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July 26, 2017

Adding More Structure to My Workday: An Experiment

I’ve heard it said that when it comes to success in business, you live or die by your calendar. Striking a balance between client work, marketing work, admin work, and “me” work has always been a struggle for me. I go into my days with a solid to-do list and tend to accomplish much –...CONTINUE READING

Category:business, entrepreneurship

Tag:business, calendar, entrepreneurship, scheduling, self employment

July 24, 2017

Are You in Business for the Right Reason?

by Susan Murphy

I’ve been an entrepreneur for more than 14 years. In that time I’ve learned a lot about business, and I still have a lot more to learn. Occasionally I like to sit back and reflect on things…how far we’ve come, how much further we have to go, where the new opportunities lie, and so on....CONTINUE READING

Category:business, entrepreneurship

Tag:business, entrepreneurship, money

August 10, 2010

The Good Problem

by Susan Murphy

There are basically two situations we get into as self-employed people. Either we are completely overwhelmed because we don’t have enough clients, and therefore, don’t have enough money coming in, or, we are completely overwhelmed because we have so many clients, so many projects to get done and what would seem like not enough time....CONTINUE READING

Category:productivity

Tag:business, clients, entrepreneurship, problems, productivity, projects, self employed, time management

July 22, 2010

One Simple Thing that Will Improve Your Content Today

by Susan Murphy

On an average day, I probably skim through about 200 web sites. Most of these I subscribe to in my Google Reader, so that I can quickly scan the headlines and in some cases, the first bits of content for items of interest. Of those 200 items, I probably scan the body content of about...CONTINUE READING

Category:Content

Tag:blogging, business, content, entrepreneurship, patience, prospects, sales pitch, writing

June 15, 2010

Zen and the Art of Being Patient in Business

by Susan Murphy

Everyone’s talking about execution these days. Seth’s talking about it over here. Ok, well it’s mostly Seth, but well, we should all be listening to him anyway. Execution is critical to success in business, and it’s the very thing that many people fall short on. Lots of people get wrapped up in the thrill of...CONTINUE READING

Category:entrepreneurship

Tag:business, patience, prospects, sales

December 2, 2009

Follow Your Own Path

by Susan Murphy

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth. Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy...CONTINUE READING

Category:about life

Tag:business, christopherpenn, dannybrown, jonswanson, juliensmith, path, robertfrost, travel

June 5, 2009

On Being an Entrepreneur

by Susan Murphy

Just recently, our company passed its 2nd anniversary (in its current, full time version – we ran as a part time entity for 4 years prior to that). We’ve come a long, long way in 2 years. We’ve surpassed many of our expectations and are on a course now to exceed even more over the...CONTINUE READING

Category:entrepreneurship

Tag:building, business, company, enterpreneurship, fear, helpful, risks

November 29, 2008

The Nightclub at the Edge of the Universe Gets It

by Susan Murphy

On Thursday night after my lovely birthday celebration with friends, Greg and I decided to make a stop before we headed home to one of my favourite places. Zaphod Beeblebrox, the nightclub at the edge of the universe, is an institution in Ottawa’s club scene. Not only is it the venue of choice of some...CONTINUE READING

Category:small business

Tag:business, byward market, entrepreneur, eugene haslam, live music, nightclub, Ottawa, zaphod beeblebrox

April 10, 2008

Jester Creative's New Web Site is Live

by Susan Murphy

We’ve redesigned our company web site at Jester Creative Inc. It now includes clips of our television series, The House Healers, and some of the fun video and web projects we’ve been working on lately. You can get to know our great team and also check out and subscribe to the company blog. Check it...CONTINUE READING

Category:small business, Work

Tag:business, company blog, jester, jester creative inc, video production, web site design

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Adding More Structure to My Workday: An Experiment

Are You in Business for the Right Reason?

The Good Problem

One Simple Thing that Will Improve Your Content Today

Zen and the Art of Being Patient in Business

Follow Your Own Path

On Being an Entrepreneur

The Nightclub at the Edge of the Universe Gets It

Jester Creative's New Web Site is Live

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