Nicole Chamblin's Blog (4)

Having a home based business is a challenge. How do you successfully give your business the attention and nurturing that it deserves, while managing the day-to-day issues of your home? This is a challenge faced by anyone who works from home. It's easy to get distracted by chores at home, especially when it's time to do a business task that's less than exciting (like bookkeeping for example). Or your friends and family automatically assume your have time to talk, run errands or baby sit.… Continue

Do you ever wonder why you feel crazy when you look at your inbox or check your phone messages or mail? Well, it's easy to understand when you consider that the average person today receives more information on a daily basis, than anyone received in a lifetime in 1900. Staggering but true. It actually gets worse...the average person sends and receives over 190 messages each day and on average we spend a total of 8 hours per week in paper document management The unf… Continue

As I sit here through yet another rainy day in NY, it reminds me that rain as necessary as it is, can in very large quantities, wreak havoc. National Disaster Preparedness month is September, but don't wait until then to get planning. The prospect of preparing for a business-halting event is daunting, but necessary. Not being prepared to react quickly in an emergency can lead to loss of business. iPEP can make it easy. Small and large businesses alike share some common business issues:… Continue

I took my first vacation last month since having my son (he's now 17 months old). Planning for the trip was a bigger undertaking than any other trip before. Why? First, I needed to bring the truckload of things that I needed for my son and had to make sure I could remember it all. Then as a small business owner, I was a little nervous about being away and being "out of touch" with my clients and prospects. Finally, the clincher was that we decided to travel without laptops. GULP! (If you know m… Continue