28
May

The Things You Learn on the Job!

Meeting Tim and Pauline Doucette would give any struggling small-business owner a shot in the arm. The owners of Worry Free Property Management are so good at what they do, and so confident about the future of their business, their energy is infectious. Find your niche, that skill or talent you have better than anyone else in your market – …

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14
May

Beyond Facebook: Which Social Media Site Is Best for Your Business?

My take on some of the other social media tools out there that small-business owners might want to take advantage of: 1) Pinterest The mostly female users of this photo-sharing website create digital bulletin boards of their own images and “repin” and “like” images from other users. If your product or service lends itself to visual presentation – original artwork …

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7
May

Design Pick of the Week: The Cottages of Wolfeboro

Logo design is all about telling a story. And while driving through Wolfeboro the other day, I came across a “story” I want to write myself into! Simple and elegant, the logo for The Cottages of Wolfeboro immediately drew me in. The graphic designer cleverly embedded the emblem (the tree) inside a green bounded box. Yet the box does not …

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