#24a Techniques for Learning to Improve Your Business – Building a Million Dollar Business Part Time

GrowSmartBiz conference top takeaways – PART A – from the following incredible folks:

Roy Dunbar, CEO of Network Solutions
Chris Anderson, Editor in Chief of WIRED Magazine
Mark Warner, US Senator, Virginia
Other fabulous speakers and panelists

#21 Get Happy, or Get Out – AKA “Making a Deal With Your Entrepreneurial Spouse”

My husband and I are both entrepreneurs….It’s a tough time….THE most important thing in life is to be happy. That’s what it all comes back to. So – this is my happiness plan.

Building a Million Dollar Business Part Time #14b: Confessions and Reflections

This is the second of two posts reflecting on what has worked, and what hasn’t, since conceiving and implementing the Hot Mommas Project case study competition. See first Confessions and Reflections post.
Pictured here, I am “relaxing” with my computer open.  Quite unsightly on a number of levels. First confession: I may be a part time [...]

Building a Million Dollar Business Part Time #14a: Confessions and Reflections

Here is little review of what held true and what didn’t for the Hot Mommas Project journey since March (when this insider’s blog was started). Time planning, organization, obstacles, team building, flexibility, and entrepreneurial resilience are discussed.

Building a Million Dollar Business Part Time #14: How to Do a Business Model

The Hot Mommas Project provides a summary of two theories of business models, and asks for readers’ help in figuring out the economics of their educational case writing venture.

Building a Million Dollar Business Part Time # 13: Leadership and Management

Here is another installment in the Hot Mommas Project path to becoming a million dollar venture/organization…while being led by a mom working part time. Can it be done? We’re here to figure that out. Our big thing right now is the Hot Mommas Project Case Study competition. Click here to nominate someone. As you’ll learn below, [...]

Building a Million Dollar Business Part Time #11: Top 7 Low/No Cost Stuff To Use In Business

The alternative title to this post is, “How to fake like you’re a big company” or “Running it lean and mean.” Let’s get right into it since I’m on vacation in Vermont.  One little story, then onto the top 7.

(Note: See past posts for our long-standing, co-dependent relationship with coffee. Nintendo recently rejected a sponsorship [...]

Building a Million Dollar Business Part Time #7: How to Implement

I also affectionately refer to this post as: “How to get s*&t done.” Ted Leonsis talked about the relentless drive to execute in a Cool Daddies case we did on him. He had a saying, “No bad days.” A bad day would lead to a bad week, a bad week would lead to a bad quarter, etc. This is my attempt to model these behaviors.

Building A Million Dollar Business Part Time #6: Help Arrives

Pictured here is one of the team members selected for the Hot Mommas Project competitive internship. My first thought is “YAY. The cavalry has arrived.” Albeit, the cavalry looks like a Barbie doll. (No offense Jen). Why do I – and why should you – love Jennifer? We love Jennifer because she represents HELP. And [...]

Building a Million Dollar Business Part Time #5: Emergency Broadcast

This week I did absolutely nothing to build a million dollar enterprise part time.  Full time, I spent the week in ICU with my mom.  Very, very scary.
I also started thinking, “Why the hell am I doing this blog?” Putting all my stuff out there.  Horrible old boyfriends could be reading this. (If you are [...]