This is from my post on Lead411. Many people daydream of breaking free of the 9 to 5 to “be their own bosses.” But is entrepreneurship as glamorous as all that? If you think running a small business means leisure time and big paychecks, think again. There are few things as difficult as getting a [...]

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This is from my post on BizLaunch. If you’re a business owner, you may realize that managing staff and running a business aren’t the same thing. While you may be great at balancing the books and bringing in new business, you may be lacking people skills that make you a good boss. If that’s the [...]

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I just read a post on Naaree.com about raising your fees. Blogger Elizabeth Purvis briefly mentions “the Fraud Factor.” It’s something that I’ve identified with, and want to discuss. As an entrepreneur, do you ever feel like a fraud? What I mean is: do you feel like people are paying you, but you’re completely unqualified [...]

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I love my tradition of making New Year’s resolutions for Egg each year. It’s fun to look back and see how my goals (and my business) have changed over the years. As always, I start with my 2011 Resolutions and determine how well I did. Ready? Let’s go. 1. Take a managerial role and delegate all assignments. I [...]

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Recently, I asked Small Business Trends readers if their friends “got” what they did for a living. Overwhelmingly the response was “no.” That’s especially true for those of us that work from home. Why is there this assumption that if you work from a home office, you’re not really doing much at all? I’ve had [...]

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I’ve been running Egg for five years now.  Most of that time, I’ve done all the work: writing, looking for new clients, marketing and admin. As my business has slowly grown, I’ve been able to bring on a few freelance writers to help me. A few months ago, we got a new client. Work for [...]

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This is from my post on Small Business Trends. f you’re like me, none of your friends work for themselves or work out of their houses. Nor do they use social media to connect. It’s lonely, even when I’m with my closest friends. Somehow, gushing about the new client I’m managing social media for doesn’t [...]

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This is from my post on Lead411. We focus so much on launching a great company, making money, then exiting gracefully. But what comes after business ownership? Surely not a life of swinging on the front porch…unless that’s what you want. I can’t tell you how many entrepreneurs I’ve talked to who are in their [...]

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