Monday, Oct. 16, 2017 6 PM to 7:30 PM Fee: $10, pre-registered; $20/door Small business owners, if YOU have the motivation, WE have the ideas and support! In this ad hoc work session, you’ll roll up your sleeves and create Action Items to make your 4th Quarter Rock!!! While others may slack off in the 4th quarter due to the Holidays, or a gazillion other […]
This interview with Dan Casto, Principal Attorney at Offit Kurman, was conducted by Robin Suomi of Startup to Growth, LLC by email. Dan shares his Top 3 Tips for startups who want to build a strong business, and his Top 3 Mistakes to avoid. Q: Dan, thanks for taking the time to talk with us about the legal side of small business ownership. Please start […]
This interview with Jill Kurtz, Owner of Kurtz Digital Strategy of Northern Virginia was conducted by Robin Suomi of Startup to Growth, LLC via email. Q. Jill, thank you for taking time to conduct this interview! I know you are an active blogger and social media advocate, and I wanted to gain your insight about working with small business owners. Please start by giving our […]
This interview with Debbie Cabala, Vice President, Business Development Officer of John Marshall Bank in Leesburg, Virginia, was conducted by Robin Suomi of Startup to Growth, LLC via email. Q: Debbie, thank you for giving us your time to help educate small business owners about banking. Let’s start by giving our readers your name and telling us a little bit about your company and how you work with […]
Are you a small business owner with a self-published book in you? If so, make it worth my time to read it, please. The case against self-publishing I love books. I love to read. Recently I spent hours at my local library scanning shelf after shelf of small business books that were pedestrian, or even worse, flat-out wrong. To be fair, they are “wrong” in my […]
Small business owners, take note! I ran across an article today at Entrepreneur.com from December of 2016, “How to Get the Media Hooked on Your Company.” It is a great read, plus it is short and concise. As a small business coach and consultant, I often help clients craft their marketing plans, and PR is always part of the options I help them explore. Here […]
Part 1: Top 10 Inspirational Songs by Small Business Owners and Why Every small business owner, whether in the startup or growth phase, has a tough day every now or then (or more often!!) when things are not going right, or when they just need a pick-me-up. What matters is how we handle those moments. As a small business coach and consultant, I offer several […]
April 18, 2017 Published by Robin Suomi, MBA, and Founder of Startup to Growth, LLC. More of My 10 Small Business Lessons I Learned on the Bike Trail (Part 2 of 2) Small business coaching lessons are everywhere! My goal in the summer of 2016 was to bike 30 miles on the Northern Virginia trail system, despite not being an avid biker and the 98+ […]
In the confrontation between the river and the rock, the river always wins. Always. #BeTheRiver This is a favorite quote of mine by Louis Agassiz. I altered it by emphasizing one critical word, “Always.” As both a small business technical consultant and coach who has assisted thousands of small business owners, #BeTheRiver has become a mantra for many of my clients as they journey through […]
Submitted by Robin Suomi, MBA, founder of Startup to Growth, LLC. (C) 2016. All rights reserved. Top 10 Small Business Lessons I Learned on the Bike Trail (Part 1 of 2) I began biking on a local railroad trial this summer to get back into shape. While on the trail enjoying nature, pushing myself to my limit, taking longer and longer rides, renewing my biking […]