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?
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The devastation and continuing threat of the wildfires in California is shocking and heart-wrenching. I honestly have no words to express my sorrow and concern for friends, relatives, members of my larger community, and absolute strangers. If you or someone you know has been impacted, Mutual Aid LA has put together and continues to update this Google Sheet of local resources. If you're in the same boat as me and just want to help, below are some trusted organizations gathering and distributing donations and other resources. There are tons of ways to lend aid and support, these are just a handful I've found that have been vetted:
As with any disaster, there are those looking to profit off it, so don't get scammed. Make sure your donations are actually going directly to those who truly need it. I'd also like to take this opportunity to remind you that disaster, whether natural or manmade, can strike at any time. It's never too soon to prepare your disaster recovery and business continuity plan. Hope for the Best, yes, but plan for the worst for sure. Please reply to this message if I can be of direct help to anyone during this crisis and its aftermath or if you need support preparing your own disaster recovery and continuity strategy. Stay safe! Please pass this message on to anyone who might be interested in its contents. Your success is our strategy! |
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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?
Hi Reader, This fall my mom was diagnosed with mild-to-moderate dementia. While sad, it did not come as a surprise. It's one reason I sold her house and we moved in together late last summer. At first, I planned outings to the Y and other senior programs, scheduled visits from family and friends, coordinated physical therapy appointments, and designed little daily activities to keep her engaged and stimulated. This winter it's gotten harder and harder to get mom out of bed let alone dressed...
Honestly, I was going to writing about something else for my first missive of the new year, but I don’t want to add my voice to those trying to normalize what is not normal. I don’t know about you, but it’s very hard to shut out what’s going on and focus on my to-do list these days. Especially, when every item seems trite and pointless against the much larger issues hitting the news feeds multiple times a day. It’s more than a lot. It’s way too much. So today my message is simple: Take care...
Right now, there's a consumer 'blackout' movement afoot to, basically, stop buying stuff for the entirety of the Black Friday weekend from corporations. This isn't just happening in the USA, but also in Canada, as a way to protest the current economic climate and policies that are making the wealthy wealthier and squeezing every penny out of the rest of us. Don't forget, there's still active consumer protests against Target, Home Depot, and Amazon, among others, as well. In other words, it...