By Claudia Young, Writing Intern I am a writer, a leader, and a small business owner. I am one of those people who loves to wear multiple hats because I get so much out of each responsibility. As a writer, I get to create my own story and determine the ending. The Type A in …
5 Quotes to Keep Your Entrepreneurial Mind at Ease Read More »
By Wayne C. Hahne, Writing Intern Businesses of all sizes look for every opportunity available to attract more consumers and sell the most products possible. With sales essentially being the life-blood of any business, attracting each and every possible customer is important. Let’s look at recent examples of several missed opportunities to capture an audience …
By Shannon Farr, Writing Intern You are working on one project, something comes up, so you just push it aside on your desk until you finish the next project. But wait, something comes up at home and you have to rush out of the office. Now your desk has three or four projects laying around, …
By Claudia Young, Writing Intern If you feel constantly overwhelmed keeping up with your company’s social media or don’t even know where to start, you’re not alone. Having a specific plan in mind to reach your goals is hard. What exactly is going to bring your business, and what social media is going to …
By Wayne C. Hahne, Writing Intern Effective leadership is known to be the source of success in society, but a question rarely asked is, what does it take to be an effective leader? The answer to that is different depending on whom you ask, but from the experience of an Eagle Scout, my personal answer …
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By Shannon Farr, Writing Intern There have been many things said about millennials. They are often categorized as entitled, narcissistic, pushy, etc. I may not consider myself a typical millennial, but technically I am one. Born in 1996, I am at the heart of Generation Y, aka the Millennials. And while we may be entitled …
Does the millennial generation have leaders among them? (Yes!) Read More »
ROGERS— Authors seeking to start or improve their website and media kit will have the opportunity with the workshop “Improving Your Author Website and Media Kit” coming 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, October 28 at the Center for Non-Profits at St. Mary’s in Rogers, Ark. Led by Jamie Smith, owner of the writing services …
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Millennials. What do you think of when you hear that word? Is it negative? That’s understandable. We are different than past generations. But the stigma behind millennials only accounts for a small percentage of us. Because of this stigma, there’s an unfair bias when applying to jobs. I worked extremely hard to graduate with a …
What millennials are looking for in a job (and why you should care) Read More »
By Wayne Hahne, writing intern Several aspects go into making a blog successful, from developing the idea to sharing of the final product. Each part of the process must be thoroughly planned out to the letter. However, arguably the most important of a successful blog is the writing. Professional writing is an ability that not …
By Shannon Farr, staff writer For the past year, I have been working for Jamie’s Notebook, writing various business blogs and newsletters. In contrast, for the past three years, I have been a full-time college student; before that, I was a full-time high school student. As you can imagine, I have had to write numerous …
Education writing vs business writing: the similarities and differences Read More »
