Independent / Small Business Owners

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Quote of the Month:
“I’ve learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a life.”
— Maya Angelou, American poet (1928- )

Vince Edwards is the owner of Equity Consulting Inc., which has a motto of “building business and personal equity.” He helps people with commercial financing and residential loan modifications. He and John Meyers also have a site called www.FindaNewJobFast.com. As an entrepreneur, he has seen and heard a lot, so he put together a list of 10 tips to help small businesses survive and thrive, no matter what the economy is doing.

Quote of the Month:
A weak [person] has doubts before a decision, a strong [one] has them afterwards.
— Karl Kraus, Austrian writer (1874-1936)

John Sipple owns Ignite Coaching and Business Consulting. Before becoming a business coach he spent 20 years in corporate work. He serves on the ethics committee of the International Coach Federation (ICF), which is headquartered in Lexington, Ky.

One of the differences between a business coach and a therapist is that therapy typically goes back to the beginning and coaching starts where you are now.

Quote of the Month:
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
— Maya Angelou, American writer (1928- )

Marketing techniques that worked in the beginning may or may not be useful today. Conversely, if something didn’t work the first time, it could do the trick now. Hey, if there were a one-size-fits-all strategy for marketing, we’d all have the word “Forbes” in our siglines.