Sometimes you don’t end up reading a book until at least 5 people recommend it. I’m glad I read “Never Eat Alone” by Keith Ferazzi – it opened up eyes on how to build relationships within my business without the cheesy/fake networking elements.
Keith’s big thing is pushing through the first layer and really getting to [...]

There are some days when a rolodex makes sense, but since we have so many ways to keep track of business and friend’s email and phone number, is there a place we can organize all of them?
When I started looking for an online solution for this, Plaxo came up.  An actual online networking platform that [...]

As a solo business owner, my office used to be my basement. Every day I would go downstairs and start my day but about a year ago, I realized how isolated I was. I was calling friends a lot, feeling a little bit lonely – I would even plan my day so I would always [...]

Biznik – one of the essential tools for small businesses (or as their moto goes -business networking that doesn’t suck). I love sharing this website with other small business owners in Portland.
Biznik.com is a smaller, but upcoming social media website that allows businesses to create online profiles (the basic one is FREE) and connect with [...]