Learning to save and invest your money are good skills to have no matter what’s going on in the economy. You want do this so you have the resources to put to your small business.  Below are ten youtube videos so you can learn more about these skills.

If you are looking for some resources for your business these websites could help you find just what you are looking for.

BusinessFinance.com- provides over 4000 sources of financing for your small business.

Entrepreneurship.org- helps entrepreneurs organize and operate a business venture, create wealth, and employ others.

Ladieswholaunch.com- new media company to provide resources and connections for women entrepreneurs.

Business.gov-provides access to Federal, state, and local information that helps business owners successfully start and operate while staying compliant with laws and regulations.

SBA.gov- formed in 1953 and is an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns. Tools are available to help you manage expand, increase, and support your small business.

Score.org- is a nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide.  There are 389 offices of Score in New York alone.

Gobignetwork.com- on-line marketplace that connects the startup and small business community with funding sources, advisors, job seekers and service providers.

American Express- Open by American Express Business Credit card is offered for businesses with less than100 employees where you can get discounts on shipping, travel and other business services like FedEx, Yahoo, Hertz and more

Visit these websites to help you start or grow your business, starting today!

For more info: visit www.sharspeaks.com or email us at shar@sharspeaks.com
 

There’s so much information and so many perspectives about what is going on in today’s economy that it’s hard to know what to believe and what not to believe.

Fact, the stock market has been dropping.  Fact, unemployment has been increasing. Fact, real estate values have been decreasing. Final fact, the US banking system is on the verge of implosion (according to US News James Pethokoukis, Sunday, March 1, 2009 article titled. How to Handle Your Job and Finances If There’s a (Yikes!) Depression) With all those facts, it’s a little difficult to stay positive and believe financial abundance is possible.

However, there are companies, organizations and individuals that are soaring in this sad economy.  I say you have two choices.  Believe what you hear in the masses and the media or believe that you and your company can be one of the ones to excel.
There are several companies or types of companies that are expected to do well this year despite the economy. As a matter of fact, sometimes small business can be the big idea! If you are looking to start your own business, or just do something on the side, here are some ideas that are doing well and are expected to continue.

1. Athletic Trainer
2. Career Counselor
3. Computer Services
4. Energy Auditing
5. Export Manager
6. Financial Adviser
7. Freelance Web Writer
8. Going Global Firm
9. Higher Education Services
10. Home Healthcare
11. Online Art Dealer
12. Online Consignment
13. Online Farmers’ Market
14. Outsourcing Manager
15. Tutor

Take your economy into your own hands. Believe it’s possible to shine in the darkness and your future will be very bright.
 

Ever wonder why some people seem to get what they want easily and effortlessly?  There are some tried and true techniques to getting what you want.  This process is what I call the 3 C’s to Succcess.

#1 Commit.  Are you committed to the outcome?  What is the desired result that you are looking for ?  If you aren’t clear about what you are looking to achieve you certainly aren’t committed to it.

Think of a commitment like a legal binding agreement.  If you sign on the dotted line and are legally bound, are you likely to back out or not fulfill your end of the agreement? Probably not.  If you take that approach to any goal you are setting you are 90% there.  If you are committed to losing weight and sign a contract saying you will weigh ten pounds less than you do now at the end of 60 days, or there will be a $10,000 fine, do you think you will find a way to be ten pounds less?  My guess is yes.  Why does there need to be a $10K fine?  Simply view your goal as a contract, even if it’s only with yourself.  Once you get committed the rest is downhill.

#2 Communicate.  People who are committed to reaching their goal, share that goal with others.  The tell anyone who will listen. They would shout it from the rooftops and take out a full page ad in the New York Times.  Why is that?  Because the more people you tell, the more real it becomes. If you tell one person about your goal and the person next to you tells 100 people, who has more at stake?  Obviously, the person who told more people has more to lose.  So the more ways you communicate (write, read, talk, listen, etc) and the more you communicate it to, the closer you will be to your goal.

#3 Create.  Once you have decided that you are truly committed to your goal, and you have written it down and read it out loud, and shared it with others all you have to do now is take action .  This is the easiest of the three steps.  It’s easy to do when you are committed and have told everyone you know about what you are working towards. The most important thing is to “do”.  Do something that is actively working towards your goal every day. Before you know it, you will have what you want and will have created your dream to make it a reality.

Follow the 3 C’s to Success.  It’s a simple tried and true process that will help you reach your desired goal faster and easier than you ever thought possible.

No matter what business you’re in, there are certain things you need to do in order to be successful.  The first thing on that list is staying in contact with your past clients.

Surely, you’ve heard the phrase, out of sight, out of mind.  That rings all too true when it comes to being a success in business.  Just seeing a client one time usually isn’t enough.  Statistics say that it often takes seven times to be in front of a prospect before they become a customer.  Once they do become a customer the real work begins.  If you forget about your clients, your clients will forget about you.  However, most people are surprised when they go to renew a contract or sell something new, that the past client is now doing business with someone else. 

Stay in touch with your past clients.  One thing and one thing for certain, if you’re not talking to your past clients someone else is. 

The people you’re selling to are relationships.  Like all relationships they need attention.  How many times have you been disappointed to have lost a new sale to an old customer because you didn’t stay in touch?  Maybe you don’t know because you have never made contact with a past client before.  You already have a relationship, they’ve purchased from you before.  If you don’t stay in touch with your past clients you are missing many opportunities.

There is at least one reason every month to stay in touch with past clients.  For example:

January- New Years and Martin Luther King Day
February- Valentine’s Day and President’s Day
March- St. Patrick’s Day, Daylight Savings begins
April- First day of spring, Easter, Passover
May- Memorial Day and Mother’s Day
June- Father’s Day and the first day of summer
July- Independence Day
August- End of summer, back to school
September- Labor Day, first day of autumn
October- Halloween and Columbus Day
November- Daylight Savings Ends and Thanksgiving
December- Christmas, Hanukah, First day of winter

Every month you have at least one reason to drop a note in the mail or send an email to say hello to your past clients.  Remember, history repeats itself, so it may as well be on your terms.

By Success Expert and Inspirational Expert Sharmen Lane

Guest:Tony Mitchell and Michael Losier

This is new year and new times are to come. How would you like to create the year you want? Today we are going to show you how with our two experts. First is Tony Mitchell a Silva Method Expert who is going to tell us how to use the Silva Method to create the life you want. Then Michael Losier Best Selling Author of The Law of Attraction will share with us his tools to attract what we want and not what we don’t.

 

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 by Motivational Speaker and Success Expert Sharmen Lane

 

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Guest:Ethan Ewing and Kim Kiyosaki

Topic:  Tough Times Create Tough People

 

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by Motivational Speaker and Author Sharmen Lane

This week we are going to be talking to Jessica Sabatini, a Results Coaching System Certified Life reDirection Expert.  She has designed The Prosper With Purpose System, a set of strategies based in neuroscience and metaphysics for bringing clarity to your life’s direction and purpose, laser blasting blocks that have been holding you back for years, tapping into your joy and flow of life, and making huge strides towards your beautifully ambitious life goals.  We will be showing you how to create a life of meaning, confidence, joy and success.

 

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