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Small Biz Resource Tip: Small Business Influencers

August 1st, 2011 ::

Small Business Influencers

With most of the country’s job creation still coming from small businesses, it’s important to honor those in the small business community who are making a meaningful impact on the market. The Small Business Influencer 2011 awards, produced by Small Business Trends and Small Biz Technology and sponsored by BlackBerry, is set to honor the Top 100 Small Business Influencers in mid-August. Make your voice heard by taking part in the voting that’s is currently taking place. Nominees fall into one of five categories: leaders, corporations, journalists, news outlets and gurus. Voting ends August 9, 2011 so go vote now! You can vote once every 24 hours. We hope you’ll vote for Network Solutions in the following categories:

Corporations category: Network Solutions

Guru category: Shashi Bellamkonda, Director of Social Media for Network Solutions

Journalist category: Rieva Lesonsky, Editor of GrowSmartBusiness blog

 

 

#GrowSmartBiz Video: SmallBiz Quick Tip-Becoming an Entrepreneurial Leader Rieva Leonsky

September 30th, 2009 ::


Rieva Lesonsky is CEO of GrowBiz Media, a communications company offering custom content and expert insight designed to help entrepreneurs build their businesses and achieve success. Lesonsky spent 26 years at Entrepreneur magazine, where she started off as a research assistant and worked her way up to editorial director. Lesonsky is also one of the only women to ever hold a top spot at a business publication.

A native of New York, Ms. Lesonsky is the author of Get Smart and the best-selling Start Your Own Business, and co-author of the books Young Millionaires, Ultimate Book of Franchising and 303 Marketing Tips. She served on the Small Business Administration’s National Advisory Council for six years. The SBA also honored her as a Small Business Media Advocate and a Woman in Business Advocate. She is a nationally recognized speaker and expert on entrepreneurship and small business ownership, and is a regular on MSNBC’s “Your Business” program.