5 Surprisingly Simple Ways to Stay Productive on the Road
It was painful to get out of bed. The 8-hour hike straight up and down the side of a mountain in Chilean Patagonia had me not wanting to move at…
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Win $1 Million With Your New Drone Startup Thanks to GENIUS NY
The new technological age offers many opportunities, yet more specifically there is so much opportunity for entrepreneurs in the drone industry. Right now there’s a really exciting competition for drone…
5 Key Steps to Getting Your Online Course Idea Out of Your Head
Imagine waking up, and as you have your first cup of coffee, you open your laptop, and you see a whole string of emails downloading in your inbox. But these…
3 Reasons Why Becoming Purposely Famous Increases your Bottom Line
This is a guest post by Karin Roest, a Celebrity Talent Scout and Buddhist Nun turned Thought Leadership Strategist and Business Coach. Not too long ago, I had a job…
Three Great Reasons to Plan Your 2018 Year Around You
Picture this; you recently launched your online business that is becoming quite successful. In fact, you can almost say that you have it all: fulfilling work, valuable connections, and a…
7 Steps to Creating a Successful Housesitter Profile
This is a guest post by Jo Amos. Jo runs her travel copywriting business, The Wandering Wordsmith, while roaming the world and living a location independent lifestyle. Follow her travel…
Run Your Business from Anywhere and Save Money Housesitting
This is a guest post by Jo Amos. Jo runs her travel copywriting business, The Wandering Wordsmith, while roaming the world and living a location independent lifestyle. Follow her travel…
Why Entrepreneurs Constantly Burnout and How You Can Prevent It
This is a guest post by Wyatt Jozwowski. Wyatt is the co-founder at Demio.com, a smart webinar platform on a simple mission. He’s sharing the wins, losses, and hard-learned lessons…
How To Build Buzz Around Your Online Course Launch
Editor’s Note: We all want to create a successful online business that brings more time, money, and freedom into our lives, don’t we? And more than likely, creating and selling an…
Designing WordPress Websites That Reflect The Rockstar Attitudes Of Clients: A Freedom Plan Success Story
Editor’s Note: Would you quit your job without a plan? Would you invest in yourself even though you were broke? All so you could do what you love and live…
Living The Freedom Lifestyle By Teaching Guitar To Kids Around The World: A Freedom Plan Success Story
Editor’s note: Do you have a physical business that you love, but wish that you could become location independent? Do you want to be able to monetize your passion while…
How To Design Your Dream Lifestyle By Leveraging The Law Of Attraction
How much money would it take for you to live your dream One million? Ten million? A billion? To be honest, it doesn’t take a lot of money; it takes…
Five Financial Fixes You Need To Implement As An Entrepreneur
Editor’s note: Want to become a full-time entrepreneur? Then you need to fix your finances fast. Without the money to put into building and growing your business, your entrepreneurship dreams…
How to Achieve Financial Freedom With The Five Bucket Method
Editor’s note: Who doesn’t want to achieve financial freedom? Tell me you don’t dream of the day when you can just kick back on the sofa with your glass of…
How To Get In The Best Shape Of Your Life and Transform Your Business in 30 Days
Ever get that feeling in the middle of the day where your energy is just crashing, and you aren’t able to focus on anything? Do you feel bogged down by…
5 Simple Mindset Shifts To Help You Become Healthier & More Successful
Editor’s Note: When it comes to health and fitness, we know that eating right and exercising more are essential components. But we humans are emotional creatures; knowing the benefits of…
The Ultimate Productivity Guide To Help You Achieve More Time, Money, And Freedom By Working Less
Would you rather have a year where you knock two major goals out of the park? Or a year where you make 50% progress on each of your ten goals?…
2016 Suitcase Entrepreneur Annual Survey Results
Each year I survey my awesome Freedomist community and ask them to “Tell me what you want, what you really want?”. This year I had close to 500 people take part…
25 Ways to Live Your Legend Now – A Tribute to Scott Dinsmore
I’m nothing short of shocked and devastated today at the loss of my good friend Scott Dinsmore who died while hiking Mt Kilimanjaro this weekend. It’s just too hard to…
The Freedom Rebels’ Alternative to B-School
Want a better alternative to B-School then the Freedom Plan is right for you. You’ll build a profitable online business that fits your ideal lifestyle.
The 2014 Ultimate Round Up of the Most Popular Content on The Suitcase Entrepreneur
This year has come and gone in a whirlwind of amazing experiences. I’m not gonna lie, it’s been one incredible year both professionally and personally. Last year around this time…
The Minimalist’s Guide to Gift Giving at Christmas
“So this is Christmas, and what have you done?” says John Lennon is his poignant song, which was actually all about the end of war and stopping fighting, loving one…
3 Ways to Build a Unique Brand That Captures Your Personality
It seems like right now more and more people are choosing to free themselves from the corporate cage and start their own business, which is why in 2013 there was…
Why Women Entrepreneurs Need To Stop Getting In Their Own Way
If you’ve never met me in real life, you may not know that I am passionate about achieving greater equality for women and men. Today’s blog post is a departure…
[TSE 83] How to Land a Book Deal While Traveling the World with Benny Lewis
I’ve been on the road full-time for almost four years, and I feel pretty damn pro at the whole process. I mean, I even self-published my #1 Amazon Bestselling book…
6 Steps To Achieving Gold Winning Success In Your Business
As an entrepreneur, I’ve had mornings when I feel in love with my work, and that same afternoon I’m questioning everything and wonder if I should change everything. And you…
[TSE 75] Build a Sustainable Speaking Business and an “Empire of Impact” with Josh Shipp
Have you ever wondered how speakers like Tony Robbins built a speaking career and a huge business around it? It’s fascinating, because becoming a speaker can seem like a pretty…
20 of the Best Business Books Every Entrepreneur Should Read in 2014
Each year I put out my annual list of must read books for entrepreneurs to dive into. By some freak chance these blog posts have consistently come up on first…
Why Connecting With Dogs on Your Travels Gives You a Leg-Up in Business
So it’s probably an understatement to say that I’m a BIG fan of dogs. Hence all of the pictures on Instagram constantly of me walking dogs, petting dogs and spending…
[TSE 71] Embrace Your Style and Get a Personal Brand Makeover with Sarah Ancalmo
Every feel like there’s a disconnect between who you are and what your brand says about you? I think personal branding is one of THE most important areas you can…
How to Outsource Tasks in Your Business With a Small Budget
If you listen to the experts advice when it comes to outsourcing tasks, it’s that you should start before you think you’re ready. But like Kyla, a freedom fighter from…
[TSE 69] New Year Planning and the Five Pillars to Achieving Success in Business and Life
It’s hard to believe that 2014 is just three weeks away. This is about the time that every man, woman and their cat and dog start thinking about their plans…
How to Choose Where to Travel
Where should you travel to if you want to live a great lifestyle and run your business with ease? You have the whole world (well most of it since we’re…
The 5 Best Online Tools to Streamline Your Day
In case you hadn’t noticed I live for using online tools and technology to make my life easier, my business more streamlined and myself and my team more productive. But…
14 Hot Resources for Increasing Your Visibility Online
Putting yourself out there so publicly can be a scary thing, and thanks to your blog, podcast, video channel and social media you are more likely than ever to have…
How to Cut Costs on Accommodation While Traveling
If you’re reading my blog because you love the idea of becoming location independent, then I can guarantee that you’ve been thinking lately about spending time abroad and your far…
[TSE 62] Learn to Charge What You’re Worth and Fall in Love with Money with Kate Northrup
Turns out that even if you rack up $20,000 dollars of credit card debt within a year like Kate Northrup did, you can still turn it all around to become…
The 6-Step Approach to Make More Sales and Attract New Customers During the Holiday Season
Who’s excited about the upcoming holiday period then? Well you damn well should be, because this is probably one of THE best times of the year to maximize your end-of-year…
[TSE 61] How to Build Your Virtual ‘A Team’ So You Can Fire Yourself with Natalie Sisson
In the past six months a lot has been happening with my business including the launch of my No#1 Bestselling book on Amazon as well as a 2 month long…
How to Manage your Mobile Phone Abroad and Avoid Thousands of Dollars in International Calling Fees
One of the first things you think about when traveling overseas is whether you can use your mobile phone like you do locally. Obviously you want to keep in touch…
How to Set Up a Mobile and Virtual Office
Imagine the day when printers, desks, staplers, whiteboards, and even office walls don’t exist. Wouldn’t that be great? Well we’re almost there thankfully. Today, a laptop, or smartphone and an Internet connection…
[Day 30] You Did It! You’ve Finished the 30 Day Blog Challenge. Are You Ready for Take Off?
Wow. We did it. 30 days in a row to create a blueprint to give you freedom in business and adventure in life. I feel like there should be some…
[Day 29] Living the Dream: What Does Yours Look Like?
As we come to the end of our 30 Day Blog Challenge I want you to reflect on absolutely every lesson you’ve learned during this journey together. Not just during…
[Day 28] Travel Tools and Accessories: All You Need to Get Moving and Go Mobile
After traveling to and through 61 countries, I’ve gotten a pretty good feel for what travels tools, products and accessories you need to make your life easier, more comfortable and…
[DAY 27] What You Need to Know To Become a Travel Hacking Pro
Free round the world flights, hotel upgrades and bonus stopovers sound too good to be true to you? Well it’s the world savvy travel hackers live in and you can…
[Day 24] Where in the World Should You Travel and What Should You Prepare For?
Are you the type who enjoys fancy hotels or decadent resorts? Or are you the type who likes to rough it on a tiny budget and hang with the locals?…
[Day 23] The Key Qualities and Characteristics You Will Need to Be a Suitcase Entrepreneur
Let’s get real here. Not everyone thinks traveling the world, living out of your suitcase or backpack and working from anywhere is a dream lifestyle. I know, right! What sort…
[Day 22] Welcome to Act 3: How to Become a Pro at Being Homeless
Welcome to Act 3 of the 30 Day Blog Challenge. This is one is highly relevant and important to me and hopefully to you too. I mean who doesn’t want…
[Day 21] Congratulations for completing Act Two of the 30 Day Blog Challenge!
Look at you! You’ve just completed Act 2 of the 30 Day Blog Challenge. Big congratulations are in order for making it through the first 21 days. And if you’ve…
[Day 20] Tips, Tools & Resources: All You Will Need to Build Your Online Business
I wanted to take this chance to show you some of the key tools and resources we’ve covered during Act 2 that will help you maintain and streamline your online…
[Day 19] How to Become Influential and Attract Sponsors and Media Attention
In order to really be able to do the work that matters and spread your message far and wide you need to develop influence. The thing is that’s much easier…
[Day 18] Building a Trustworthy Affiliate Team To Sell Your Products For You
So in Day 17 of the 30 Day Blog Challenge I spoke to you about how you engage your tribe online by building trust & providing value. A natural part…
[Day 17] How to Engage Your Tribe Online by Building Trust & Providing Value
What I really want to talk to you today about is building a raving community of amazing fans who love what you do and support every step you take. Now…
[Day 16] Why You Should Hire For Growth and Your Long-Term Vision
There are two challenges that new and seasoned entrepreneurs constantly struggle with. Hiring someone to help out with your business; Hiring for growth I think it’s ridiculously important to build…
[Day 15] Why You Need an Email List (and How to Build Your Own)
Confession. When I first started my blog, I didn’t have an email list for around the first 8 months. Gasp, I know. When I think about this now I really…
[Day 13] The Key to Building Your Website without Breaking the Bank
Did you know you have just four seconds to convince visitors you’ve landed on your website to actually stick around? That’s not much time at all to give them a…
[Day 12] How to Use Your Personality to Stand Out Online
Honestly, when it comes to online business and branding, there are a million and one people trying to make money online. Besides the tricks of creating controversy or having a…
[Day 11] Knowing What Business Model to Choose and Why
Now that you’ve learned from Day 10 what the three main ways to make money online really are, you need to look at how to setup your business model in…
[DAY 9] Welcome to Act 2: How to Build Your Online Business
Welcome to Act 2 of the 30 Day Blog Challenge. This is one juicy section indeed, and you’re going to get a lot out of it if you’re prepared to…
[Day 8] Congratulations for completing Act One of the 30 Day Blog Challenge!
Look at you! You’ve just completed Act 1 of the 30 Day Blog Challenge and you did it in style. Big congratulations are in order for making it through the…
[Day 7] Tools and resources: All you need to create your perfect lifestyle
Since we learned that your mindset is everything from day 2 , I wanted to offer up the top tools and resources for ensuring that you can maintain this mindset…
[Day 6] How to live life on your own terms [case studies in action]
The prospect of leaving behind a life that you know for a lifestyle that you can only see in your mind can seem incredibly far off from where you are…
[Day 5] How to create your perfect day in work and play
You know that great song from the movie Trainspotting that goes “‘Oh it’s such a perfect day, I’d like to spend it with you”, well how about if you were…
[Day 4] What it really takes to be location independent
You reach for a fresh coconut, and take a long smooth sip of its contents, allowing the refreshing water to quench your thirst, while looking out over the crystal clear…
[Day 2] Mindset: Have you got what it takes to be a Suitcase Entrepreneur?
Starting a business is quite possibly one of the most challenging moments of your life. Running a business and your life from the road is another challenge altogether. For the…
[Day 1] Welcome to the 30 Day Blog Challenge
Hello, and welcome to the 30 Day Blog Challenge to create freedom in business and adventure in life! Let me be the first to congratulate you on making a very…
How to Stay Motivated, Uplifted and Productive Like Marie Forleo
Last week, Jane asked how I produce such high quality work on the road at such a productive speed (thanks Jane!) and how I stay inspired and motivated. While I answered the first…
How to Increase Productivity in Your Business From Anywhere
There are three items that I’m constantly striving to increase in my business – productivity, profitability, and freedom. And when I’m traveling (basically always), remaining productive can be a really…
How to Ensure Your Brand Stands Out Online
These days it seems like almost everyone and their dog is starting something online, and it can be difficult to stand out and be seen in such a crowded space….
How to Find the Best Food When Travelling Abroad
One of the best ways to find great food while travelling is to go out and discover what’s on offer- especially when you’re in places with delicious food like South…
Four Tips to Stay Fit and Healthy While Travelling
I gotta admit that the act of traveling can be exercise in its own right. It’s only so long after hauling bags around and running through airports that you start…
How to Manage Your Bank Account and Health Insurance While You Travel
Two topics I get asked about all the time are how do you manage your overseas banking, and what do you when it comes to travel and health insurance? Obviously these…
50 Reasons to Own Your Own Business and Celebrate Being an Entrepreneur
Back in 1803 Jean-Baptiste Say defined an entrepreneur as “an economic agent who unites all means of production- land of one, the labor of another and the capital of yet another and…
How I Convinced 120 Influential Entrepreneurs to Give Their Advice For Free in Under 3 Weeks and 8 Tips For You To Do The Same
Have you ever felt so inspired by something – a speaker, a video, or a movement – and you just had to take action? You had a compelling vision that…
How to Tell If You Are Addicted to Travel
Think of your most memorable travel adventure. The sights you saw, the cool people that you met, and the amazing food that you got to try. I can guarantee that…
How to Get Around and Save Money on Transport When You Travel
In the conventional world, most people get around by car, bike or using public transport. My preferred mode of transport is a bike, but when you’re living out of a…
The Frequent Flyer’s Cure for Jet Lag
Jumping through multiple time zones in one day is just and parcel of living a suitcase entrepreneur lifestyle. That, and being adept at turning an airport into your local office,…
The One Lie You’re Telling Yourself About Launching Your Dream Project Without Even Realizing It
People think that quitting their job to launch a dream project is not only risky, but costly. I’m telling you right now you can do it for less than $100…
Is Co-Working The Cure For Entrepreneurial Loneliness?
One of the most common questions I get asked, as a full time Suitcase Entrepreneur, is “Don’t you ever get lonely Natalie?” And the answer to that is, yes I…
What Do You Want To Know About Being a Location Independent Entrepreneur?
So for the last year I’ve been producing videos that focus on my travels and sharing business lessons. I’ve taken you around the world on my travels so that we…
The Non-Finance Guru’s Guide To Budgeting And 4 Tools To Track Your Profit
Let me ask you a question as an entrepreneur. Do you have your KFP in place? If you think I’ve made a typo and am referring to a fast food…
How to Turn an Idea Into a Business
I posted this on Facebook yesterday: Number one question about running a business from anywhere that you have for me – GO! It gone one heck of a response, and…
Visualise Your Business Future With The Power of a Painted Picture
I just celebrated my birthday, and I always find that this special occasion opens you up to more reflection and introspection. I thought it was about time I came clean…
How To Make Your First Team Hire: A Step-By-Step Guide To Outsourcing
It’s a common trait of entrepreneurs to want to do everything themselves, even when their business is outgrowing them. I mean who else in the world can do your job…
The Beginner’s Guide To Outsourcing And Building A Global Team On A Budget
I think you’re amazing entrepreneur for fighting to build a business that matters every day, but let’s be realistic, you’re not a super hero. So it’s high time you quit…
Why Nothing Compares To You
I think Sinead O’Connor said it first when she sang `Nothing compares to you’. And it’s true. So why do you doubt it? Why do we all consistently compare ourselves against…
Your Future Is Not Defined By Your Past
Do you catch yourself saying `I’m not good enough’ or `This will never work’ or `Why does this always happen to me’ on a daily basis? I have one thing…
10 Reasons I Am Grateful Today
I’ve just finished watching Marie Forleo’s excellent video today on `The Downside of Gratitude’. I left quite a long comment and figured I should share it here too as it…
How Do You Make Change Happen When You’re Just Starting Out?
You know I’ve become seriously impressed at what you can do when you set your sights on a project or initiative that’s way bigger than you. It’s amazing what you…
10 Nuggets Of Wisdom Worth One Hundred Dollars To You
This story is one of several being published to celebrate the $100 Change program and inspire you to take action. Before I launched $100 Change to the world, I asked…
Five Tips For Spiritual Entrepreneurs From A Yoga Pioneer
I didn’t set off to become an entrepreneur in the yoga world, at least not in the business plan, get backing, explode-onto-the-world kind of planning. My success and growth has…
Why Creating Change Can Feel So Hard (and what to do about it)
This story is one of several being published over the next 100 days to celebrate the $100 Change program and inspire you to take action. Most people would like something…
Changing Paths Takes Courage
This story is one of several being published over the next 100 days to celebrate the $100 Change program and inspire you to take action. When Natalie asked me…
Why The First Step To Success Is Your Willingness To Welcome Serious Change
This story is one of several being published over the next 100 days to celebrate the $100 Change program and inspire you to take action. I am the co-founder…
From Terror To Exhilaration – Lessons Learned From My First Webinar
This is a guest post from the lovely Claire Kerslake, one woman who has come a long way since starting her blog less than a year ago, and someone who…
[Launch] Start Something Special Today For Just One Hundred Dollars
I believe in you. I really do. I believe that if you want it enough, you can start something special today. My challenge to you today is to actually start…
Imagine If One Hundred Dollars Could Change Your Life? [Infographic]
They say a picture paints a thousand words. There is no better way to explain the $100 Change movement than this infographic. I am so excited to share it with you as…
29 Lessons Learned On Turning Fear Into Your Defining Moments
From time to time I like to hit you up with an inspirational post. Usually when I’m in the moment and it just comes gushing out, or when I’ve been…
When Should You Quit Being An Entrepreneur?
Can you quit being an entrepreneur? I’ve thought long and hard about this in the past few months. It’s been sparked by some fascinating conversations with fellow entrepreneurs and reading…
Let Me Float Your Boat In The Caribbean
Yes, you read that right. I want you to come to the Caribbean with me this November. I’ve never been. I’ve heard it’s pretty damn fantastic. You know what will…
Who Deserves Your Time? A Lesson In Managing Your Newsletter Strategy
It came down to “Who Deserves My Time?” because let’s face it we’re all either on too many lists, or have been at some point. Debi noted “What I’m finding…
Stop Asking. Start Giving Yourself Permission
I wanted to carry on sharing the insights I learned at the World Domination Summit because they are just so god damn useful and valuable and especially since you responded…
Three Truths And Dare From The World Domination Summit
One thing that fascinates me about being in business for yourself is that the doubts, tough decisions and fear of failure – or success – never really leave you. I…
Win A Ticket To World Domination Summit And Change The Lives Of Hundreds Of Entrepreneurs With One Hundred Dollars
I was at the World Domination Summit two weekends ago and at the end of the summit, after a touching speech, Chris Guillebeau gave every single person who attended $100…
Four Rules To Maximize Outsourcing In The Age of Global Commerce
For entrepreneurs, the $64,000 question is, as $64,000 suggests, all about the money. That goes double for building an effective and productive team — one that allows you to run…
Is Your Fear Of Failure Keeping You From Failing?
Ask ten random people on the street if they enjoy failing and I don’t think you will find anyone that would answer yes. Do you enjoy failing? I would assume…
You Are Extraordinary: Getting Over The Fear of Standing Out
I used to live life constantly in fear. Afraid I would be judged for how I looked, what I was wearing, what I said. Afraid I would fail at everything…
Command Attention: 3 Keys to Captivating Content
This is a guest post from Monica Crowe The clock is ticking right now. You only have nine seconds to captivate readers online. So if you want blog readers who…
5 Steps to Safeguard Your Online Brand And Reputation
Growing an online business involves more than just expanding your customer base. If you want to see some serious growth and stick around for the long run, you’re going to…
24 Incredible Lessons Learned From Being In Business
Warning – this post is important to you, it matters to me and it’s epic. So important I’ve turned it into a free manifesto you can get right here. Sometimes…
So You Are An Entrepreneur?
So you’re an entrepreneur? Well, unfortunately, so is almost everybody else these days, so you’re up against a lot of competition no matter what field you happen to be in….
The Key Is Not To Be Afraid Of Failing
The title of this blog post is taken from a 13 time Ironman winner and four times world champion, Chrissy Wellington. I’m currently reading her excellent book A Life Without…
Six Best Business Books To Read in 2012
Did you know that 2012 is `The Year of Reading’? I had no idea but was secretly pleased to know that this year I’ve been reading more books – both…
Lessons from a Launch: 7 Top Tips for a Successful Lift-Off!
Exhilarating. Terrifying. Exhausting. Eye-opening. These are a few of the words that come to mind when I think back to the launch of my first online program in March this…
From Zero To 100: My First Baby Step As Mediapreneur
I believe that the quickest and best way to learn is to pick the brains of people who have succeeded in that kind of enterprise. And since I always wanted…
Are You Leaving Money On The Table?
This is a guest post from Sarah Von from YesandYes Dear Sarah Von, What follows is surely an awkward and maybe inappropriate question, but I imagine the entire internet is…
Top 10 Answers To Your Frequently Asked Networking Questions
If you are going to be a location independent entrepreneur you must learn to network. I define networking first by throwing a hyphen in the middle of the word and…
3 Steps to Creating a Business that Runs While You’re on Vacation
Imagine… after a busy month, after a big launch, after your program comes to a close… you take a much needed vacation. You fly to someplace exotic, you check in…
The Real Reason Why You Feel Stuck and 3 Things You Can Do to Change It
I’ve observed a specific pattern with entrepreneurs who feel creatively stuck: Their stuckness is usually related either to their passion or their skills. In other words; 1. They are not…
Are You Charging What You’re Worth And Selling at the Right Price?
This is a guest post from Ellen Rohr answering one of the most commonly asked questions I get, and in honour of National Entrepreneurship Week in the US! You want…
What Real Suitcase Entrepreneurs Want In 2012 [Infographic]
I’m a big one for getting under the skin of my community. For really understanding what makes them tick. I like to reach into their minds to their deepest darkest…
Will You Be My Human Powered Awesome Valentine?
Have you ever felt compelled to do something that quite frankly scares you a lot yet excites you at the same time? I’m talking about doing something that takes you…
5 Ways Outsourcing Can Be Your Business Superhero
If you think outsourcing is just for the big boys and girls and not your little startup, then you should think again. You’ll be surprised to discover that there are…
The 2012 Word Of The Year
Twitter, Facebook and Google + are all awash with questions like `What’s your word of the year for 2012‘. Here I was thinking I was original, as I posted the…
What Really Happened In 2011 – The Suitcase Entrepreneur Year In Review
I know what you’re thinking. Not another annual review from a blogger about their business and personal endeavours in 2011. Hell no. This is my FIRST EVER Annual Review I’ll…
Are You The Master Of Your Day Or Are You Too Busy To Notice?
The cool, soft early morning air wafted in through the tent and caressed my face. The sun warmed my skin, as I looked up through the open tent flap, to…
Always do your Best. Until you are your Best. It’s about the Journey.
It’s a sunny day here in Taupo, New Zealand. I’m sitting in a café, sipping on a cappuccino and telling myself that the sweet treat I’m enjoying is in fact…
Discover Your Passion. Make Money From It. Travel The World.
If there is one thing I preach about here on the Suitcase Entrepreneur blog, it’s freedom. Creating freedom in business and adventure in life. I believe true freedom comes from…
The Art Of Conference Networking: From Hashtags To Handshakes
September 1st is the unofficial end of summer. School has started, vacations are ending and there is a feeling that it is time to get back to business. Those contacts…
Why Aren’t More Women Players?
You could read into that title either way. I don’t believe most women play a big enough game, and I know that women aren’t big players – like men. Let…
How To Turn Your Web Content Into A Killer Party
A big frustration online business owners face is investing time and money getting people to visit their website, only to have people leave straight away. Or it might be that…
Is Your Business A Sitting Duck?
Ever wondered what sets great businesses apart from the rest? It’s all about lining up your ducks in a row to work FOR you, not being a sitting duck doing…
Can You Have A Freedom Based Lifestyle Business And Be Profitable?
Have you ever had that sinking feeling in your business that ‘this wasn’t what I signed up for?’ Did you go into business for the freedom and control that you…
Transforming Ourselves To Women Who Count And Change The World
It’s Independence Day here in the US and I question just how independent women really are in this country and around the world. As I sat in the excellent new…
The Only Way To Reach Your Personal Summit In A Weekend
Something unique has just happened in Portland, Oregon that will forever go down in history. A small army (500 non-conformists) transcended to this beautiful city to partake in the first…
What Financial Shape Are You Really In?
Do you know your assets from your liabilities? Are you rolling in profit or mismanaging your credit cards? Do you actually know how much you’re spending each month? Welcome to…
Surprising Financial Lessons from a Caribbean Cruise
This is the first guest post from Manisha Thakor, our new financial expert around here, for Master Your Money. Do you ever tell yourself, “Some day I will…” ? After…
The Beginners Checklist To Delegating To A Virtual Assistant
This is a guest post by outsourcing expert Maren Kate, who blogs about becoming self made through entrepreneurship and is co-founder of Zirtual.com. Often when people first begin to toy around…
Choose My Next Adventure With 5 Possible Endings!
I had a kind of crazy idea a few weeks ago. I thought what if I let my community of Suitcase Entrepreneurs choose my next adventure? Well that’s what I’m…
Proof That Women Mean Business
In case you didn’t know President Barack Obama declared March 8, 2011 as International Women’s Day, as part of Women’s History Month. International Women’s Day honors the history, accomplishments, and…
Take a Lesson From Dr Seuss And Oh All The Places You Shall Go
I’m a BIG fan of Dr Seuss. Come on who isn’t? The lessons I learned as a kid, and still do from his great poems and stories, will forever guide…
Top 10 To Follow On Twitter For Inspiration and Motivation
Given it’s the last day of the month I figured you might be wondering where has January gone? More importantly if you’re thinking `I can’t believe I haven’t kept up…
Why Nice Should Be Banished From the English Language
Anybody who knows me well knows that I hate the word nice. Ironically I very rarely use the word hate, but when it comes to nice it’s the perfect adjective….
32 Reflections of Gratitude That Serve My New Year’s Resolutions
It crept up on me, 2011 did. I was having such a whirlwind time in 2010 that it arrived before I knew it. On 31 December I spent approximately 30…
10 Ways To Keep Your Business In Top Shape Over The Holidays
Twas the night before Christmas Eve, and all though the house, not a creature was stirring, not even your iPhone, Android or Blackberry. In other words it’s the time of…
Get Your Passport to Business Freedom And Let Your Business Take Off in 2011
Important: If you’re reading this post by email or RSS you should click on the title and come and see the new look website! 2011 is almost upon us. A…
4 Ways to Start Your Business for Less Using Black Friday Deals
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Five Ways to Attract Integrity In Business And Banish Flakiness
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Why You Need to Love Thy Entrepreneurial Self
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Launch Day – Welcome to WomanzWorld!
Welcome to WomanzWorld. If you’re a female entrepreneur, or one in the making then WomanzWorld is designed specifically for you! Whether you’re just starting out or already established, a student about to graduate or a retired mother. We want to inspire more women to become their own boss, start their own business and recognise their amazing talents and abilities and share those with the world. Despite an increasing number of women owning and operating companies the business world is still dominated by men. We’d like to see that change and for the scales to start tipping in favour of women. We want to be a part of driving that change by creating a vibrant and active community of female entrepreneurs committed to encouraging and empowering every woman to strike out and try it for herself. We invite you to join us!
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