Business Development

All too often, businesses come to us after their website has already been designed and coded. The problem here is that making your website search engine friendly shouldn’t be done after the site is designed.  It should be done while your website is being designed.  And if fortunate enough, get the proper questions and fact finding done…

“The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do (Sarah Ban Breathnach).”  What does this mean?  The “doing” part is just as important–maybe even more so– than the dreaming.  Whether you aspire to be an entrepreneur, President of the United States, or anything in between, you need to…

Has your website become just another lazy employee? It is imperative to make businesses aware of why they must change what their website today must look like – and how you should be found on Google! Does it enhance your reputation?  Does it make new customers call you? “My creative agency started focusing specifically on…

If you could go back to when you were 25, what are things you would have told your business self? This topic started an intriguing dialogue among my entrepreneur and CEO colleagues.  When I speak to colleges or university students majoring in business, entrepreneurship or the arts, this is a talk I find helpful. I…

The current technology revolution has had an immense impact on the development of business models, as the average consumer now has access to the latest technology before the IT department can gain access to it at the office. The BYOB model was birthed, forcing businesses to accommodate the use of personal devices on the company…

My boy is growing up and thankfully, so am I. As my boy matures, it is an exciting time to be a business professional. If you enjoy your work, your children will learn powerful lessons. A friend of mine – a 50-year-old mother, says ‘Your children grow up and they leave – they leave the…

A while back I was jogging in my neighborhood when I saw a girl with a lemonade stand. I can’t help it – I immediately looked at the marketing aspect of her stand. I grabbed her business card and it read: babysitter & dog walker. What stood out, besides her ambition, was that her card was printed on…

Nothing works better changing a mindset than a great quote. When you’re starting a new project here are some fuel motivators to spark creativity, start a culture for innovation or to prioritize innovation in your business. The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to…