The other day, I saw a social media post encouraging entrepreneur to ignore the likes and comments that they get on their social media post. In this person’s view, “likes” don’t lead to purchases. But I want you to pay attention to the likes, loves, comments and shares. They provide a treasure trove of information.…
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The Royal Wedding – Why You Should Care I was a little surprised Saturday when I scrolled my social media feed and saw that there were numerous posts stating why Black Americans shouldn’t care about the Royal Wedding. I saw everything from “we want a monarchy so bad that we’ll accept anything” to ” didn’t…
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On January 8, 2018, I challenged myself to write 500 words a day. I chose 500 words because I kept seeing a Facebook ad that said I should write 500 words daily. I’m a writer so I said, “I should be able to do this”. I didn’t stipulate how long the challenge would last…
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January 2, 2018 Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season with your friends and family. Whether you ended the year on a high note, or were just glad last year is finally over, it’s time to embrace the challenges and opportunities of this new year. Now, if your email inbox looks…
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When talking with your clients, it’s crucial that you hear what they are actually saying; to do otherwise can cause your customer to become frustrated. In most cases, a frustrated customer does not buy. I recently decided to make a purchase for my home. I can tell that the salesman was intent on following his…
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September 16, 2017 Hurricane #Irma has come and gone; leaving a trail of destruction in its path. As I sat in the dark on Monday morning with no power, I wondered how many of my fellow entrepreneurs were also in the dark and how our businesses would fare after the storm. I reached out to…
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August 14, 2017 By Adrienne Jenkins Hunt Like many people in America I watched the events that unfolded at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville last weekend. The general conscious is that this was a horrible display of bigotry. In light of all the events that were unfolding in real-time on my television, my…
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By now, I’m sure you have seen the video of the man being dragged off of a United Airlines flight (here’s a link to the video clip in case you missed it). Apparently, there wasn’t enough room for everyone who had actually paid for their seat plus the standby, crew so somebody needed to volunteer…
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On Tuesday night, like so many others, I watched President Barack Obama give his farewell speech to the nation. I must admit that it was as emotional for me watching him say goodbye as it was watching him launch his bid to become President in 2007. And in spite of the challenges our country faces,…
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Happy New Year! No matter what holiday(s) you celebrate, I hope you had a really good time and got some much needed rest. Although yesterday was a government holiday, it was also Copyright Law Day. So I thought this would be a great opportunity to make sure that what we are doing in our businesses…
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