Do you need a confidentiality agreement in your “business” relationship and at what stage in the relationship should this be brought up? As entrepreneurs we meet a ton of people. We live to network and, in fact, that’s how we obtain many new business relationships. We desire to connect with like-minded people and if they […]
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Social media is a powerful marketing tool for entrepreneurs, bloggers, business owners, and self-published authors. Popular sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram have changed the way we market to our customers, by allowing businesses to reach them directly. When it comes to growing your business using social media, there are some best practices. Here
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As a business owner, especially an entrepreneur, I used to sit around and wonder what I would or could do over again. If I had the proper training, I think I would have had a long list of possibilities, but never certainties. Then one day I discovered I was happy with me and never would
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So in case you’ve been living under a rock, Donald Trump is officially the forty-fifth president of the United States. Slovene former model Melania Trump is our first lady, the second foreign-born first lady since Louisa Adams in 1825. Sworn into office on Friday, January 20, in Washington, DC, love him or hate him, he
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If you’re a first-time author who wants to self-publish, you may have many questions and not sure what your next should be. Here we highlight four African American self-publishing companies to keep on your radar. Most authors turn to self-publishing to get their books to market. With the ease of being able to publish your book
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Entrepreneurs are complicated. Creative entrepreneurs are a whole different breed. Good guys are nice, but the bad boys are more fun; same rule applies for creatives. There is something sexy as hell about them, right?! Dating someone who is a creative entrepreneur is exciting, spontaneous, intimidating, out-of-the-box, and completely exhilarating. I mean come on, if
Starting a blog may be easier than you think. Yes, it can be overwhelming, but if you take it slow you will be impressed with how fast you can grow your blog. When we started Virgo Girl Media we had no experience in blogging. Now that a few years have passed, and with over 100
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In 2016, more than half of Amazon’s overall 100 best-selling ebooks were published by independent authors. With the expansion of digital tools the number of self-published ebooks will only grow. Here we share our favorite African American independent and published authors who we can’t stop reading. 1. Terry McMillan, I Almost Forgot About You Terry McMillan
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As a blogger, everything is creative, artistic, and somehow expands into unknown areas. Bloggers are able to be fun, vibrant, and outright loud. I mean, they’re bloggers, after all! However, what happens when you want to turn that into a business and make it a brand? Your mind-set has to shift! You have to become
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