by Brenda Tello Horton | Jun 26, 2012 | Business, Entrepreneur, Small Business, Start-Ups
Rarely does a week go by that I don’t get asked the question, “How do you become an entrepreneur?” The short answer is there is no, “one-size-fits-all” way to becoming an entrepreneur. There are many paths to becoming self-employed....
by Brenda Tello Horton | Mar 19, 2012 | Action Plans, Blog, Business, Conferences, Entrepreneur, Planning, Productivity
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...
by Brenda Tello Horton | Mar 8, 2012 | Blog, Business, Entrepreneur, Leadership, Small Business
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...
by Brenda Tello Horton | Feb 21, 2012 | Action Plans, ActionPlanr, business planning, Entrepreneur, Goal-Planning, Productivity, Small Business
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...
by Brenda Tello Horton | Dec 21, 2011 | Blog, Business, Planning, Productivity, Small Business, Training
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,...
by Brenda Tello Horton | Aug 23, 2011 | Business, Customer Service, Entrepreneur, Green Business, Marketing, Sales, Small Business, Training
I recently attended a Spearhead concert produced by Wanderlust in Tahoe, California, and even though I have seen Michael Franti (the lead singer of Spearhead) and his band at least a dozen times, the experience always leaves me inspired. After the concert, I...
