I help entrepreneurs leapfrog over the typical potholes that derail most small businesses with inspiration, motivation, education, and support across a wide range of business topics drawn from over a decade of running my own business, teaching entrepreneurship for the City of New York, and coaching and consulting privately with dozens of women and minority small business owners. Honestly, why go it alone when help is an email away?
Passing the Mic
I just launched a new startup class for New York City's Small Business Services last week for a group of inspiring female entrepreneurs.
As I'm going over the curriculum and building my speakers series I'm realizing, not for the first time, how amazing and savvy my community and network is.
That includes you.
An idea I've been toying with for the past few months has been to open up my weekly email to others who have a unique expertise or knowledge to share with all of us by giving them the mic, so to speak.
My thought is that once a month I spotlight the best advice from a different expert related to some aspect of small business leadership, growth, and/or development.
In this way, we all get to hear from folks with knowledge beyond my scope and experience that can really support our development while I get to bring this community together in a way I've been wanting to do for a long, long time.
As I approach the 3-year anniversary of consistent weekly emails, I also realize it's time to broaden and deepen what I'm doing here and I really hope you're on board with this.
However, I honestly and earnestly want to know what you think, because without you there is no community.
Would you take this 2 question survey to let me know your thoughts on this idea...or click on either question below?
Thank you, in advance, for your participation and continued readership!
Until next time,
PS – If you missed it, last week I advised us all to Say Less.
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