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How to Stop Hustling and Start Flourishing in Business
I remember the very moment that I “got” the power of business. I was 12 years old. My parents had spent the last 7 years of my life building a thriving business. While I had no idea that they had built a multi-million dollar business, I did know that something BIG was...
Is Your Business Thriving or Just Surviving?
Greetings! Just as you do with most things, there are times in your business, you have to slow down and take a moment to assess where you are in meeting your big goals. Are you on the fast track or are you just barely getting by? Here, we’ll discuss some telltale...
An Out-of-The-Box Way To Increase Your Profit Now
I was having a conversation with Jeanette, a dear friend of mine, earlier this week and I just loved something she said to one of her business partners. Her actual words were, “This is a business. We are in this to be able to pay ourselves. We need to be clear about...
The 10 Reasons Why You Should Build Your Business Big
A big business is one that creates products or services that have great impact in the marketplace with a team who is fully committed to building a company that makes a big difference in people’s lives. While there are women who are hired as CEO’s of other’s...
Come Uplevel and Rise With Us!
Whether you are a sole-proprietor with a team or have no team at all, it is time to come together with one thing in common - a call on our lives to create businesses that make a difference in the marketplace. Join us as on September 29th - October 1st in Raleigh, NC...
Three Things Every Successful Business Owner Does
This video shares the three things that every successful business owner does on a regular basis. Join us at our Uplevel and Rise conference so you can do the these three things to grow your business. We will help you solve each of these issues at the upcoming Uplevel...
PRESS RELEASE: First Of Its Kind Conference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FIRST CHRISTIAN WOMEN’S BUSINESS OWNERS’ CONFERENCE COMES TO THE TRIANGLE RALEIGH, NC, September 15, 2016 – The International Alliance of Christian Business Women (IACBW) is hosting the UpLevel and Rise Christian Women Business Owners...
That Piece of Gold on the Sidewalk
Remember when you were a child and saw something bright and shiny on the sidewalk? You probably ran to it hoping it was a coin or you may have even imagined that it was a piece of gold from a treasure chest that someone just might have accidentally dropped. Whatever...
Say Goodbye to Beautiful Businesses with No Sales
Greetings! The Lord is really showing me where my old wiring is standing in the way of the success I am called to manifest. You see, we, as women, are wired to make things beautiful and comfortable. We will spend time working on lovely logos, beautiful websites,...
Knowing the Power of YOU
After years of working very, very closely with many business owners, I am more clear than ever that the one thing that stops us from building the empires God has placed within us is not about know-how, desire, expertise, passion or creative ideas to bring to market....
Being the True CEO of Your Business
There is a huge difference between owning a job and owning a business (or being a soloprenuer). Far too many of us own a job, but are not overseeing a business in a calculated and strategic way. There is a time in your business when a distinct and almost palpable...
Time Management is Different for Business Owners
As a Christian called to build a business of impact, your business does not belong to you, it belongs to the Lord. Therefore, your time is not your own. Your time has to do double-duty. You have to get more done than others who have not yet heeded the call on their...
The Power of eMarketing
I distinctly remember the moment I made the decision. I remember thinking, "There has to be a better way..." As a single mother called to build a business that involved speaking and training, there just had to be a better way than living out of suitcases, logging...
The 7 Things That Cause the Biggest Stress For Christian Business Women
There are many things in business that can cause anxiety and increased stress levels for Christian business women that may not affect non-Christian business owners in the same way. This stress is often in your "blind spot" and causes you to unknowingly back off of...
Set Your Business Apart with Magnetic Content
Having new, fresh, relevant content can make or break your business success. Yet most business owners struggle with coming up with ideas that no one else has already originated. All-too-often you may find yourself scouring the internet, magazine and newspaper...
5 Star Service
I had an unexpected opportunity to stay at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Charlotte, NC over the weekend. This was my first stay at a 5-star hotel. It didn't take long to see exactly what sets them apart. As I enjoyed my stay, I was struck at how many businesses could...
DIY:The Secret of Getting Ahead
It’s easy to get lost in the hustle and bustle of work and forget that there’s more to life, it is so important to remember to take time for you. Our culture and society is that of one in motion. If we want to be able to have enough time in our busy lives, and busy...
8 Easy Tips To Optimizing Your Time
After starting with TAG only a couple months ago as the new Membership Director, I have already learned so much. Being a live-in-nanny previously, I thought I knew all about time management and how to get things done in a timely matter. which was completely true, to...
We Have To Empty The Trash
Some thing very interesting happened to me today that I just HAD to share. I was mailing books and product orders at the Post Office in my neighborhood. As soon as I stepped in the door I noticed trash all over the floor. I chalked it up to the 50 mph wind gusts we...
Day-to-Day Clarity
Day-to-Day Clarity in Your Business By Ericka D. Jackson This is the time to re-tool your pathway to achieving your BIG vision. This is the time to learn from the things you have been doing that are not producing results. This is the time to re-assess your main gifts...
Dominate
“And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.” – Genesis 1:28....
The Art of Completion
One day last year my sister, who owns a business of her own, said to me, “Ericka, your sheer output astounds me.” As I continued to train more and more business owners and ministers in building thriving organizations, they often asked me, “Ericka, how do you produce...
Creating Kingdom Wealth
I have grown tired of seeing the success of secular women’s businesses while Christian women’s businesses all-too-often lag behind in influence and earnings. You may even find yourself gleaning from their secular practices while trying to uphold your Christian beliefs...
Iron Sharpens Iron
I was watching a Superbowl pre-game show about Tom Brady, the quarterback of the New England Patriots football team. It highlighted his relationship with his long-time quarterback coach. He first met his coach when he was twelve years old and he has called him after...
The Art of Rainmaking
As women in business, we do not always pay close attention to the numbers. Far too often we have not plotted out exactly what we are doing to do to make the monthly income to cover both our business expenses and to pay ourselves the salary we really need. The ability...