Karyn Greenstreet

How To Raise Your Fees

There is a delicate balance between the fee you need to charge for your products and services, and the fee that people are willing to pay for them. But with gasoline, heating, shipping, health care, and other costs rising, there comes a time when you mus... Read >

Courage and the Self-Employed

Each week, I hear people telling me they want to be self employed, but they don't (or can't) move forward on their dreams because they're afraid. There are so many things to be afraid of when you're self employed: fear of failure, fear of success, fear o... Read >

Create Strong Passwords

As a small business owner, you can't afford to have your identity or business information stolen. Using the internet to help run your business is absolutely necessary, but being lax about the passwords you use on banking, hosting and other business sites ... Read >

Are You a Jumper or a Planner?

There appears to be two types of small business owners: people who jump right into running their business and marketing their products and services with little or no planning, and those who plan a strategy -- and a service or product design -- before they... Read >

Ground Truth, and the Importance of Market Research

I know. I know you're excited about your new business. I know you have a great idea and when you tell others about it, they think you have a great idea, too. A great idea is the birth of a new small business. But as a self-employed small business ow... Read >