Are Too Many Productivity Tools Making You Unproductive?

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May 8 2
Overwhelmed With Productivity Tools?

  So much has been written about productivity tools.  Everything from working smarter to being more effective and efficient to time management to making more money.  In fact, there is such a huge demand for productivity products and services that people have made millions from selling them.  People like Tony Robbins, Steven Covey, and David Allen of GTD (Getting Things Done).  It seems that everyday there's a new productivity app that is preparing for launch. Are we drowning in productivity tools? It depends. If they are not improving your life or work, then yes. However, like « Continue »

10 Powerful Networking Tips For Conference Goers

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Mar 19 8
Chatting with Business Blogger, Jonathon Fields

I just returned from SxSWi, a live conference on interactive media and I had the opportunity to attend some great panel discussions on entrepreneurship as well as meet some of my all-time favorite business bloggers. The 5-day conference was intense and exciting and now my brain is overflowing with tons of ideas from all the talks I attended and the people I met. « Continue »

10 Leading-Edge Business Women You Must Know

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Mar 8 9
Red Flowers

Years ago, as a young woman sitting on the edge of my seat in a theatre in San Francisco, my life was forever altered. I was mesmerized by Eve Ensler's live performance of the Vagina Monologues. I knew right then and there that I wanted to focus on empowering women. From that day forward, I knew that I wanted to lift the female spirit just by the way I lived my life. Whether it was being a loyal sister, a mentor, or just being available for my girlfriends during a time of need, I had made a conscious shift in how I wanted to interact with other women. From that moment forward, I « Continue »

The Good The Bad The Ugly Of A Software Entrepreneur

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Feb 21 16
Breathe

Once a year, I immerse myself in a work-life planning session with my business partner/spouse, Chuck Horton. A few years ago, we fleshed out a new vision for ourselves using our own planning method, Envision Plan Act --- Track and Adapt, which Hware has been using for many years to help clients with their strategic and business planning.  The following is a high level excerpt from that session: The Vision Transition from a consulting-based business model to a software product-based business model. Travel more. A lot more. Explore different cultures and cuisines. Work from « Continue »

Tools I Use To Run My Business, Hware LLC.

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Dec 21 13
Nevada County Online - A Meetup Group I started in 2010 for local businesses.

As a software entrepreneur people often ask me for advice on the best online tools to use for their small business. So, here is an extensive list that we (Hware) have compiled to help you get your work done.  Some of the tools we use daily, some a few times a week, some a few times a month, and some a few times a year.   Most of all, we use all these tools for the following reasons: 1. It helps us become more efficient in our workflow. 2. It increases our productivity. 3. It saves us money or decreases costs. 4. Most are free or low cost. 5. We will get a Return On the Investment (ROI). One « Continue »

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