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Dec
21

Tools I Use To Run My Business, Hware LLC.

By Brenda | Blog, Business, Planning, Productivity, Small Business, Training

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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 … [Read more...]

Jun
02

Life Lessons I Learned Post College

By Brenda | Blog, Business, Leadership, Planning, Training

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Graduation Day

My nephew graduated from college last month... Graduation Day, Gabe and his sisters. and as with all life changing events, it provoked me to reflect, take a pause and write down some thoughts on what I have learned since I graduated from college. So, here is the short version of what I shared with him at Diego's restaurant amongst immediate family.  By the way, here is the Yelp review I wrote about my experience that evening at Diegos.   These were just random thoughts on … [Read more...]

Feb
03

What Type Of Entrepreneur Are You?

By Brenda | Action Plans, Blog, Entrepreneur, Leadership, Planning, Small Business

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Entrepreneur

There Are 3 Type Of Profiles Of Entrepreneurs 1. The Dreamer She loves to stay in dream mode. She lights up when she talks about her idea. As a matter of fact, she has a ton of ideas. She's Debbie Dreamer. She often fantasizes about all the people who will use her products or services. She builds vision boards and has her very own private "dream space." She keeps a journal of her endless ideas. She moves from one idea to another as she quickly becomes bored with them. The thought of sticking … [Read more...]

Jan
27

5 Simple Reasons Why Action-Takers Get No Results

By Brenda | Action Plans, Blog, Business, Entrepreneur, Planning, Small Business

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Are Your ACTIONS Taking You Nowhere?

Do you consider yourself an action taker? Are you a "Get 'Er Done" kinda gal? Yes?! Whoa, slow down there Cowgirl. Take your boots off and ponder this for a bit before you lasso your next checklist. As entrepreneurs, we naturally have a lot of energy and we like to expend it on our business.  But, we can waste a lot of time, money, and resources on  accomplishing very little to nothing at all. Here are 5 simple reasons why taking ACTION won't work. 1. You have no clear goal or no goal … [Read more...]

Jan
19

Do You Over-Complicate Your Business?

By Brenda | Action Plans, Blog, business planning, Entrepreneur, Planning, Productivity, Small Business, Start-Ups, Training

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Brenda Horton and Guy Kawasaki at SXSWi 2009

Are You Confusing Your Customers? Oftentimes, as small business owners, we tend to over-complicate things. Too often we make our business much harder than it needs to be for ourselves and our customers. Here's why; "Lots of research in economics and psychology shows that when we know something, it becomes hard for us to imagine not knowing it.  As a result, we become lousy communicators. Think of a lawyer who can't give you a straight, comprehensible answer to a legal question.  His vast … [Read more...]

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