Well, it's official!  Leap Business Services is celebrating its first anniversary.   Like most, my first year was one of big highs, some lows and lessons learned.  A personal goal of mine was to run this business that allows me time for personal priorities.  Can you be...

Being a one-woman show offers many rewards: flexibility, work-life balance and the opportunity to work with a fantastic group of clients.  Home office life takes discipline and resourcefulness.  

Keep it fresh and consistent with the brand are two essentials for bu...

I was always a work hard, play hard Gen Xer.  Add children, family and friends to the equation, pile on a home, and a million other obligations; all of a sudden the pride I felt in being an amazing multitasker is now destructive. 

Last year one of my...

I recently participated in a panel discussion at Muskoka Small Business Centre's annual Bridges to Better Business Conference. My topic was "Managing Your Seasonal Business." 

I named my presentation "The Good, The Bad & The February" which garnered a few laughs as so m...

Branding is a process. For some this comes naturally, to others it is an arduous but precise process.  I would love to say that I am a natural born artistic designer with an eye for the style but that is not true. I prefer to take an evolutionary approach to branding....

I'm taking the leap! I'm starting my own business.

Despite the fact that long-term commitment is kinda my jam, with business I love project work and keeping it casual.  From my experience owning and managing businesses, there were many times I wished to have an addition...