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April, recognized as National Volunteer Month, is a vibrant period that highlights the altruism of individuals and groups committed to making a difference in their…
SCORE honors Women’s History Month by celebrating the significant impact of women-owned businesses on the US economy. Employing 9.4 million workers, these…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has free November SCORE webinars and live presentations to help you maximize your small businesses’ potential.
In-Person–Entrepreneurship. Is…
Online–IRS: Tip Reporting…
Online–Win Customers With…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has free October SCORE webinars and live presentations to help you maximize your small businesses’ potential.
Online–How to Create…
Your elevator pitch is vital for sparking interest in what you or your organization does, and your written and verbal elevator pitches can align.
Your…
In-Person–Marketing Basics…
How to Launch a…
In-Person–How to…
Accessibility to LinkedIn and social media posts should be top of mind. Content that is accessible to everyone is the goal of best practices.
Although…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has free Fall SCORE webinars and live presentations to help you maximize your small businesses’ potential.
Finance Basics for New…
Do you have a USP, PBS, or VPS on LinkedIn? Unique Selling Proposition, Personal Branding Statement, and Value Proposition Statement are the full terms for…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has free SCORE webinars and live presentations to help you maximize your small businesses’ potential.
Entrepreneurship: Is It for You…
How to Use AI in…
Protecting your LinkedIn profile from bad actors is vital to maintaining your online reputation and privacy, and there are several steps you can take.
Everyone…
Brand Clarity: Make Your Marketing…
It’s that time of year when SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties takes great pride in celebrating the milestone accomplishments of entrepreneurs with the support…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has free SCORE May programs, including webinars and workshops to help your small business find its potential.
Three Key Strategies…
Have you heard about SCORE?
SCORE is the largest network of volunteer business experts, now with over 10,000 nationally and 100 members locally in…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has free May SCORE programs, including webinars and workshops to help your small business find its potential.
National Small Business…
If you have a valid government ID and are in the U.S. with a U.S. phone, you might be able to be verified…
Want to know how to add some fun factors to your LinkedIn posts? You can add emojis or Unicode or vary your formatting and writing…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has SCORE March events, including webinars and workshops to help your small business find its potential.
Using Digital Marketing to…
Influence Digest, an online publication that provides high-level knowledge on LinkedIn marketing strategies while highlighting the best tips for a healthy lifestyle, has named…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has SCORE events in March, including webinars and workshops to help your small business find its potential.
Bookkeeping Basics for…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has SCORE events in March, including webinars and workshops to help your small business realize its potential.
LIVE EVENT: Entrepreneurship…
LIVE EVENT: Marketing…
What is career development? Why does career development matter? Who is it for? Is it available on LinkedIn or elsewhere? Where can you find resources…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has a March webinar or workshop to help your small business achieve success.
How to Create Snazzy Graphics for Social…
SCORE new year tools like free webinars are being offered to small business owners in January by SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties.
Entrepreneurship: Is It…
Introduction to Payment…
If you need a post idea for LinkedIn, share your impact on Martin Luther King Day of Service by describing your activities. What did you…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties are offering the following upcoming free SCORE small business webinars.
Master Your Social Media with Time-Saving Tools & Techniques…
If you have good content on your resume, you can use it on LinkedIn. That will be the beginning of your personal career website where…
Have you ever been homeless? I have two times, but my story is a little different. This is a vulnerable story I chose to publish…
Have you ever been in a workplace where you have not said or heard profanity? Could it happen pre-employment?
As a hiring manager, can…
Ah! Living large! The United States is a big country, and so many advertisements emphasize physical attractiveness and thinness with pencil-thin women and buff…
Here is your annual reminder that September is “International Update Your Resume Month.” Are you managing your career and updating your career documents?
As an…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties is offering the following free SCORE workshops and webinars in September.
Driving Traffic to Your Website: Tips, Tricks and Strategies…
Entrepreneurship: Is It for You?
This in-person SCORE…
For the funemployed, being unemployed brings a smile, and a new way of thinking that work/life balance overrides work as the “be all end…
When should you start or end managing your career? Why not begin with your first work or internship experience and keep going until your retirement…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties is offering the following free webinar events in May.
On Thursday, May 5, small business owners will learn about “Getting…
Do you need to do a targeted search for someone or something on LinkedIn or the Internet? Have you ever tried a Boolean search or…
Job seekers need to have strategies, tactics, and career management resources to organize their job search, whether beginning their first career as a recent grad…
“The new normal every company must accept to be successful is to create an emotionally safe working environment marked by respect, acceptance, and celebration of…
“It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity” (Unknown). It’s like drinking from a fire hydrant with so much tech…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties continues to offer free webinars and live events to help small businesses. The following webinars and events are available in…
We live in a pandemic where technology skills are essential to work in a remote world, yet many digital immigrants (Gen X and boomers) lack…
If you are a working adult whether unemployed, self-employed, or employed, and you engage in meeting people, you need to have an elevator pitch…
If MLK had the social audio technology in 1963 that we have today, he would have reached so many more people than those who heard…
Poll results are in on how people found their last W-2 job. Results are not surprising. The winner is networking, of course! But wait…
Ding Dong! LinkedIn Calling! LinkedIn just added a bell feature. Read on for terrific tips about music for videos, copyright, and other bell trivia. Learn…
Whether you are an introvert, extrovert, ambivert, or anything but a recluse or hermit, you typically interact with people in person and/or online. It…
Take a free webinar from SCORE and get helpful small business advice.
How to Start and Operate a Small Business
On Tuesday, Oct. 12, learn…
Take a free webinar from SCORE for helpful small business advice.
Top Ten Social Media Management Tips for Entrepreneurs
On Wednesday, Oct. 6, learn the…
These free September webinars from SCORE offer helpful advice to small business owners.
Leanstack Canvas—Business Plan on a Page
On Tuesday, Sept. 28, learn…
Here is an overview about Clubhouse, a phone app that is taking social media by storm. There are also 17 questions answered about Clubhouse to…
LinkedIn, Resume, Lynne Williams,
The About Section on LinkedIn can have up to 2600 characters. Are you formatting it so it is skimmable and scannable for human attention spans…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties are hosting these free seminars in March. How to Create Snazzy Graphics for LinkedIn & Social Media
On Thursday, March…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties is hosting these free seminars in March. How to Create Snazzy Graphics for LinkedIn & Social Media
The hottest trend on LinkedIn is not part of LinkedIn, but Clubhouse is what the cool kids are discussing, and you can find it by…
Even though the pandemic has wreaked havoc on jobs, businesses, mental health, finances, and more, no one wants to hang with Debbie or Donnie Downer…
Unicode is used to encode letters, symbols, and digits with values applied to different programs and platforms as a universal character standard.
Although it is…
There are numerous ways to analyze keywords for your resume, LinkedIn profile, website, blog, social media posts, etc. Let’s review more tools!
In last…
Employed? Self-employed? Unemployed? Veteran? Student? You might want to optimize your LinkedIn profile with the best keywords if you want to be found.
If…
If you are a freelancer, participate in the gig economy, or have a side hustle, how do you get found on Linkedin? Optimize your profile…
By Lynne Williams
Nonprofits have been hit during COVID. They can send email campaigns and post on social media to reach potential donors to highlight…
Everyone has a story to tell, and it can be good, bad, or ugly. There may be happy or sad endings. LinkedIn…
With over 722+ million people on LinkedIn as part of the world’s largest business networking platform, many people are still not…
Did you know as a business owner, you can enable “Open for Business” on your profile? Providing info about your business will…
The LinkedIn algorithm seems to be mysterious and ever-changing. Some recent research from the Netherlands may help you with your LinkedIn…
Want to improve your online host skills or add a fun factor to your virtual events? I have several new hacks and…
The Out of the Box Veteran Employment Strategies career panel event is on Friday, October 16 starting at 9 AM, so register on Eventbrite. Hire…
Should you be posting anything to do with politics or any political commentary on LinkedIn? Only if you want to risk destroying…
As a business leader, you may have heard you need to sharpen the saw, including educating yourself. RSVP for a John Maxwell…
It’s free and easy to set up a LinkedIn company page for your small business, as a solopreneur, or self-employed…
Lynne Williams was passionate about the career transition and career management business long before managing the Philadelphia Area Great Careers Group (PAGCG), a nonprofit based…
As a small business owner, whether you are a for-profit or a nonprofit, what do you do when you want to…
Are you sending a sales pitch when connecting with people on LinkedIn, or are you making an effort to start building a…
Have you ever been WOWed by a speaker? I was just WOWed! Running hundreds of events a year, I hear a plethora…
Don’t shoot the messenger, especially if your name is Karen, Becky, Caroline, Patty, Gail, or Ann. Knowledge is power. Here’s…
What is your cattitude on LinkedIn? With a little imagination, you can find spots and stripes on LinkedIn, though we’ll substitute…
Ubuntu, a South African Zulu word, is a philosophy of the spirit of humanity. It means “I am who I am because…
Often, I am asked if people should include their resume on their LinkedIn profile. It depends on what YOU want to do…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties is hosting several free webinars in August.
How to Boost Your Business on LinkedIn
On Tuesday, Aug. 4, you can…
By Lynn Williams
Solopreneur? Entrepreneur? Small business owner? Growing business? Startup? Side-gigger? Side hustler? Franchise owner? Thinking about starting a business?
Have you optimized…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties is hosting several free webinars during the rest of July and in August.
Understanding Cash Flow—A Business Survival Guide…
Living between our dashes from birth to death, we should consider ourselves a work in progress to become more linguistically and culturally…
The Jeopardy answer is … be like Nike as Just Do It! The Jeopardy question is, What if I am scared to write…
There are a couple of key hashtags being used on LinkedIn for job seekers and these are #ONO and #opentowork
#ONO stands…
What are your pronouns? Are you using them on LinkedIn or elsewhere? Do you even know what this means? Why are there…
In case you are wondering, the portmanteau #Juneteenth is a hashtag used on LinkedIn. People are writing articles and including this hashtag…
We said: Black Lives Matter. Never said: Only black lives matter. We know: All lives matter. We just need your help with…
How did we forget lessons we learned in kindergarten and the Golden Rule? How do we learn to be better? Do better…
How do you rebrand when making a career pivot? How do you start building your brand and marketing yourself in your future…
What do you do when you can’t, or don’t want to, do what you used to do? Pivot, of course…
Nearly 75% of resumes are never seen by human eyes when submitted through applicant tracking systems for online job applications. Why? Formatting…
SCORE Chester & Delaware Counties is offering several free on line seminars fthroughout May:
MAY 11
Blogging for Business
On Monday, May 11, from 1…
A value proposition letter is a brief statement of 100-150 words that succinctly explains what your unique qualities, skills, and accomplishments…
QR codes can be very useful for driving people to your LinkedIn profile, a presentation, an article, and more. Add them to…
Furloughed? Downsized? Re-orged? Laid off? No job? Dusting off your career documents just in case? It’s never too late to manage your career…
High school students over 16, college students, and educators in both K-12 and higher education need to be on LinkedIn. Teachers…
Feeling macro and micro scared with fear of the unknown? Now is a time to build and grow your LinkedIn network and…
Would you be thrilled to be found for work as a jobseeker or entrepreneur because you increased your keywords in your LinkedIn headline? If employed…
Beware of XXX-rated porn trolls on your online meetings. I attended a meeting with a Zoom link that was publicly posted…
You can make a word cloud for your LinkedIn banner or for an article.The more frequently that words are listed, the…
Knowledge is power. You don’t know what you don’t know, so engage in continuous lifelong learning to improve yourself and…
If you want to advance in your career or need to explore careers as a new graduate or reinvention, you might want…
If you have not seen a change on your profile yet, it’s coming! LinkedIn is rolling out a new Featured Section…
As the old English adage goes … a picture is worth a thousand words (even though this has been “plagiarized and paraphrased” many times.
According to…
“Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing”, according to Vince Lombardi. Do you have a winning LinkedIn profile and how…
Did you know there was a LinkedIn directory where you can look yourself up? When I discovered this little factoid recently, I was on L…
“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.”– Benjamin Franklin
As a young professional, you have more years…
“Whatever your life’s work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn…
Some students finish their college coursework in December instead of May. If you think they are all prepared to be jobseekers, then…
You got that end of year bonus … or not. You are wondering if you should stay or go … or not. You would…
What do you do when one person says something to you that makes a very deep impression? You write about it and…
Hashtags on LinkedIn seem to be further evolving with changes to the algorithm. A previous article was published on “How to Create…
One cannot deny the fact that a lot of women like to get together with other women and just talk. Perhaps that…
#GivingTuesday is on Dec 3, 2019 and it’s a chance for nonprofit organizations to bring awareness to their missions on LinkedIn.
If the organization…
In November, we can reflect on all the things we are grateful for, including some of the little things in life, like…
“People who volunteer tend to experience fewer aches and pains.”
In addition, “people 55 and older who volunteer for two or more organizations are significantly…
So exactly what is a veteran? “A veteran – whether active duty, discharged, retired or reserve – is someone who, at one point in…
It’s my birthday next week … on election day (so get out and vote) … and hence, my inspiration to share with you…
LinkedIn has rolled out another new feature. You can now post an event from your desktop or on the app on your…
LinkedIn is rolling out a new feature for “Open to Job Opportunities” that can be hidden and seen only by recruiters or can be publicly…
Did you know you could make a voice recorded message on LinkedIn up to one minute? It’s a dictated message; not voice to text…
Do you realize that there are over 645 million people on LinkedIn and how important it is to be on this platform…
Did you know that you can enhance your LinkedIn profile by adding media under the About section as well as under your Work Experience?
You…
September is International Update Your Resume Month, so as a public service announcement, this is a reminder to manage your career and keep your resume…
If you have a free LinkedIn account, you may have received a warning that you were approaching your commercial use limit of…
What do you do on LinkedIn when you are pursuing or wanting to pursue a new career path? How do you portray yourself in your…
There seems to be a lot of downsizing and reorganizing going on in companies in the region, which has led to the growth of our…
People who have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or Asperger’s Syndrome, like anyone else, have their strengths as well as weaknesses. It…
Although the LinkedIn algorithm will probably remain a mystery to us outsiders, some LinkedIn experts have been doing some research and testing…
Have you ever received a “Commercial Use Limit” notification when you have exceeded the 300 searches you have done in a month…
Symbols can be a fun touch and add a little “fun factor” to your LinkedIn profile, but use spaces before and after them. It’s…
With the ability to join 100 groups on LinkedIn, you can join organizations, affiliations, or interest areas of your choice to engage…
Below is an overview of many of the more frequently used current LinkedIn image sizes and character limits that will allow you to plan in…
There are many businesses that have not taken advantage of an extra free landing page, otherwise known as a company page. If…
Are you hoping to beat the LinkedIn algorithm? Maybe you need some help to get your posts to gain more views. Maybe LinkedIn engagement pods…
Zero is NOT the correct answer to “How many recommendations should you have on LinkedIn?” If you are a jobseeker, hiring managers…
Industry Knowledge, Tools & Technologies, Interpersonal Skills, Languages, or Other Skills are the categories for Skills and Endorsements on LinkedIn, in addition to your top…
By using the @ symbol in front of a person’s, company’s, or organization’s name on LinkedIn, the name is hyperlinked in blue and…
Who are your groupies, devotees, supporters, admirers, advocates, backers, enthusiasts, or zealots on LinkedIn? They are your #fangirls #fanboys or followers. Maybe they are thought…
Hashtag usage on social media may be well understood by some, mysterious to others, or somewhere inbetween. The hash sign (#) is utilized…
Happy National Small Business Week! Wouldn’t you love to support local small businesses? What if they were so small you didn…
How’s your Latin? It’s commencement season, so it might be a good time to brush up! Unless you teach Latin, you might not…
Yada yada yada! You are a solopreneur and are into titles and want to call yourself President or CEO. President or CEO of what? Perhaps…
What’s your personal brand on LinkedIn? What do you want people to know about you? Have you hyper-focused on what differentiates or distinguishes…
On LinkedIn, you can make a personal introduction to other people in your network. A warm introduction is certainly better than someone…
Do YOU read the paragraphs on people’s Linkedin profiles? If the answer is NO, then others are not reading YOUR paragraphs either.
We are…
Not a coder or web developer? No worries! You should, however, know that it’s a good thing to be found on…
Were you aware that you could get a “report card grade” for your LinkedIn profile? If not, now you know! If so…
Gobbledygook? Misguided? Uninformed? Wrong assumption? This is something I see daily on LinkedIn profiles.
As you can see from the image this…
Pulchritudinous or picture-less YOU? That is the question! Did you know that you will get 21x more views on your LinkedIn…
If you have made networking a habit, good for you! However, you not only need to network in person to build those “Know, Like, Trust…
Don’t have a business card? Or … maybe you have run out of business cards at a networking event. No problem! If…
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Jessica Capistrant, President and CEO of the Phoenixville Regional Chamber of Commerce, recently received the 2017 Extraordinary Woman Award from State Rep. Warren…
Lynne Williams, a 1976 graduate of Conestoga High School, is one of 16 career coaches from around the country who have contributed a chapter to…
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