October 2009 Blog Posts (87)

A Place To Promote Your Business and It's All Complimentary!

Guys,

Our Free Biz Networking Chat is BACK!! We have 11 companies represented.

Please make sure you RSVP today if you want to promote your business or as a guest to watch. (Check Events for Free Biz Networking)

Come and meet and network.

GRAND OPENING THURSDAY!!! 4pm EST To Present Your Biz You Must RSVP here--->…

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Added by Jessica on October 7, 2009 at 2:12pm — 1 Comment

Say Yes to the Present Moment!

"Wherever my travels may lead, paradise is where I am." - Voltaire

Ask yourself how you feel at this moment.

How did that go for you? Did your mind race with a thousand different thoughts and you kind of missed the moment? Yeah.... I thought so.

Well, don't feel bad, this is what happens to nearly all of us on this planet now a days because everything is getting faster and faster and our minds are trying to keep up with it all. The outcome is disaster, we are… Continue

Added by Michelle Teyke on October 7, 2009 at 12:28pm — No Comments

Do you suffer with dry skin? Some useful tips

If you deal with dry skin on a regular basis, you might think it's a problem you'll always have to deal with. If that's the case, you're wrong! You may be committing some of the easiest skin care sins to fix.

Dry skin isn't mandatory, no matter the season or the location. There are easy things that you can change in your daily routine that will make a big difference to the health of your skin.

Follow these 5 dry skin remedies and see how quickly your skin makes a turn-around.

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Added by Kim Hill on October 6, 2009 at 7:25pm — No Comments

SOLID GOLD STRETCH – DON’T SKIP IT!

Stretching is more important to an exercise program that most people think.

There are definite benefits to incorporating a stretch workout your current workout program. Stretching improves your flexibility, which can definitely help you increase your level of physical fitness.

This means that you may be able to hold a position for longer when exercising or it may also mean that you can better play a sport that requires you to be in flexible positions. (golf, tennis,… Continue

Added by Patti Linn on October 6, 2009 at 3:17pm — 1 Comment

Blogging 101: How To Create A Blog (Beginners)

BLOGGING 101 Follow these steps to create a blog and you'll be blogging within minutes - For Free!

What is a BLOG

So what is a Blog anyway? As per Wikipedia a blog is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with… Continue

Added by Jessica on October 6, 2009 at 12:03pm — 4 Comments

Linda Garrison, CTFA, CISP Joins Pines Foundation Board

Linda Garrison, CTFA, CISP, Trust Associate with Northern Trust was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of Pines of Sarasota Foundation.

“Upon visiting Pines of Sarasota and learning that this unique long term care community promises in its mission a home for life to seniors including those who have exhausted their financial means, I knew I had to get involved,” Garrison explained.

Garrison has been with Northern Trust since July 1992 as a Trust Associate in the… Continue

Added by Pat Driscoll on October 6, 2009 at 9:26am — No Comments

Kiwanis Club of Sarasota Presents $20K in Grants to Pines of Sarasota and Boys and Girls Clubs of Sarasota

The Kiwanis Club of Sarasota presented two grants, each in the amount of $10,000 to Pines of Sarasota and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Sarasota on Friday, September 11, 2009.

The $10,000 grant for Pines will be used to purchase new specialized laundry equipment and $10,000 grant funds for the Boys and Girls Clubs will utilize to support their after school tutorial programs called “Adventures in Learning”.

“We are thrilled by the generosity of the Downtown Kiwanis Club in… Continue

Added by Pat Driscoll on October 6, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Richard Gans Appointed to Pines of Sarasota Foundation Board

Richard R. Gans, a shareholder in the law firm of Fergeson, Skipper, Shaw, Keyser, Baron & Tirabassi, P.A. has been appointed to the board of directors of Pines of Sarasota Foundation. “I visited the Pines campus and saw the good things that are happening there. I knew that I wanted to help Pines in its mission to provide first-rate care and comfort for our community’s seniors.” Mr. Gans said. “Pines will not discharge a resident who runs out of… Continue

Added by Pat Driscoll on October 6, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

PROMOTE YOUR SMALL BUSINESS - check out the flyer !!

Added by Sarah Wakefield on October 5, 2009 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Top 5 Business Blogging Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Business blogging can be exceptionally rewarding. When done correctly, a successful blog can bring attention to your business, can attract new customers, and can turn your current customer base into the type of fans that companies like Apple, Netflix, and Ben and Jerry’s have: people who will not only buy your product or service, but evangelize it to their peers. Of course, like anything, there is a right way to go about starting a business blog… Continue

Added by Jessica on October 5, 2009 at 5:41pm — 6 Comments

Back to Basics?

As companies are challenged by current economic conditions and the need to change, sometimes the busyness of business can be overwhelming. Trying to make it happen, we run from one thing to the next: network meetings, company functions, civic responsibilities, family events and what about this social media thing?

But there is something interesting that is happening…a shift in society. A swinging of the pendulum that is changing the way we look at behavior and how we do business. In… Continue

Added by Sara Hand on October 5, 2009 at 5:01pm — 1 Comment

The Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

A friend shared this with me and I just had to share it with you. I hope you see the depth of the meaning that I did when I read it.

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee!

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it… Continue

Added by Bonita on October 5, 2009 at 4:15pm — 2 Comments

Finally Organic products we can afford...

Sakiro Skin & Body is happy to announce the introduction of Aubrey's Organics. We all want to do what is best for ourselves and our environment but sometimes our wallets just don't stretch that far. Well we found a great company that has great products and are a reasonable price too.

From skincare, body care, deodorants, haircare,baby products, soaps, sunscreens,even petcare at prices we can afford. You get the picture!!

Aubrey;s Organics trial face and body kits are just… Continue

Added by Kim Hill on October 5, 2009 at 3:43pm — 2 Comments

Butterfly Effect Grand Opening is a Huge Success!

Last week we brought you the announcement of the Butterfly Effect’s Grand Opening and as we anticipated it was a major success! At the top of the event there was a crowd waiting at the doors to check out this hot new holistic beauty boutique!

Located in the brand new uber-chic Citrus Square Plaza in Sarasota, FL the Butterfly Effect is a long awaited welcome addition carrying a range of bath, beauty, skin care and custom blended mineral makeup.

Behind… Continue

Added by Jaszy McAllister on October 5, 2009 at 2:47pm — No Comments

Go To McDonald's And Learn How To Market!

Today I received a very interesting and informative email from one of the Online Marketing Newsletters I subscribe to.

What really caught my eye was the subject of the email "Go To McDonald's and Learn How To Market"

I know you are probably thinking the same thing I thought, why go to McDonald's to Learn How To Market my business?

I wrote down some key points to share with you today.

Have… Continue

Added by Jessica on October 5, 2009 at 12:58pm — No Comments

Are Consumers Ready to Buy Again

Good question!

As a local business owner I have a vested interest in whether consumers in our area are going to be loosening their purse strings during the Christmas and high-season. I am not alone in this, tourism and retail sales figure greatly in the success and failure of many local businesses. With the decline in consumer confidence over the course of the economic downturn, we have seen a belt tightening not experienced in this area since the 1992, the last time the Florida… Continue

Added by Handbag Heaven & Boutique on October 5, 2009 at 12:31pm — No Comments

Christmas Card & Gift Idea

A lot of my clients are booking me to photograph their family for the front of a Holiday Greeting Card. I have some great deals going on now. How about a beautiful Family photograph framed as a great Holiday Gift this year. Call me and tell me you saw me on WQMAG.COM and recieve $25 OFF of your Portrait Sitting. Michelle Donner Photography… Continue

Added by Michelle Donner on October 5, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

Marketing Tip of the week: Storytelling

Storytelling is very, very powerful. Why? Because it is interesting! People want to hear what happens next. A powerful story will stick in people's mind and will tell them a lot about you and or your company. There are some formulas that can help you write a great story. You don't have to be a great writer to do it.

There are many books on storytelling that can help. You'll enjoy it and it will dramatically improve your interactions with clients, prospects and of course it will… Continue

Added by Frank Gomez on October 4, 2009 at 8:14pm — 2 Comments

PUTTING ON MY APRON AT APRON'S: Intermediate Techniques, Final Week

In our final week of the Intermediate Techniques class at Publix Apron’s Cooking School, intermediate was the name of the game. We worked with rice paper to form Shrimp Rice-Paper Rolls with Vietnamese Dipping Sauce. We slow-cooked Braised Short Ribs with a Shitake Mushroom and Cannellini Bean Ragout that was to die for! We formed Andouille Potato Cakes with a Roasted Corn Salsa, and we did the tedious job of working with delicate phyllo dough for the… Continue

Added by Amy Warren, LMHC / WQ Mag Columnist on October 4, 2009 at 7:30pm — 2 Comments

What's in your products??? Read on.................

KNOWN OR SUSPECTED CARCINOGENS TO AVOID

By choosing organic, and natural products and foods , you avoid ingesting harmful chemicals and other potential toxins. Science shows that what you put on your body is absorbed into your bloodstream, in quantities as high as 60-80%, careful research of the ingredients in your personal care products, which are unregulated in the U.S. will help you to live a much healthier livestyle.

The following ingredients, which are commonly found in many… Continue

Added by Kim Hill on October 4, 2009 at 8:43am — No Comments