by Judith Binder, AIIP President When I first started my business, I had no idea what I was getting into as a small business owner. I had developed my research skills in academic and special libraries and knew that I could use them as an independent information professional. But to launch and grow my own… Read More »
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You know you have attended a good conference when you are still thinking about what you heard months later. AIIP’s latest annual Conference was one of those conferences for me – A post by Mary Ellen Bates The 2017 conference focused on pivoting as a strategic approach—something that we infopreneurs do continually as we adjust… Read More »
Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP) members are often asked variations of questions such as: What is it like to be in business as an independent information professional?;and How do I go about establishing such a business? To help answer these, let’s start with … What does an independent information professional do?
We asked our AIIP Past Presidents to share their tips on building and growing a successful independent information business.  Crystal Sharp (AIIP President, 2006) shares her ideas on finding a balance that works. In the usual course of play, study, or work, individuals — consciously or not — take steps to exert some control over… Read More »
We asked our AIIP Past Presidents to share their tips on building and growing a successful independent information business.  Mary Ellen Bates, AIIP President (1996-97 and 2004-5) shares four great tips. I have often wondered about why some people succeed as solopreneurs and others don’t. Almost everyone I run into has at least the… Read More »
Info-Entrepreneurs Make Lots of Decisions – Are You Making Good Ones? When you own a business, you are faced with tons of decisions every day. Big or small, those decisions add up. Here’s some advice to help take the stress out of your decision-making process.
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