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What if you held your meetings outside?
You’ve sat through plenty of board meetings and a few city council meetings. They are held in the ‘official’ locations, with assigned seating (real or imagined) and there’s a course of action you must follow. What if you moved your meeting outside? Send the previous minutes and financials out by email ahead of time and…
Read MoreEveryday Pictures
Just a few shots from the iPhone taken during the week – I take a lot of pictures and I’m working on taking just some everyday shots and plan to share those on Saturdays. I love this coaster in my car. It makes me happy just to get in my car. The shoes match the…
Read MoreA New IRS Scam
I subscribe to the Better Business Bureau enewsletter and they’ve posted the following information. We’ve had a few calls about this at our Chamber so I find it particularly relevant to share it with my readers today. Tips For Avoiding IRS Scams People from all over the country are falling victim to a recent phone…
Read MoreSmall Business Review: Wax Werks
I’m in Tucson for continuing education. I have this weekend free. Last week was a mad house – mom in the hospital, new years eve, getting ready to come here — just no time to have my (pregnant) niece Lorraine wax my eyebrows and lips. As you get older, hair magically appears on your face,…
Read MoreThree Words 2015
Each year I choose three words to focus on for that year. This is my sixth year and it all started by a prompt from Chris Brogan. You’ll notice my words put into pictures of my face. That’s because I’M DOING IT! I hope you take this to heart and create 3 words for your…
Read MoreMerry Christmas
I received an early Christmas gift yesterday. I was going through a tool case my mom had, just a small blue one. In it were the cards she received when I was born. Many of my relatives wrote inside the cards and it made me smile. At the bottom of the pile was this picture,…
Read MoreAnalytics and Why You Need Them
I would think that mostly women, over the age of 50, would be reading my blog. Maybe about 450 of them a month. I write about places I’ve traveled, diet and exercise, social media, tech toys, Webster City and building possibility. I would be wrong though. I use Google Analytics to track how many people…
Read MoreAg Urban: Eulogy
I graduated from the Ag Urban Institute yesterday. I spent a couple of days every other month with a group of ag and urban folks from around the state. Hosted by the Iowa Soybean Association, we met under the tutelage of Gus Gustafson and explored what it means to be a great leader. Exposed to…
Read MoreBlog Action Day: Inequality
I was interviewed Tuesday and asked “What do women entrepreneurs need?” My response was “why don’t you just ask me what entrepreneurs need?” It got me to thinking … what inequalities are left for women entrepreneurs? I now have a post to write for Blog Action Day! What is Blog Action Day? Founded in…
Read MoreThank you June
Sometimes we are gifted with the treasure of friendship. Not often, it comes via social media. It’s been my pleasure to have a friendship with Michael Libbie. We met through the 140 Character Conference, have stayed in touch online and over the years have worked on projects together. He always answers my calls and emails.…
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