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Why You Should Start a YouTube Channel

Before I even answer that question, I’ll pose a couple for you… 1.) Have you ever done a search for information within YouTube? 2.) Have you ever done a Google search & clicked on a YouTube link that popped up in your search results? Chances are, you probably answered YES to both questions.  YouTube is the 2nd largest search engine …

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Why Attend Illuminate: Because Your Business is Real

Vend Raleigh’s 3rd Annual Illuminate Conference is on October 3, 2014 in downtown Raleigh. It is open to all Mom-owned business owners and future business owners. This day-long conference features speakers, workshops, networking and more! Still need to purchase your ticket? Get it here before it’s too late. When I was planning the launch of Little Details, my friend told …

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An Invitation from the Junior League of Raleigh

The 2014 Vend Raleigh Illuminate Conference on October 3, 2014 is being held at the Junior League of Raleigh building at 711 Hillsborough Street in Raleigh. Have you gotten your ticket yet? Time is running out! Don’t miss this opportunity to: enrich your personal and business skills and connect you to other like-minded mompreneurs. You will get #hookedup. encourage you to …

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Work It, Girl: Announcing Pre-Illuminate Events

WORK IT, GIRL!  Alright. You’ve got your ticket, you’ve cleared your calendar for Oct.3, you’ve checked out the breakout sessions, your stack of business cards is ready to go, and you’ve even picked out a chic-yet-comfortable power outfit to wear to Illuminate.  You’re itching to get to Illuminate (I am too), but it’s a bit away. What do you do …

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Are you juggling or balancing? Find “Success from Within”!

The Illuminate Planning Committee is delighted to introduce this year’s Illuminate Conference Keynote Speaker Mary Michele from Style FinderID.  Michele will not only answer these questions but she’ll also share her insider secrets about finding that  “Success from Within.”  Tweet this: Get insider secrets to finding that “success from within!” This is the click to tweet link!  Just in case! Calling all Mompreneurs …

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WOW Social Media Marketing that You Can Do!

WOW social media marketing strategies that you can do from Raleigh small business owner, Jill Markijohn. To learn something new, you need to ask questions and be unafraid of making mistakes. When I was a teacher, this is what I hoped to instill in my students so they could learn – and love to learn. This is what I did …

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How to Easily and Authentically Market Your Business

You most likely started your business because you love what you do (taking photos, giving massages, helping people lose weight) and not because you love the thought of sales and marketing. But the reality is that we should learn to fall in love with marketing, or we may quickly go out of business. The good news is that sales and …

Applying The 80/20 Rule To Your Life

Recently I had the opportunity to network with an awesome group at the Raleigh Momprenuer‘s Illuminate conference.  This group of mom’s provided me with so much inspiration and ideas that I was on mental overload by the time I left.   One of the things that really stood out to me was the Ignite Your Passion session taught by Gaye …