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Overcoming My Fear of Marketing Myself: Step 2

by lwooten in entrepreneurs, marketing

Marketing Self Assessment
Now that I’ve confessed my fear, it’s time to move beyond it. Whenever I’m down in the dumps, it helps me to look back at the things I’ve done well. So step 2 of Overcoming My Fear of Marketing Myself is to identify my marketing skills and strengths.

As part of the prep work for the StacyK Academy S’marketing course, Richard Roppa and I have developed a S’marketing Skills Inventory. The goal is for class participants to recognize the skills they have. Throughout the course, they’ll determine how to best use their skills to meet their marketing goals.

Here’s a sneak peek at just SOME of the things in our evaluation. (We can’t give it all away).

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4 Reasons Entrepreneurs Need a Community

by lwooten in business focus, entrepreneurs

Having a community of resources to turn to makes a huge difference not only in an entreprenuer’s business, but in her life as well. Having had my own firm for more than seven years, I’ve developed a network of individuals I use almost as a board of directors for my small business. The time I spend with them is actually a strategic investment in the growth of my business, in how I serve my clients and in my sanity.

Here’s what my business confidants provide me:

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