UpwardAction Salutes Janice Bryant Howroyd

UpwardAction Salutes Janice Bryant Howroyd

Janice Bryant Howroyd holds the distinction of being the first African American woman to build a billion dollar company.  She is the founder and CEO of Act 1 Group. Under her leadership, Act 1 Group has transitioned from its humble beginnings of a single office operation to become the largest…

Stand Out On LinkedIn

LinkedIn is a powerful and highly effective tool when you want to "get noticed" by your target market, choice employee or ideal employees. Your ability to build an attractive and highly visible presence on LinkedIn is key to your profitable success with this platform. Check out the video below to…

How to Grow Your Business with Twitter – Start by Listening

Twitter is by far one of my favorite social networks.   Twitter is a particularly useful tool for small business owners because it can be leveraged to (i) initiate relationships with prospective clients, (ii) identify business opportunities, (iii) attract speaking engagements and (iv) meet industry colleagues.  When used strategically, Twitter can…

Twitter is a powerful tool for rainmaking relationships.

When a relationship management or "rainmaking" conversation turns to Twitter, I can always expect to hear at least 2 of the following 3 questions from folks who have just begun to seriously consider the possibilities Twitter presents for business development and building Rainmaking Relationships™. How do I increase my followers…