Differentiation is easier than it ought to be
It’s a sad commentary on that legendary American pride in workmanship when you can differentiate yourself as extraordinary simply by being willing to pick up a branch.
Daring to do
One of the things about running your own small or microbusiness that falls under the category of Not For The Faint of Heart is the way it constantly challenges you to go outside your comfort zone.
In fact, in many ways, running your own business is an ongoing act of courage.
For many of us, the greatest [...]
December shopping till you’re dropping
Now that the election is over, attention turns to the other upcoming biggie: just how is everybody going to do during the year-end shopping season?
There’s a certain amount of nervousness attached to the question, since economy observers are expecting the sky to fall sometime soon. For many, the big question is when — before the [...]



Dawn Rivers Baker, aka The Journal Blogger, is the editor and publisher of The MicroEnterprise Journal, and the self-proclaimed Socrates of the small business blogosphere. See her 


