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Ditch the Dusty Widget

Big advice for the little guy: tips, resources and tales for starting, running, marketing and growing your small business.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Weekly Affirmations for the Self-Employed

I prioritize well.

Posted by Tara M. Bloom at 5:40 AM

Labels: inspiration, weekly affirmation

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What's Your Dusty Widget?

Dusty widgets hold back small businesses.

Your dusty widget might be a pile of old products literally covered in dust in the warehouse, an old way of doing business that you're reluctant to update or a staffing model that no longer meets your needs. Or, it might be a metaphor for fears that prevent you from taking a new risk.

Whatever it means to you, it's time to ditch that dusty widget and move your small business forward!

Who Dusts Your Widgets?

Tara M. Bloom: I'm a professional copywriter and small business marketing partner with a proven track record of generating millions of dollars for a variety of organizations. Based in Portland, Oregon, I help business owners translate their great ideas into marketing messages that sell. My best accomplishment, however, is being the mom of one really great kid.

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shameless self-promotion (9)
small biz facts of life (26)
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starting up a small biz (52)
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How to Buy & Sell a Business E-Book by Garrett Sutton, Esq.
How to Buy & Sell a Business by Garrett Sutton, Esq.
Growing a Business by Paul Hawken
The Small Business Owner's Manual by Joe Kennedy
Bookkeeping for Dummies E-Book by Lita Epstein
Bookkeeping for Dummies by Lita Epstein, MBA
The SBA Loan Book by Charles H. Green
The Procrastinator’s Guide to Marketing by Scarborough and Scarborough
The Boss of You by Lauren Bacon and Emira Mears
Gracious & Ruthless by Susan Sokol-Blosser
E-Myth Mastery E-Book by Michael Gerber
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