Running a business is hard work, especially if you’re an entrepreneur starting a new company from scratch. A business coach is a resource...

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I used to hate sales. Maybe “hate” is too strong of a word. I was just bad at it and I didn’t realize...

The list of marketing options are endless and can be overwhelming for solo business owners and freelancers. There’s so much you can do...

One of the quickest and easiest ways to increase your income is to teach what you know to your current clients. Remember this...

What sets successful business owners apart from others who are struggling all of the time? It’s not ingenious ideas. Even though we are...

One of my chief frustrations in BNI, a popular referral and networking organization, are the folks who consider themselves difficult to refer and...

For East Bay Businesses Oakland Small Business Emergency Grant ProgramApplication due Sunday, April 5th. Provides working capital grants of $5,000 to small businesses...

This article was originally published in the Oakland Business Review, May/June 2019. The Oakland Chamber, in partnership with Oakland’s four other multicultural Chambers...

This morning, I demonstrated understanding people using behavioral styles to a BNI chapter using a big rig story. Noah Smith, our family moving...