I find for MANY entrepreneurs this is one of the biggest challenges. Often because entrepreneurs have a strength to like new ideas, see new opportunities, and are often eclectic! This strength can also be a curse when it comes to growing your business Here are my thoughts: It is time to take action! Where to you struggle with getting it done? Or acting as if in you...

Four years as an international speaker I have had colleagues, participants in my classes and presentations, family, friends, and even publishers tell me I have a book or two I should write. I have continuously said: “I’m a speaker not a writer.” Seth Godin called me out on that limiting belief! He said that no one says they have talkers block, they just say they have writers block. Anyone can talk out what they want to...

Sales is interesting for any entrepreneur. And I think it is more of a MENTAL MIND SHIFT than learning the skill (not that many don’t need to learn the skill!) In this video I share what I mean:   Do you have a limiting belief around sales that has impacted your ability to sell what you offer? (Or sell more of it?)   Want more specifics on using this tip and others in your business? Ask Ann questions and get support...

Every Tuesday I post a Business Development tip for entrepreneurs and this one is so critically important! Are you doing this? As a successful person developing for profit and non-profit businesses (a sorority , two non-profits, and my 15 year old coaching/consulting business) I have worked with many entrepreneurs who have become a “business owner” often by accident. Accident or not, if you truly want that business to thrive there are...

In a recent blog post on social media and ROI, Candace Davenport of Our Little Books asked some fabulous questions: “Is there a point where it is better to use someone like a VA to do your SM stuff (not exclusively of course, but the main postings that don’t actually require direct connection) and do you use someone like Jan to do so? It would seem, if people start having numerous pages that at a point, either SM takes over or...

As a successful person developing for profit and non-profit businesses (a sorority , two non-profits, and my 15 year old coaching/consulting business) I have worked with many entrepreneurs who have become a “business owner” often by accident. Accident or not, if you truly want that business to thrive there are things that will help! Every Tuesday I will do a simple tip on video for you. Please feel free to comment and ask...

In 2012, partnership is one of my BIGGEST goals, in this video I talk about what partnership is and  means to me: Several years ago I partnered Adryenn Ashley to make a CD series about Social Media. We created a workbook, 6 CD’s and a bonus DVD with tools we love. Each of us were able to sell it separately in our business, to use it as a gift, a prize at events, or to package with other offers. Individually, we incurred the profits...