Networking Confidence: Go from Awkward to Amazing

Networking can be a daunting experience, especially if you’re naturally shy or uncomfortable in social settings. However, with a few strategies and mindset shifts, you can transform those nervous jitters into confident connections. Here’s how to go from awkward to amazing in your networking efforts: Shift Your Mindset Instead of viewing networking as a chore, see it as an opportunity …

Remote Work 101: Managing Time + Tasks

Remote work isn’t for the faint of heart. It involves balancing the comfort of home with the challenges of avoiding distractions like honey-do lists and household chores. Similarly, working from a coffee shop or coworking space comes with its own set of hurdles. Managing your time and tasks while working remotely can be daunting. To help you navigate these challenges, …

Why Coworking?

It’s so funny how Coworking is now a household term – thanks Covid! When Cornerstone started, it was to fit a need in the community. A need that stemmed from a family starting their own business while running out of room in their home basement! And man, are we so glad that Novologic decided to branch out and open a …

How does email help a small business grow?

Are you collecting the email addresses of your customers or clients? Are you offering something of value on your website in exchange for an email address? Are you using email to maintain a relationship with past, present, and future customers? If not, why not? Email is a powerful marketing channel for small businesses, and it doesn’t have to be complicated.  …

“Relationshipping” – The New Networking

How do you genuinely feel about networking? The suits, the business cards, the sales pitch – it’s all a bit exhausting, don’t you think? Networking feels so scripted to me. You have the same conversations over and over again, you probably have it memorized by now. So when I heard someone say ‘relationshipping’ it stopped me in my tracks. What …