Posted on February 09, 2010 by Vera Raposo

As an entrepreneur you may hear a lot about networking and wonder what all the hubbub is about. Networking, both online and off, is a wonderful way to build connections in your industry. It’s a great way to increase awareness for your business and to build your customer base and ultimately your profits.
And you [...]

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Vera Raposo

I’ve had a wonderful morning although the two teenagers are home studying for their exams this week so I’ve had to share the computer today (my laptop died about a month ago and my second computer is now dead.. time for a new one).
Anyhow, I just wanted to share these awesome free business resources with [...]

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Vera Raposo

Very few people understand the tremendous value in their list. Very few people get that. They think they do, but they really don’t. They see it primarily as a list of “potential customers”. Your list is so much more than that. It’s an entity of its own. It’s a machine that just needs you to [...]

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Vera Raposo

The first month of our Small Spark Contest will focus on your ezine (newsletter) for your subscribers and your customers. Due to some recent events happening right now in the industry I need to add this information along with what I already have planned.
The Small Spark Contest will begin February 1st, 2010. But since we’re [...]

Posted on January 09, 2010 by Vera Raposo

Before we get into our very first Small Spark Challenge I’d like to talk to you about procrastination. Plain and simple, it sucks.
One of the biggest challenges to being self-employed and owning your own business is getting over time management procrastination. It’s just so easy when you’re the boss to let things slide until it’s [...]

Posted on January 07, 2010 by Vera Raposo

Do You Have Just ONE Small Spark?
I’m inspired! Are you? Getting the word out about your business doesn’t have to be a big huge task… all you need is ONE spark to get it going and before you know it, it’s grown into something massive.
I’m inspired this year to not only share some easy stuff [...]