Communication is a two-way street

At times I make fairly heavy weather about the fact that I’m a journalist. That’s because I’m self-conscious about Dawn-the-Reporter — but that’s another story.
In fact, more than a journalist, I’m a writer. As such, here’s something I know about writing: writing is a tool for communication.
Yes, I know. Seems blindingly obvious, doesn’t it? But [...]

Inner conflicts of a microbusiness journalist

The big challenge for people who are in the business of covering both public policy and the economy is to keep people informed while simultaneously refraining from scaring them to death.
It would be very easy to write endless Articles of Doom right now. All the numbers we normally use to paint a picture of the [...]

Podcast: Will Ambitious Obama Plan Skip Small Businesses?

I’ve probably already said this but I was kind of hoping I could at least wait until he was sworn in before I started complaining about Mr. Obama.
I suppose it’s possible that I’m doing our nation’s leaders an injustice when I point out that the words ’small business’ rarely escape their lips when they talk [...]

How big does your small business need to look?

I got a message recently to let me know about the launch of a new product for microbusinesses and, specifically, for home based businesses wanting to look bigger than they are.
Do people still do that?
Is it still necessary for small businesses to pretend that they are big businesses? And is it still necessary for home-based [...]

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Dawn Rivers Baker, microbusiness journalistDawn 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 official bio to learn more.


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