7 Business Success Tips From My Kids’s Favorite Cartoon Characters

This is a guest post by Emily Caswell of The Favor Stylist, specializing in tiny thank-yous in personalized packages. If you would like to submit a guest post for my blog, please read the guidelines here. I have spent the past 13 years running two businesses from my home. For most of those years, I’ve…

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Vault Episode #192: Dr. Bruce Katcher [Podcast]

The Vault is an archive of my first podcasts so there is a record for you to enjoy. Welcome to the Vault Episode 192! In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Bruce Katcher, an accomplished organizational psychologist and the founder and president of The Discovery Consulting Group. Have you ever experienced…

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Running Journal: Day 61

Donna Maria uses this Running Journal to share how physical exertion enhances her life and her business, one day at a time.

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What Happens When Women Write, Part 2

Last year, I told you about what happened when a blogger chronicled her experiences making every single recipe in one of Julia Childs’s cookbooks. The blogger eventually found fame as the subject of a movie starring Meryl Streep. I am amazed at how much blogging has enhanced my life. I suppose it’s no wonder then…

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Running Journal: Day 59

Donna Maria uses this Running Journal to share how physical exertion enhances her life and her business, one day at a time.

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The Undeniable Imperative of Community

Community is nothing new. We know one when we see one, and we all live in one. But the notion of community as it relates to business success is relatively new to most small and independent business owners because up until now, most have relied heavily on their “quality products” to make those products sell.…

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Running Journal: Day 58

Donna Maria uses this Running Journal to share how physical exertion enhances her life and her business, one day at a time.

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Running Journal: Day 57

Donna Maria uses this Running Journal to share how physical exertion enhances her life and her business, one day at a time.

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Small Business Owner Wins $100,000, No Strings Attached!

Donna Maria interviews Paula Davis, the Texas-based owner of Canyon Creek Soap Company, about how she won $100,000 in a business plan competition. This video was recorded live during my social media presentation at the 2010 Conference of Handcrafted Soapmakers.

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