Benjy Portnoy’s first business was a little candy stand he set up when he was five to sell left over candy bars to relatives when they gathered for a family Thanksgiving. Today his Website, SmallBizElevator.com, dispenses sweet solutions to entrepreneurs hungry to get their small businesses off the ground. Portnoy tells a funny story about Read more about Benjy Portnoy @SmallBizElevatr Shares Sweet Solutions[More…]
Though he had always had a a strong interest in entrepreneurship, it was a desire to be there for his wife and children that motivated Gary Shouldis to leave his job as a captain in the New York City Fire Department and become a small business owner. Shouldis is our BizSugar Contributor of the Week, Read more about Gary Shouldis @3BugMedia Follows Higher Calling[More…]
We’ve reached the end of our profiles on our “Rock Your Biz” winners, with fifth prize recipient Francisco Perez who won for his pithy post loaded with insight “12 Things You Should Do After Writing a Blog Post.” You can check out the rest of our winners here. Based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Perez Read more about Francisco Perez @ditesco Shares Blogger Insights in Rock Your Biz[More…]
He’s just 18, but with a collection of blogs and Websites in a range of targeted niches, including BlogPreneurs and Blokube, Devesh Sharma of Jaipur, India, already considers himself a success. Sharma is the first place winner in the BizSugar “Rock Your Biz” blogging contest for his post “42 Dazzling Tips To Rock You Business Read more about Devesh Sharma Finds Success as Blog Entrepreneur[More…]
The founder of FixCourse likes to do just what the name of his Website implies, fix your business to increase revenue with a focus on inbound marketing. Smith’s equation for small business success is pretty simple: Content Marketing + SEO + Social + Email Marketing. “I start with the company’s goal (like get more customers, Read more about Brad Smith Fixes Your Marketing Plan @BradleyESmith[More…]
To reach a wider audience and sell more of whatever product you create in business today, it is first necessary to learn the art of social media. That’s the conclusion Cendrine Marrouat came to in 2005 after beginning her career as an independent artist. “After self-publishing my first three books, I realized that reaching more Read more about Cendrine Marrouat Makes Social Media A Work of Art @cendrinemedia[More…]
When you can no longer see the forest for the trees, it may be time for a fresh perspective. That’s where Robert Peters of Fresh Eyes Consultancy comes in. Peters, our BizSugar contributor of the week, founded his business in 2011 after spending 15 years in IT and operation management roles. “I’d built up a Read more about Robert Peters Brings Fresh Eyes to Business @FreshEyesConsul[More…]
How can your small business “insure” success? Ryan Hanley, our latest BizSugar contributor of the week, can answer that question from at least two perspectives. “I wear two hats,” says Hanley. By day, Hanley is a certified insurance counselor for the The Murray Group, an independently owned insurance and financial services firm, located in Albany, Read more about Ryan Hanley “Insures” Business Success @RyanHanley_Com[More…]
After years of working to cultivate other people’s small business gardens, Allison Semancik decided to plant some seeds of her own. After nine years of working in online marketing, Semancik, our latest contributor of the week, decided the time had come to strike out on her own. “So in 2010, I launched Idea Sprouts, an Read more about Allison Semancik Helps Ideas Sprout @AllieMiami[More…]
After a career in big business, Susan Oakes has taken the small business path. This week’s BizSugar Contributor of the Week, Oakes is a long-time supporter of the BizSugar community…and of small business in general. The founder of Marketing For Business Success Pty Ltd marketed under the brand M4B Marketing, Oakes spent much of her Read more about Susan Oakes Takes the Small Business Path @m4bmarketing[More…]