I love Mr. Bob’s Do-Nuts. His tiny storefront in downtown Marion, NC is easy to miss except for the amazing smell of sugar that permeates the air 6 days a week. Bob Masiello and his family make a variety of donuts, one of which is the Apple Ugly (photo above) and I assure you its the best apple fritter [...]

I’ve put off writing this blog for a couple of weeks now. Procrastination is so easy to fall into: “I’ll write the blog tomorrow when I have more time”. Tomorrow comes but you never have more time. Have you been putting off buying the insurance you need for your business? Because you are too busy working [...]

Earlier this year I wrote a blog about why small businesses shouldn’t start on social media. The real message was that they really should be on there, however there were things to consider first like their audience, etc. Since I work exclusively with small businesses I know many who get on social media, even with the [...]

You remember Mr. Bob from a prior blog where we talked about how he makes the most delicious donuts in Western North Carolina and also how he may or may not need to be on LinkedIn? Well, Mr. Bob has been really busy lately making the donuts – he’s even been nominated for ugliest apple ugly [...]

As part of the InsuranceWiseTracy blog I want to make sure small business owners understand what resources are available to them. Today’s blog is written by a local friend of mine who explains what a virtual assistant is and what they can do for a small business owner. The most awesome thing about a virtual assistant is although she is based here [...]

Marketing a business isn’t magic but it certainly has its similarities.  Growing up I always loved watching magic shows. I grew up with David Copperfield then graduated to watching Penn & Teller, David Blaine and Criss Angel. Their styles were all very different but the appeal of their magic was pretty simple. Magic makes the impossible [...]