by Allison Nazarian | Entrepreneurs, Unsolicited Advice from Allison
I read this article in this month’s Inc Magazine. Basically, a small business woman in North Carolina decided to write about her experiences with what she felt was a one-step-below-a-scam service that offered to create a documentary-like advertorial for her...
by Allison Nazarian | Entrepreneurs, Unsolicited Advice from Allison
How many of you play by the rules? Your own rules, your competitors’ rules, your colleagues’ rules, life’s rules, you know: THE RULES? If you asked me, I would definitely say I’m one to follow the rules. I’ve always been that person. But you know what? Following the...
by Allison Nazarian | Entrepreneurs
Those of you who know me personally know that I, well, struggle with being a better taker of criticism. I’m just not that thick-skinned. Even if it’s meant well, if it’s not personal or if it is incredibly valuable, I still feel that sting, that...
by Allison Nazarian | Entrepreneurs
A couple Fridays ago, I took two hours off and sat in a quiet corner at my local Barnes & Noble. I grabbed about four books and managed to go through each of them (enough to get what I needed to get) in the course of my stay in that big comfy chair there. (By the...