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SmallBizPod #40 - Monday 12 February 2007
Colin Crooks, managing director of Greenworks, talks about recyclying business and the challenges and benefits of social entrepreneurship.

SmallBizPod #59 - Food entrepreneur Charlie Bigham
Charlie Bigham talks about his successful food business, passion, principles and dealing with demanding customers.

SmallBizPod #44 - Friday 20 April 2007
Philip Molloy, UK chief executive of ISold It, talks about Ebay, clicks and mortar, how to role out a franchise and his own entrepreneurial journey. [Please note ISold It has gone bust]

A Fresh Look at Business.gov
The government Web site Business.gov, which offers an array of resources for small businesses, has been updated to include state and local search capabilities. Small business owners now can search for information from state and local government Web sites, as well as federal Web sites, from a single search box. The site is managed by the Small Business Administration, which worked with 22 federal agencies and 54 states and U.S. territories to incorporate their latest data. I typed into the search box"starting a business in Rockville, Maryland"and relevant results were returned from the city of Rockville and Montgomery County.

The Kaleidoscope Group: Specializing in Advertising to Women
In November 2007, I wrote a post about a new ad agency, Womenkind, that focuses on women using a unique business model. Now, another agency, Hoffman York, is launching a business unit dedicated to advertising to women called The Kaleidoscope Group. This new agency is the product of three years of research, interviews […]

PINK Magazine Names Top 15 Women in Business
PINK magazine’s March/April 2008 issue names the top 15 women in business. These are the women PINK has named “The Innovators.” PINK calls their list the, “exclusive list of the most influential women driving innovation (and revenue) in corporate America.” PINK developed their list of the top 15 women in business through nominations from the top […]

Fast Company Offers Social Networking
More and more social networking websites are popping up online everyday, but an interesting new twist on social networking is coming from established businesses adding a social networking component to their existing websites. Fast Company is one of the most recent entrants into the social web by adding a new Business Network to its existing […]

HP s Small Business Contest
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) has a great contest going on for small business owners. It’s open for entries through February 28, 2008. It’s called the “What do you have to say?” Small Business Contest, and one small business owner in the U.S. will win an opportunity to build their brand and differentiate their business. addthis_url […]

Miss Gifted Online Boutique
Miss Gifted offers girly gifts and unique gifts for her including sleepwear and beauty&bath products, candels and customised gift hampers&gift boxes which makes for a personalised gifts.

Idea #6: Linkedin to Generate Revenue Online
If you already have a product or service for slae, or you’re already knowledgeable about your field, then consider using Linkedin to increase your credibility and to expand your network. While regular usage of Linkedin will not pay you directly, it will expand your ability to market your business and it will increase your potential […]

del.icio.us on Delightful Wonderful Things: What I ve Hand-picked for you
Nowadays there is so much information in the world. I use del.icio.us to organize all my links into one place. Because I travel, use multiple computers, and I’m always on the internet, I’ve found that keeping my bookmarks in ONE place is more helpful then spreading them all out. I used to have my own personal “stash” […]

Memorable Quote by Mary Manin Morrissey
“Even though you may want to move forward in your life, you may have one foot on the brakes. In order to be free, we must learn how to let go. Release the hurt. Release the fear. Refuse to entertain your old pain. The energy it takes to hang onto the past is holding you […]

Memorable Quote from Helen Keller
“We need limitations and temptations to open our inner selves, dispel our ignorance, tear off disguises, throw down old idols, and destroy false standards. Only by such rude awakenings can we be led to dwell in a place where we are less cramped, less hindered by the ever-insistent External. Only then do we discover a […]

Join Me At The Worlds First Global Personal Branding Telesummit
If you have wondered why I’ve been absent from posting here over the last few weeks, it’s because I have been really busy organising some huge events and also participating in many events as a speaker. One event that is…

Online Networking Tip: Good bloggers befriend the competition
Excellent tip at The Savvy Gal Blog Savvy Gal Networking Tip: Good bloggers befriend the competition. Stop thinking of these other blogs as competition, but instead, bookmark them as more resources to link to and network with!

Choose Your Own Luck in 2008
Written by Leanne Watson - Your Successful Mind One of the foundation stones of personal mastery is taking responsibility for yourself and where you re at in your life. When you re in charge of yourself, you re in charge of your life. Once you ve decided now, that you re in charge of you re life, you re on the path to joy […]

Have you Googled Yourself Recently?
Have you googled yourself recently? Google your name - check out what comes up - this can be extremely interesting. Google your business name - you can also find out who has you listed on their website and also where your website is listed. This is where you can really start to understand the power of the internet. These […]

Appreciate More in 2008
Written by Karina Stephens - Miss Potentiality Every New Years day for the last ten years I ve sat down and created my list of goals that I would like to achieve for that year. I do it for every area of my life and I go back to it every couple of months to see how […]

stillGorgeous
A fashion, beauty and lifestyle guide for women over 35, packed with articles on still looking good and still having fun, shopping and much more!

Unique Scrapbooking
Unique Scrapbooking provides a large range of discounted Scrapbooking and Paper craft supplies along with superb customer service. We stock all of your favourite brands such as Urban Lily, Heidi Swapp, Basic Grey, s.e.i, Hero Art Stamps and Bazzil along with many unique, hard to find embellishments.

A Vision Splendid
Live Simply. Live Joyfully. Follow the old paths, they are tried and true.

SmallBizPod #46 - Friday 11 May 2007
Live from the Business Startup Show including interviews with Lord Bilimoria of Cobra Beer and Michelle Dewberry, young entrepreneur& winner of The Apprentice.

SmallBizPod #47 - Tuesday 22 May 2007
London Business School, interview with staff, students and participants in the Venture Capital Investment Competition.