post by Stephanie Nelson Given that today is Valentine’s Day, my mind naturally went to the topic of love. And given that this blog is about work and such, I went straight to the quote that says something along the lines of “do what you love and you’ll never work another day.” In my humble…
post by Stephanie Nelson Lately, as I’ve been scrolling through my Facebook news feed, I’ve seen a lot requests for recommendations for different types of service providers. As I was reading through these, something really stood out to me. In many of the requests, there was some sort of caveat along the lines of “this…
post by Stephanie Nelson Some days, inspiration just doesn’t come. That happens to the best of us, whether we’re working for ourselves, working for someone else, not working, or whatever else we’ve got going on. As a solopreneur, these are the days that suck the life out of me, and some of the few days I…
post by Stephanie Nelson Confession time: My name is Stephanie, and I’m a Hamilfan. (If you know the soundtrack, you’ll notice I even just quoted Aaron Burr to start this post.) I’ve been OBSESSED with the soundtrack for a bit over a year, and even though my Southern mouth can’t keep up with some of…
post by Stephanie Nelson A few months ago, I wrote a post about being a light to those around you. At the time, my home city was in turmoil after a man of color was shot by police. While that story is still in the news periodically here in Charlotte, there’s a host of issues…
post by Stephanie Nelson Lately, I’ve been reading a lot about productivity – how to get “more time” out of your day…or how to fit more into your day. I had gotten into a really stressful rut of trying to do everything I needed to do just by flying by the seat of my pants with…
post by Stephanie Nelson As a business owner, it can sometimes be hard to let a client go. What will they say about you? Will they ruin your rep? And what about the money your business will no longer be bringing in? But there are times when you’re better off without the client and their…
post by Stephanie Nelson 2016 is coming to an end, and 2017 is drawing nigh. As is customary this time of year, a list of resolutions has been started. Here, in no particular order, are the resolutions we’re committing to for 2017: Honor our business plan. Earlier in December, I sat down and, for the first…
post by Stephanie Nelson Five years ago today, at 9am, the shingle was officially hung out for SBN Marketing. The last five years have been…interesting. I never set out to or strived to own my own business. It kind of fell in my lap because a few guys were changing their own business model, had…
post by Stephanie Nelson A couple weeks ago, I wrote about how political comments can affect your business, especially in a tense political climate like we’re in now. Over the last couple weeks, I’ve seen how that can translate to social media, too. I’ve recently had friends looking for recommendations for good or services on…
