Growing Your Business

Starting a business can be tough stuff. It can take years to get your company to the level that you want it to be. But, once you’ve become confident in your business model and the way things are going for your current business, you may start thinking about expanding and growing your business. Growing a […]

A Passive Aggressive Guide to Dishwashing in the Workplace

It’s a beautiful Monday morning.  You have sifted through your weekend emails, exchanged pleasantries with your coworkers and now it’s time to sashay your way to the all-important coffee pot.  Your theme song for the day might as well be Eye of the Tiger, but as you turn the corner into the kitchen a new […]

What Does Quantum Physics Have to Do With Being in a Startup?

I had a conversation earlier this week with Katharine Kim, a mindset coach and personal trainer. Katharine is very much into health, wellness and fitness and runs a company called Revolution Self Image. During our conversation we naturally gravitated to talking about quantum physics because isn’t that what two business people normally discuss?! Without turning […]

Facebook And Business: Cold Hard Facts

This is a guest blog post from our friends at Salty Waffle Social Media Class. – If you’ve been trying to get around to implementing a Facebook strategy for your business, but never got around to it, these facts might help push you over the edge. Dive in! These facts show how important Facebook and […]

Navigating The I-90 Bridge During Seafair Weekend

Seafair Weekend is a local holiday for most Seattle area residents. The Seafair Cup unlimited hydroplane races happen each year on Lake Washington during the first weekend in August. The hydroplane races draw thousands of boats and onshore spectators. As tradition, the Blue Angels (US Navy’s Flight Demonstration Squad) perform an aeriel stunt show over Lake […]

Homeless People Use Social Media for Support

This is a guest post from our friends at Salty Waffle. CNN had a story on how homeless people are using social media to find community, food, and shelter. How amazing. Twitter is the main source of finding food shelters and housing for people online. Likewise, AnnMarie Walsh, a woman previously homeless began tweeting to conquer her fears […]

How To Get a Job at a Startup

Many people that dream of eventually owning their own business consider getting a job with a startup business. Working for a start up can offer “pre-entrepreneurs” a lot of value. Employees of startups are able to see just how hard it is to run your own business on the day-to-day. At a start up, employees […]

Visual Information is Super Cool. Comparing @pchee and @alyssamag.

I was reading Laura Kimball’s blog “Lamiki.com” and saw that she had put together this super cool infographic comparing her personal (@lamiki) Twitter account to her company’s (@Jolkona) Twitter account. It’s one of those things that’s so fun that I had to stop and create one for us too. Here’s a picture that compares my […]

3 Reminders for Starting a Business

Entrepreneurs are passionate about their startups. Many are so eager to get started with their newest, greatest business idea that they rush out to get their licensing from their city and state, then sprint to press the “Go Button.” In reality, it really shouldn’t take too long to get your business up and running but […]

Double-Dip Recession: What it Means for Startups

Tonight I saw a few tweets about MSNBC’s article “10 signs the double-dip recession has begun” and Fox Small Business article “Small Business Still Feeling Recession’s Impact“. I read both articles and the first article points out 10 things which are pretty easy for the average American to see. Inflation Investments have begun to yield […]