Marna Friedman's Page

New year, new ventures. Over the past few weeks I have continued to work on my new business venture in the hopes of quietly launching it before the end of this month. While I achieved my original goal of completing the site by the end of 2009, it was still not ready to launch. Domain names, technical issues and more plagued me. It was a new year and I needed a new outlook.

I found new excitement last week when I took the opportunity to pitch this business to Startup Chicks. The pitch would offe… Continue

Tis the season. The season of giving. The season to be thankful. So I have decided to spend the next 25 days thinking about all of the things I am thankful for this year and how I can pay this forward. A year ago, I barely knew what a blog was, let alone all of the amazing things that I could accomplish with my blog. A year ago I didn’t understand Twitter or the many ways it could enrich my life. My interest in blogging and social media was a result of writing my first book, EVENTually Perfect.… Continue

Until recently, I had never heard of co-working space. Co-working space is a new concept for entrepreneurs that works on a membership system similar to health clubs. You pay a monthly membership fee for the level of service you require for your business. If you only need to work outside your home a little bit, you can typically purchase a membership on a daily basis. Regular use requires more of a financial commitment.

I recently visited Ignition Alley (http://ignitionalley.com) in Atlanta. Mik… Continue

After working with several clients on business start-ups, I became very frustrated with the constant searching for information. So as I learned about websites that might be helpful, I started to keep a list. I have personally used some of these sites, some I just discovered. The enclosed websites are only a sampling of what is available on the internet, but will hopefully help get you started moving forward.

As a professional organizer, I like to keep things neat and orderly. So I designed thes… Continue