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I came across this discussion in a LinkedIn group I belong to which was started by Dr. Joy Poskozim, a Chicago dentist. I was impressed since I have been on LinkedIn for a few years and think this is the first discussion I saw started by a dentist. I even congratulated her on her work, [...]

I saw this discussion in the Chicago Business Owners LiNC group, a  small sub group of Linked N Chicago (LiNC)  I belong to.  I stumbled upon it on LinkedIn earlier today and it aroused my curiosity.  The title was:  “How do you maintain confidence through the “dips” as an entrepreneur?”  followed by “All entrepreneurs ride [...]

OK, this first video is basically a promotion with LinkedIn tooting their own horn. And, OK again, LinkedIn Recruiter is an extensive recruiting tool and a paid service. But it still goes to prove than LinkedIn works for both companies looking for help as well as job seekers looking for work. Not looking for a [...]

Christina Allen introduced a new profile section for LinkedIn on Friday, July 15th, 2011.  It is aimed at enhancing students’ and recent graduates’ LinkedIn profiles.  The reasoning is typically students have less skills and experience to catch an eye of a company hiring manager, colleague or a recruiter. So here is a way for them [...]

The LinkedIn Blog is an excellent way to keep abreast of new trends and has an archive of previous posts that can come in handy for newbies.  I visited this post called “5 Ways to Make the Most of LinkedIn” written by  Lindsey Pollak, on October 18th, 2010. Lindsey’s talks about the following five ways to jump [...]

Small businesses are cautiously looking for workers according to today’s post by Kristina Knight in BizWorld. She cites a recent survey by Manta in the article.  [Manta claims to be the world's largest online community for promoting and connecting small business.] Their survey reports 57% of small businesses are looking to hire this year. This [...]

I was delighted at the number of people who attended my presentation on LinkedIn For Business last week at the Indian Trails Public Library.  It was a windy and snowy evening but it just proves that where there is a will, there is a way.  Here is the video of my opening remarks: The following [...]

“Today’s ever-changing business climate makes Web sites more important than ever. And while the majority of small businesses (84 percent) do have a Web site for their business, the 16 percent that do not could be facing uphill challenges as the Internet continues to grow and replace other forms of business searches.” So reports the [...]

You know how much I love LinkedIn. It is the current buzz word on the business networking scene. I cannot tell you how many new people I see joining who never would have thought about it just a while back. And rightfully so! 70 million business people, over half work in the U.S. A new [...]

For those of you who do not know, I organized a Meetup group called Chicago-DIY-Web-Networkers. It is geared toward self employed and small business owners and managers who want to take a hands on approach to marketing their businesses on the Web.  It is face to face rather than learning by reading and watching videos. [...]