• Happily Ever After by Paula Fracasso Alicia Marie Fruin         posted in: Business
    Article by Business and Life Coach Paula Fracasso I once had a high-tech angel investor for a client. He often spoke about “one-time learning” for his investments. He wanted the companies he was incubating to learn a lesson the first ti...
  • Ask an Expert: “How to Name Your Business” Alicia Marie Fruin         posted in: Business
    Join Alicia Marie on Thursday, February 17th @ 3 CST as she interviews Wendy Phillips with ...
  • The Entrepreneurial Spirit Alicia Marie Fruin         posted in: Motivation and Inspiration
    Have you noticed that when you allow the entrepreneurial spirit in you to lead the way – with passion, authenticity, purpose and persistence – you naturally express thoughts and actions of abundance?  You just know that all things are possible. Our recent economy has been built on entrepreneurialism; it’s rooted in the unwavering entrepreneurial spirit of creativi...
  • So, you were fired. Now what? Alicia Marie Fruin         posted in: Business
    So, you were fired.  Now what?  How will you explain it when you interview? How do you respond to a job interview question about why you left your last job, when the answer is that you were fired?  This question is dreaded by everyone who has ever been laid off.  But it doesn’t have to be that way… There are many questions that job seekers are asked. “Wha...
  • Ask an Expert: “How to Build a Million Dollar Business: What Would Your Business Sell For?” Alicia Marie Fruin         posted in: Business
    Join Alicia Marie on February 1st at 2 CST as she interviews Brian Walters on business valuations!  Brian will discuss several points related to performing business valuations, in...
  • Cooperate VS. Collaborate Alicia Marie Fruin         posted in: Team-Building
    Does your staff cooperate or collaborate with you? As small business owners, we move fast, change course, and shift gears daily. Operating a small business demands that we have the ability to be flexible and change as needed. What about our employees?  How flexible do they need to be? How informed? How engaged in the success of the business? How do we know they are a...
  • The Middle Way Alicia Marie Fruin         posted in: Wellness
    The middle way is very simple. Keep it simple, and you will find the balance you have been yearning for. All extremes are fear-based and destructive. Should you eat all the time?  Well no, that would not be good for you.  Should you stop eating all together?  No, that would not be good for you. I could ask you the same questions around exercise,  work, play, relationships and on and on.  F...