In this economy, it’s getting harder and harder to get financing for starting and growing your business. Banks are tightening the reins and venture capitalists are tapped out. And finding startup or growth money in your own cash reserves is getting harder. But what if I told you there are hundreds of businesses turning [...]
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Business in Blue Jeans Radio, Episode 4
This week on Business in Blue Jeans Radio, I’m speaking for the first time from my new workspace! In this show, you’ll hear about crowdfunding, the current state of business, and the politicalization of small business news. Plus, I had a great time interviewing Scott Ginsberg, also known as “The Nametag Guy,” discussing free stuff, [...]
The Problem With Facebook Groups
Sometimes I can’t help but wonder why Facebook continues to create features that seem to betray just how clueless their developers are about human behavior. And the feature that frustrates me the most? The ability to add people to Facebook groups without their permission. What’s the Problem with Facebook Groups? Several times a week, friends [...]
Business in Blue Jeans Radio, Episode 3
Episode 3 is Now Live! Get the new episode here! View the video episode: http://youtu.be/GCav46qeZs4 This week on Business in Blue Jeans Radio, Susan Baroncini-Moe covers taxes, Inspiration, the current state of business, and recycling obsolete electronics, and interviews David Meerman Scott, social media and marketing speaker and author of The New Rules of Marketing & PR, [...]
A Message for the 1 Million Veterans Searching for Jobs
According to The Work First Foundation, nearly one million veterans are searching for jobs. One million veterans. When I read that statistic, I stopped in my tracks. I don’t think anyone could say that veterans aren’t hardworking. I don’t think anyone could say that veterans aren’t well-trained. I don’t think anyone could say that veterans don’t know [...]
Have You Heard Business in Blue Jeans Radio Yet?
We’re already on Episode 2, and if you haven’t heard Business in Blue Jeans Radio yet, you’re missing out, big time! With segments like “The Coolest Thing of the Week,” the news, and interviews with the coolest entrepreneurs, experts, and authors out there, you won’t want to miss a single episode. Here’s the rundown of the [...]
Everything Is Brand-Spanking New!
It’s finally here. After several months working on creating new programs, the development on a new logo, and the creation of The Business in Blue jeans Radio show, we’ve just finished putting the final touches on this, the brand-spanking new web site. Honestly, I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I am. I [...]
The Limbaugh Lesson: A Branding Misstep? (and my dirty little secret)
If you’ve been following the news, you know that last week, Rush Limbaugh spent the better part of his show for three days straight attacking Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown law student who was barred from testifying at a controversial Republican hearing on contraception recently. The insults Mr. Limbaugh leveled against Ms. Fluke were so intense [...]
The Definitive Guide to Using Pinterest for Small Business Marketing, Part Three
In my first post about Pinterest, I provided a basic overview of what Pinterest is and how to use it. In my second post in this series about Pinterest, I gave you some fundamental rules and a few general ideas of how you can use Pinterest to market your business. And last week, in a [...]
What Mitt Romney Is Teaching Us About Business and Personal Branding…Really.
I try to keep my personal politics and my faith out of my business. I think these topics are just too… personal, so more often than not, unless there’s something that I simply can’t help speaking out about, you won’t find me talking politics or religion. Make no mistake about it, I love politics. I find [...]
Why Artists Are Angry At Pinterest (and what they can do to protect their work)
I recently posted a series on Pinterest and how to use it for small business marketing. A couple of days ago, one of my readers, Joan, posted this comment: Thanks for two great articles on Pinterest Susan. There is a lot of controversy around the re-pinning of third party content from around the web and Pinterest [...]
