For Larry Keltto, entrepreneurship was a choice. After getting married in 1993, Keltto discovered the hours of a full-time journalist no longer suited his new life. Striking out on his own, he founded Straight River Media with just a computer, a laser printer and a book on Quark Express. “The term content marketing didn’t exist Read more about Larry Keltto @Larry_Keltto Flies Solo in Entrepreneur Life[More…]

Lori Byron believes any business owner or entrepreneur can be a superstar. With a love of reading and writing going back to childhood, Lori Byron now helps her clients write their own stories. Byron’s first job out of college was working with small business owners to help them increase sales. Witnessing firsthand the freedom entrepreneurs Read more about Lori Byron @LoriByron Turns Clients Into Superstars[More…]

It’s often said that small business people wear a lot of hats. To BizSugar members, the hat most associated with small business owner Mike Allton is the one he wears as editor of The Social Media Hat. It’s the site where Allton regularly posts articles on blogging, social media, Internet marketing, writing and business technology. Read more about Mike Allton @mike_allton Wears Many Hats in Business[More…]

Imagine living in Wisconsin, not known for its mild winters, and having a job that forces you to commute 100 miles one way daily to the office. If you’ve “been there, done that” then you can probably imagine Michelle Mangen’s plight. And you can also probably understand why Mangen, following the particularly harsh winter of Read more about Michelle Mangen @mmangen Beats Commuting Blues[More…]

Herby Fabius is a part-time entrepreneur with a plan for success. The Stamford, Conn. resident and College of Westchester graduate is two years in to a five year plan to create a sustainable business online. “After graduation I knew the corporate world was not something that I wanted to pursue right away, so I gave Read more about Herby Fabius @BillionSuccess Puts Business Advice to Work[More…]

You could say that Matthew Needham grew up in business. His first experience in the business world came at age 6 when his parents bought a pharmacy. It didn’t take long for Needham to realize running a drug store was not for him, but his interest in business didn’t stop there. After receiving his degree Read more about Matthew Needham @bigredtomato Has Business in His Blood[More…]

Ian Smith likes to say that your business is either remarkable or invisible, and that which one it is depends on you. Author of Fulfilling the Potential of Your Business: Big Company Thinking for the Mighty Small Business, which won the Small Business Book Awards for Management in 2012, Smith has dedicated his professional life Read more about Ian Smith @IanDSmith Builds a Remarkable Business[More…]

Daniel Sharkov grew up in the blogging business. Usually when we say that, we are talking about someone who started working in a particular business at a very young age. However, in Sharkov’s case, both he and the business were quite young. A 19 year old student from Bulgaria, Sharkov began blogging four years ago Read more about Daniel Sharkov @DanielSharkov Grows Up Blogging[More…]

Imagine a network of business professionals sharing valuable information for every step in the career process. This was the idea behind the creation of the website ManagingAmericans.com, a community where business professionals can receive feedback and get answers to their questions from a panel of experts who have “been there, done that.” “We are a Read more about Dan Woods @Mentorship4U Builds Community for Professionals[More…]