Opportunity for Visibility is Everywhere …

If you are open to the idea of getting more visibility, you'll find it everywhere -- especially in your own backyard. You may know that I run a hobby business called The Very Important Pup Hotel. It's my 'empty nest' project that brings happy vacationing pups to my home when their owners go on vacation. [...]

Networking Card — Do You Have One? And One Important Networking Blunder to Avoid

Networking at live events can lend powerful fuel to new business opportunities, referrals, and other ways to grow your influence, impact, and income. One of the biggest networking blunders people make is collecting business cards at networking events and then entering the email addresses into their ezine lists without permission.  This is a sure fire [...]

One Great Story Leads to Speaking Gig and More

That great story in the Reflections Magazine compelled several influential people to connect with me by email, resulting  so far in at least one speaking invitation to a very influential audience, one invitation to an exclusive holiday celebration, and several very warm compliments from people I like, trust and respect. And, I attended Ali Brown's [...]

If You Believe the Rising Tide Lifts All Boats, Check out www.SeattleAccelerator.com

Accelerator, an Entrepreneurs’ Organization program, is the catalyst that enables first-stage entrepreneurs to catapult your business to the next level.  The mission is to empower you with the tools you need to grow your business to more than US$1 million in sales and provide you with the skills to make yourself a better entrepreneur and [...]

What Single Thing Can You Do This Week to Advance a New Business Connection?

Berry Zimmerman, a Profit Mastery® workshop facilitator and owner of BizEnrich, conducts workshops in the Pacific Northwest and provides strategic business development guidance for small- and medium-sized businesses. He purchased a Authentic Visibility Publicity eToolkit before midnight last night, so he will soon be sipping tea from his very own Prosperi-Tea cup as my special [...]

High Tech at the Expense of High Touch? Absolutely Not!

Have you noticed how Caller ID, email,  online social networks, and other filters you've set up in your life and business keep people at arm's length?  Does anyone pick up the phone anymore? Call me old fashioned, but I am deliberately picking up the phone more often to connect with clients and customers. People really [...]