet   We often times romanticize what it is like to own a small biz.  Sales are great, our customers are lovely, I’m taking a long vacation while my employees keep up with the orders, my taxes are done and I’m buying a new car next week!  Insert sound of screeching tires now.  It is…

An Entrepreneur in Paris

Tweet Lindsey from Pictours Paris I spent a few weeks in Paris last month (I KNOW!!! It was fun!).  Part of my trip was for pleasure and part of my trip was for business.  I have met several Americans via Twitter that live in Paris and have created businesses in the tourism industry.  As a…

BizEtiquette: Men and Shoes

Tweet When it comes wardrobes, men and women are VERY different.  Especially when it comes to a  ”working” wardrobe or anything that you would wear for an interview, a biz event, or meeting a new client. Women tend to have many outfits that they rotate throughout the year depending on the season, the weather, or the trends….

BizEtiquette, A Small but Mighty Guide

Tweet Okay, I made that image really large!  Why?  Because I can’t get enough of it!  I wrote an eBook.  All right, it is really short.  It is more like a small guide.  A fast read on the new rules of BizEtiquette.  I give you just enough guidance to ensure that you will look like the shining…

Turning Off Customers…Not Too Great For Biz

Tweet Yesterday, I had the pleasure of going to a new gym and to take a few fitness classes from a friend of a friend that I had never met before.  I had heard so much about this fitness instructor and was excited to finally be in town on a day when she was teaching.  I called the gym…