Small Business LifeGuest columnist and Small Business Coach Helaine Iris shares the joys, challenges and occasional nervous break-downs that are an inherent part of living the small business life.
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I’m going to share a very personal story. My sister-in-law (who was a devoted entrepreneur herself) was recently killed in an automobile accident - clearly a tragic event that has changed me forever. As part of the healing process I’d like to share with you some of the valuable lessons I’m learning as both as a business owner and as a human being. Read More
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“Everything is always impossible before it works. That is what entrepreneurs are all about – doing what people have told them is impossible.” Hunt Green, Venture Capitalist
“It will never work,” Rick told Bill after seeing his unique body care product line. “How do you expect to be successful in the shadow of the other companies making similar products?” he asked.
Janet gently inquired of her friend, “Jonathan, an electronic device, no bigger than a business card that stores 1000 songs on it – I don’t think so…” Read More
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It’s been said that behind every successful entrepreneur is a passion - a passion to create, a passion to express, a passion to fulfill a dream. Do you know your passion? If so, good for you, If you don’t, I’ll bet my question generates a sinking feeling in your gut - like you’re missing out on some luscious gift every other entrepreneur experiences - but you. Read More
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As a life and business coach I have the privilege of working with groups of entrepreneurs as well as individuals to help them reach their business goals and potential. I’m about to launch year two of a business development program created by a local business incubator I’ve been hired by. It’s my auspicious task to select the five - up and coming, most promising entrepreneurs (out of about 20 applicants) who will be offered the opportunity to participate in this business growth and life changing program. Read More
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I get a lot of folks who want to add a header graphic to my Simplicity WordPress theme, so I figured it was time to just write a tutorial on it. It’s really pretty simple to do.
This tutorial provides step-by-step directions on how to install WordPress on your own server.
I’m doing a little experimentation with streaming video on a WordPress site. As part of that experimentation, I created a brief video introduction to WordPress. I think it’s like 15 minutes long. I’d like to know if you have any problems viewing the video, so please share via the comments link. Thanks!
There are probably over 1000 free WordPress blog themes/templates out there. Yet, I still get people who write and ask me to help them design their own. And that’s cool. After all, it’s a great way to express one’s creativity. This post marks the first in a series to help you do just that: create your own WordPress blog theme. Before we get into WordPress blog/theme design, however, we need to talk a little bit about WordPress itself.
My tutorial on adding Flash video to your Worpdress site was pretty popular … this tutorial is designed to make it easy for you to add Quicktime video to your WordPress site.
So you want to create the next Rocketboom (video blog). Or perhaps you have some video you want to add to your WordPress blog or website. This tutorial shows you how to do it with WordPress.
In this lesson, I show you how to install a plugin that’ll help create an email feedback page for your site. In the process, you’ll also learn how to create new pages for your WordPress site.