There are a few things in life that almost everyone dreads – paying income taxes, hitting the interstate on a holiday weekend, a summer cold – and standing in line at the Motor Vehicle Administration! No matter how short your transaction, there’s never an “un-busy” time at the MVA. However, there is an alternative – [...]
Stress and anxiety are very common when you work in business. As a result, here is a list of techniques that a business person can use to help manage their daily stresses and anxieties. Sometimes, we get stressed when everything happens all at once. When this happens, a person should take a deep breath and [...]
Our very own Village Connector Community News Charter Member, Jeffrey D. Carlson, CFP®, has been recognized as a FIVE STAR Wealth Manager in the February, 2012 edition of the Baltimore Magazine. Congratulations Jeff! For more information about Jeffrey or his services, visit him on the web at: www.AmeripriseAdvisors.com/Jeffrey.D.Carlson/ ————————————————————————– Anita M. Hicks is a Community [...]
Could your business use a boost in 2012? Perhaps learning something new to help you market or build your business could be just what you are looking for this year. Smartly Spaced is hosting business workshops to help business owners. Recently I attended “10 Business Image Catastrophes and How to Avoid Them” by Glenn Garnes. [...]
On Friday, January 6 hundreds of people packed into The Tilted Kilt in White Marsh to help raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project. Lowell Sheets, the event organizer, said “I feel very strongly about supporting the troops. and especially the wars we’ve been in, so many lately.” The event started off with a 2 [...]
Local business owners and entrepreneurs attended a powerful workshop on WordPress hosted at Smartly Spaced on Thursday, December 15th. The workshop, “Your WordPress Website: The Hub of your Online Presence” featured Social Media Marketing Strategist, Glenn K. Garnes. Small businesses need every advantage they can get in competing for loyal customers. And, that starts with [...]
How is it that there’s usually one person at networking events who really stands out from the rest? You know, the one who seems to grab everyone’s attention. The one you want to be. It all comes down to business etiquette – the way you treat others and how you express yourself. In other words, [...]
You demonstrate your work ethic in many ways – in your handshake, appearance, or even your approach to difficult situations. But another – and arguably, one of the most important – indications of work ethic comes across in completed staff work. That is, in sales reports, proposals, research papers, technical documents, or any other form [...]
Communication – whether verbal, physical or written – has helped us transfer information, spread ideas, and solve problems for centuries. However, when text messaging entered the conversation in the late 1990s (and exploded in the early 21st century), it operated under a new set of communication principles: shorter, simpler and fewer statements. Knowing when to [...]
Local merchants who are looking for a powerful way to attract more customers must consider using video content on the Web. No one can deny the fact that video content is more compelling than written articles and blog content alone, and advances in technology have made it easy and affordable for virtually anyone who considers [...]
