Tips for Instagram for Business- Three things your Instagram profile might be missing I recently took a job to boost a friend’s (awesome) new business on IG and Twitter. Shannon Kyle’s new venture, Southern Girls Getaway, is all about designing vacations for girls trips. I mean… what a cool approach to travel?! She’s found a great niche. She books 5k and 10k weekends, …
Shopping Local for Christmas is EASY Thanks to Vend Raleigh!
Christmas time is here, and so are the days of trying to fit all our shopping into jam-packed schedules. It can get hectic for sure, and it’s always a struggle to fit in the time to find truly heartfelt and unique gifts. But don’t worry – Vend Raleigh is here to help! Our mompreneurs have banded together to create our first-ever Pinterest …
Vend Raleigh is Not Faith Based, But the Founder Is
Time to return to Belize. Will you join me? As long as I’ve been leading Vend Raleigh I’ve been serving on international mission trips, mostly in Belize, Central America. Even though we are business partners, faith is often a common denominator between us. As Vend Raleigh has grown, many of my relationships with you have grown far past business and I …
Tackle Two Months of Holiday Prep with Ease
Believe it or not the holidays are just around the corner. If you think the comment pre-mature, take a peek at the countdown: • 17 days until Halloween, • 44 days until Thanksgiving, • 65 days until Hanukkah, and • 72 days until Christmas! The holidays are a time to be with family and friends, enjoying the things that are most important to us …
September is National Preparedness Month: Are You Ready for Natural Disasters?
In 2011 the natural disasters started on January 26th in California with one of the worst winter storms, causing flooding and debris and mud flows, but that was just the beginning of Mother Nature’s furry. According to FEMA’s Natural Disasters of 2011, to date the USA has been hit with severe winter storms and snowstorms, tsunami wave surges, tornadoes, flooding, …
Back to School Back to Work
Most families are gearing up for the 2014-2015 school year. As a year round parent we started back in July. I have found that business people gear up the same way families do this time of year as well. Some are a little further than half way through their fiscal year and gear up for the last quarter. Now that …
I’m Dating Facebook Again | Increasing Facebook Reach
Increasing Facebook Reach by Hundreds and Thousands I’ve been off lately, I’m not gonna lie. I’ve posted Facebook ‘stuff’ that wasn’t my best material. I hadn’t been hot online, needed to get something out there, and I forced it. No one’s been responding. ((Echo)) But this week, I found my jam. Sometimes we need a reminder that being online isn’t …
Deciding On A Direct Sales Business
Thinking about joining starting a direct sales business? Monique Jackson of Pure Romance started a great conversation in the Vend Raleigh Direct Sales group. She asked, “How have you determined which direct sales company you wanted to join?” Hear what our Vend Raleigh Direct Sales Mompreneurs had to say… Well, I never planned on joining one! I learned about these products …
The Best Kept Secret In Vend Raleigh
Vend Raleigh small business women find it important to live out their faith in their businesses. The first Friday of each month Vend Raleigh holds a Business Women of Faith Meeting. It’s.a.joy. We regularly have 10-12 women that attend, and not always the same faces. For many, this meeting has been their first introduction to Vend! You’ve likely been to …
Vend Raleigh Father’s Day Gift Guide
Vend Raleigh Father’s Day Guide | Raleigh Small Business Women Vend Raleigh is the place for Raleigh area Mompreneurs. Shop small, local and now mom-owned businesses for Father’s Day and any occasion with Vend Raleigh’s Business Directory. These folded stationery note cards from Hedoe Precious Paper are simply unique. They are a masculine take …