Did you know that there are only 66 days until Christmas? It is almost Halloween and for me that means I need to start figuring out Christmas ideas. Are you also trying to come up with gifts for all the special people in your lives? Come take a look at and participate in the Vend Raleigh Christmas Gift Guide …
Life Lessons I Learned From Buying A Business
Were you every presented with an opportunity or an event that you couldn’t walk away from or say “no” to? A moment in your life where you could quickly see your passions align with your business goals? I experienced that this month when I had the most exciting & humbling experience….something I’d never thought I’d ever do…I bought a business! (Still …
Winning at Pinning
Everyone likes to win, and when it comes to using Pinterest for your business, you need a game plan. A strategy for creating beautiful pins that will entice consumers to click your pin. It could be a like, a pin, a comment or click that will lead people to your website to read your blog or purchase a product. Whatever …
How To and How Not To Connect After Illuminate
Illuminate is just around the corner and I’m betting that some of you have never been to a conference. After checking out the loot in your swag bags, sifting through a stack of colorful business cards, and reviewing your notes, you might wonder, NOW WHAT? I know I did and figured sharing what I learned about connecting with others would …
3 Ways My Promo Video Has Helped Me Specialize My Business
It would probably surprise you to hear that as a photographer, there is one email I dread having to draft a reply to: My family needs photos! My husband and I have 3 kids, ages 6, 4, and 2. We really love your style and were thinking we wanted to have our family portraits taken at XYZ Park in a …
One On One Coaching Session with Cary
Build Your Online Business Presence While I’m available for one one one online presence coaching sessions on a regular basis, I wanted to schedule a special day with back to back coaching sessions to encourage some of you to make that leap- that commitment- for your business. Wednesday, August 12th, I have special 50 minute sessions scheduled just for you. …
Social Media Tribes Event
Vend Raleigh small business women working together to build strong online communities. Want to increase your reach on social media? Do you buy into the idea of creating community online to benefit all? For the first time Vend Raleigh is offering to organize Social Media Tribes to help you create social media buzz for your business by connecting you with …
Time Savers for Mompreneurs from Mompreneurs
Work at home moms give you their most valuable time saving tips! I schedule meetings weeks out, not every meeting has to be right away. (I also leave room in my schedule for those meetings that do need to be scheduled right away.) Cary Heise, Vend Raleigh I organize my contacts in Asana so when I’m on the road I …
Creating Product Descriptions | Raleigh Small Business
You have a product to sell, whether it’s physical or digital, but so many others do too. Sure you have beautiful photos of your product but how would you describe it? How will you stand out? What is a product description? A product description is a detailed description of your product that describes the benefits and tells a story. …
Selling My LLC, Stay at Home Rock Star
When I decided to close shop at Stay at Home Rock Star I was approached by a couple women to buy the business. I hadn’t even really considered that. The brand was my baby and the online community was largely a following of me, my rock star mom life (or mostly not so rock star life). But Michelle Bertoncino was …