Small Business Strategies and Content
It's called boot camp for a reason. You can't get radical success without some heavy lifting, and this 7 week course will you give you a mental workout. Join the others who have survived and thrived and have incredible results to show for it. … [Read More...]
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Alicia Arenas is a small business strategist, passionately dedicated to helping entrepreneurs create radical success for themselves and their families. She inspires and equips business owners in sales, branding and leadership. … [Read More...]
Protect your time. You are worth it. The title of this was supposed to be “Be More Productive with Grizzly Bear Time.” But then I had to change it. I’ll get to that in a minute. How Small Businesses Can Be More Productive I had to the opportunity to speak at Action San Antonio about…
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Should an Entrepreneur Take a Traditional Job Part of me hates to write this post. However, this question keeps coming up so I thought we should address it. Over the years, many of my entrepreneurial friends and clients have been offered jobs in the traditional workplace. Some have accepted the positions and some decided to…
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How to Organize Your Small Business Information One of the toughest things for a small business owner to manage is the flow of information, whether it is business or personal. If you aren’t careful, you can swiftly get lost in a swamp of personal contacts, vendor payment information, IRS forms, and human resources transactional information…
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Three Words Entrepreneurs Should Stop Saying There are three words that strip the power from entrepreneurs faster than kryptonite takes down Superman. Ready? “I have to.” They seem pretty innocuous. But don’t be fooled. They are deadly, especially when paired with phrases like: “I have to…give that person a discount because they are broke.” “I…
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What does Walk the Line have to do with business? What would you tell a brand new entrepreneur who is starting a consulting practice…in a small community…saturated with competition…most of whom have been in business for at least 10 years…and some of whom are Fortune 500 companies? Well someone wanted my help to know…
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Gender Perceptions of Confidence When is confidence a positive attribute? When does confidence cross the line to become arrogance? Those questions have been on my mind and I’ve been pondering the answers because of something that recently happened to me. The Story Several weeks ago I had the privilege of delivering Presentation Skills Training to…
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The Purpose of Twitter Bios Your Twitter bio has 3 purposes: 1 – To capture the attention of your audience. 2 – To get your audience to take action (such as following you or clicking through to your website). 3 – To be found by Search Engines. Reading through tons of bios last week, I…
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Employment at Will & Right to Work. What’s the Difference? As a small business owner, understanding the dos and don’ts of hiring and firing can be daunting. Have you ever asked yourself this kind of question? “If an employee has already submitted his/her two weeks notice, can I legally ‘fire’ them during that two…
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What is The Biggest Time Waster of All? I always meet with my clients in their place of business. I sit with them at their desks and interview them. I listen intently, but I also watch their body language, figure out their personalities, brain types and workstyles, and pick up on their habits. During nearly…
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Entrepreneurs, It’s Time To Set Some Boundaries. Have you ever been to a cub scout boat race? The cubs make a sailboat out of a small block of wood and other sparse materials which they race down rain gutters. The boy who can blow his boat to the finish line the fastest wins. It’s called…
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