What to do before hiring anyone in your business
You need an assistant! Hire for your weaknesses! You shouldn’t be doing any tasks that aren’t revenue-generating! Have you heard this before? I know I have. Oftentimes entrepreneurs rush out to hire a Virtual Assistant (VA), a Facebook Ads Manager, an Online Business Manager (OBM) without actually knowing what they …
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The One Thing You Need to Change the World
There is this feeling or attitude I’ve seen in the nonprofit world that it’s a badge of honor to work for little money because you’ve dedicated your life to a cause greater than yourself. Beginning then building my career there, I started to take on the approach of seeing how …
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Where did 100 Degrees come from?
Rewind almost exactly seven years and I was laying in the pitch dark, on a thin pad on the floor of a cement room in rural Senegal. I had a mosquito net over me, but no sheets or blankets because I was sweating. I checked my phone to see …
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Are you guilty of saying this?
“My business [or nonprofit] is my baby.” Ever said that before? I have. We love our work! We take pride in the change we’re making in the world and take things personally because we’ve poured so much heart and soul into what we do. I also have a real life …
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I hate failing
I have a true confession for you, bright and early today. I hate failing. I know, I know. Failure is part of success. Fail forward. Blah blah blah. I don’t care. I hate it to my core. (#enneagram3 much?!) A lot of times when we think we are failing, it’s only because …
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Three simple steps to your monthly routine
I love the saying: Where your attention goes, energy flows. We want to put our energy into the right things to get maximum results with minimum wasted time. No entrepreneurs (especially those with kiddos) can afford to be wasting a single second right now, ya know?! Where are YOU spending …
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Interview with the Speak to Scale Podcast with Jessica Rasdall
We recently chatted with Jessica Rasdall of the Speak to Scale Podcast on the challenges and tasks entrepreneur’s need to be performing to ensure you’re remaining solvent at the end of the day. No one likes to talk about all of the fears, uncertainties, and worries that come with this …
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Is mid-year goal planning irrelevant?
As we come up on the halfway mark of this year, the past 180 days have probably looked wildly different than you would’ve thought back on January 1st. Routines, priorities, and even entire business models have shifted, but to answer the question, Is mid year goal planning irrelevant? I say …
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How Online Training Can Builder a Stronger Nonprofit Team
Guest Blogger, Matt Hugg What if I told you that you have a tool, literally right at your fingertips, that can boost your nonprofit team by educating them and delivering your mission better than ever before? In short, make them the team you knew you could have, but never knew …
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PPP Loan Forgiveness Updates and Best Practices
As of June 5, 2020 Great news! Congress recently signed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act which slightly changes some of the terms of the Paycheck Protection Program in order to allow more businesses to be eligible for loan forgiveness. Here’s what you need to know: Loan amount that must …
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