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From Big Business to Solopreneur: A Success Story

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, October 11th, 2022 at 09:00 AM 

By Kelly Berry Starting Off Like all good infopreneur stories, Janene Liston’s starts in the middle: after a successful career working for top international companies, she was burned out and decided to step back from the corporate world to heal and reassess. This was her opportunity to figure out what she really wanted to do.… Read More »

Categories : Growing Your Business, Independence
Tags : running an info business, solopreneur

Online training: what I learned through lockdown

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022 at 09:00 AM 

By Elizabeth Hutchinson In my school librarian background, professional development was neither valued nor recognized, so it may be surprising that my career is now based on providing training for the very type of professional I used to be. If your place of employment doesn’t recognize or value your professional development, and your opportunity for… Read More »

Categories : Independence, Information Skills, Working with clients
Tags : business growth, clients

We Are AIIP:  I’m a Nonprofit Prospect Researcher

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, April 26th, 2022 at 09:00 AM 

By Roger Magnus In your bio, you describe yourself as a Nonprofit Prospect Researcher. Briefly, what does a prospect researcher do? Prospect researchers assist nonprofits by providing targeted intelligence on donors and foundations. These efforts ultimately should help a nonprofit increase its funding.

Categories : Independence
Tags : prospect researcher, We are AIIP

We Are AIIP: I’m a DEI Metadata Consultant

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022 at 09:00 AM 

By Sharon Mizota In your bio, you describe yourself as a DEI metadata consultant. What is it that DEI metadata consultants do?

Categories : Independence
Tags : Archives, We are AIIP

We Are AIIP: I’m a Private Investigator

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, October 5th, 2021 at 03:00 PM 

By Victoria Balzarini Following is the first in our We Are AIIP series, which offers a glimpse into the different kinds of work our members do.

Categories : Independence
Tags : private investigations, We are AIIP

Asking the Right Questions to Get to the Right Question

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, December 29th, 2020 at 09:00 AM 

By Denise Carter Key to delivering a quality project for a client is making sure that I am answering the right question. That isn’t always as straightforward as it seems. Experience has taught me that the initial question the client asks is often not the one they really need answering.

Categories : Independence, Working with clients
Tags : clients

Pivot: The only move that matters is your next one

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020 at 08:00 AM 

Presented by Jenny Blake Reported by Debbie Wynot, Insight Matters and Library Consultants LLC Editor’s note: This summary of our conference keynote presentation was originally published in the September 2017 issue of AIIP Connections newsletter, and—in 2020—it’s as relevant as ever. For a conference program built on a theme of pivoting for success, could there… Read More »

Categories : Conference, Independence
Tags : change, entrepreneurship

COVID-19 and the Information Entrepreneur

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020 at 09:30 AM 

By Connie Clem, Clem Information Strategies How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected AIIP members and their businesses? In a recent survey, 59 AIIP members shared what’s happening in their businesses, and several themes emerged from the results: Theme 1:  Virtuality As business adapts to connecting more virtually, AIIP members are already comfortable there. Some are… Read More »

Categories : Independence, Working with clients
Tags : change, running an info business
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