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, Last week we had the first tornado warning in Manhattan and the second in New York City that I can recall. There was horrible air quality from the Canadian wildfires as well as torrential rains with their accompanying flood warnings the week before. Right now, Spain and France are suffering devastating wildfires and heat waves. I've written before about disaster preparedness, but I really want to drive home the need to think about and plan for the potential impact of natural or...
I promised I'd share some AI wins after bashing on it for the last couple of months, so here goes. An old client of mine runs a wine shop in Brooklyn. She's got some help but she's largely a one-woman show. She's been using Monday's AI features to help her analyze and manage her inventory and understand seasonal sales trends to purchase more smartly. She had to level up her investment and hire someone to help her set up the AI agents she needs but feels it's been money well-spent. Another one...
There are lots of thoughts spinning around in my brain at any given moment. Maybe you can relate. We're kind of living in whirlwind times where information is coming at us incessantly; it's like being caught up in a tornado. There's just no way to catch your breath and really marinate on anything for too long. So here are a few things I'm trying to give a little bit more thought and attention to these days: What impact will Pope Leo's AI encyclical have on governments, tech leaders, and...