--- title: IHUBApp Blog | Sue Braiden (2) description: Sue Braiden is the Communications Manager for InspireHub Inc. 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Learn more below! ![Download The Ultimate Small Business Survival Guide for FREE when you subscribe to our blog!](http://www.ihubgo.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Content%20-%20Inbound/Guides/The%20Ultimate%20Small%20Business%20Survival%20Guide%20(Mobile%20and%20Book)%20600x600.png?width=600&height=600&name=The%20Ultimate%20Small%20Business%20Survival%20Guide%20(Mobile%20and%20Book)%20600x600.png) ### Hubmasters, get ready to launch! - [Recent Posts](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog) ![Big on Small Podcast Episode 2: Saved by the Barn's Kelly Holt](http://www.ihubgo.com/hubfs/Content%20-%20Inbound/Blogs/Big%20on%20Small%20-%20Ep%20002%20-%20Kelly%20Holt.jpg) ![](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/2e22f9b3937aae533902d38fa424ba26) By [Sue Braiden](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/author/sue-braiden) On July 1, 2020 ## [Big on Small Podcast Episode 2: Saved by the Barn's Kelly Holt](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/big-on-smal-podcast-ep.-002-saved-by-the-barns-kelly-holt) **Do you have a great BIG dream? The one that captures your heart and imagination but you’re not sure where to start? Are you...** *( read )* Tags: [small business](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/small-business), [stress](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/stress), [empathy](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/empathy), ![Crisis leadership: the power of empathy to transform logic and emotion](http://www.ihubgo.com/hubfs/Content%20-%20Inbound/Blogs/Blog%20-%20Crisis%20leadership%20-%20the%20power%20of%20empathy%20to%20transform%20logic%20and%20emotion%20-%202020.06.29.jpg) ![](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/2e22f9b3937aae533902d38fa424ba26) By [Sue Braiden](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/author/sue-braiden) On June 29, 2020 ## [Crisis leadership: the power of empathy to transform logic and emotion](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/crisis-leadership-the-power-of-empathy-to-transform-logic-and-emotion) Leaders have a great deal of weight on their shoulders these days. In a time of great change -- economic, health and our very... *( read )* Tags: [communications](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/communications), [small business](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/small-business), [stress](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/stress), ![FREE small business mentors | Part 5: women-owned business resources](http://www.ihubgo.com/hubfs/Content%20-%20Inbound/Blogs/Blog%20-%20Part%205%20-%20FREE%20mentors%20for%20women%20small%20business%20owners.jpg) ![](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/2e22f9b3937aae533902d38fa424ba26) By [Sue Braiden](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/author/sue-braiden) On June 26, 2020 ## [FREE small business mentors | Part 5: women-owned business resources](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/free-small-business-mentors-part-5-women-owned-business-resources) Small businesses owned by women power a significant portion of the economy, yet women face substantial challenges and receive... *( read )* Tags: [small business owners](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/small-business-owners), [transformation](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/transformation), [mentors](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/mentors), ![Ideagen® TV IMPACT NOW Host Mary Millben Power Chat with Karolyn Hart](http://www.ihubgo.com/hubfs/Content%20-%20Inbound/Blogs/Blog%20-%20Ideagen%20TV%20Impact%20Now%20with%20Mary%20Millben%20-%20Power%20Chat%20with%20Karolyn%20Hart%20-%202020-06-24.jpg) ![](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/2e22f9b3937aae533902d38fa424ba26) By [Sue Braiden](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/author/sue-braiden) On June 24, 2020 ## [Ideagen® TV IMPACT NOW Host Mary Millben Power Chat with Karolyn Hart](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/ideagen-tv-impact-now-host-mary-millbens-power-chat-with-inspirehub-president-karolyn-hart) One of our favourite people on the planet, award-winning actress and singer, [Mary Millben](https://www.linkedin.com/in/marymillben/), is leading the **IMPACT NOW series**... *( read )* Tags: [leadership](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/leadership), [small business](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/small-business), [innovation](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/innovation), ![3 things we can do as BIPOC allies to celebrate Juneteenth](http://www.ihubgo.com/hubfs/Content%20-%20Inbound/Blogs/Blog%20-%203%20things%20we%20can%20do%20as%20BIPOC%20allies%20to%20celebrate%20Juneteenth.png) ![](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/2e22f9b3937aae533902d38fa424ba26) By [Sue Braiden](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/author/sue-braiden) On June 19, 2020 ## [3 things we can do as BIPOC allies to celebrate Juneteenth](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/3-things-we-can-do-as-bipoc-allies-to-celebrate-juneteenth) [Juneteenth](https://www.juneteenth.com/), also known as Emancipation Day and Black Independence Day, is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of... *( read )* Tags: [BIPOC allies](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/bipoc-allies), [being better allies](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/being-better-allies), [anti-racism](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/anti-racism), ![Celebrating Big on Small: The Official Small Business Podcast Launch!](http://www.ihubgo.com/hubfs/Content%20-%20Inbound/Blogs/Ep.%20001%20-%20Choose%20Your%20Own%20Adventr%20with%20Devo%20Harris%20(Springsteen)%20%7C%20Big%20on%20Small%20-%20The%20Official%20Small%20Business%20Podcast.png) ![](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/2e22f9b3937aae533902d38fa424ba26) By [Sue Braiden](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/author/sue-braiden) On June 17, 2020 ## [Celebrating Big on Small: The Official Small Business Podcast Launch!](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/celebrating-the-launch-of-our-new-big-on-small-podcast-for-small-businesses-with-guest-devo-harris) Today we launched a brand new podcast for small business with the help of a very special guest, Grammy award-winning music... *( read )* Tags: [small business](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/small-business), [innovation](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/innovation), [GRAMMY Award](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/grammy-award), ![Karolyn Hart weighs in on Zoom fatigue in the Wall Street Journal](http://www.ihubgo.com/hubfs/Content%20-%20Inbound/Blogs/Blog%20-%20InspireHUB%20Founder%20Karolyn%20Hart%20shared%20some%20thoughts%20with%20the%20Wall%20Street%20Journal%20on%20how%20to%20combat%20Zoom%20fatique.jpg) ![](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/2e22f9b3937aae533902d38fa424ba26) By [Sue Braiden](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/author/sue-braiden) On June 17, 2020 ## [Karolyn Hart weighs in on Zoom fatigue in the Wall Street Journal](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/karolyn-hart-weighs-in-on-zoom-fatigue-in-the-wall-street-journal) A few weeks ago, the Wall Street Journal’s [Betsy Morris](https://www.wsj.com/news/author/betsy-morris) did a deep dive into [the science behind what some of the many people...](https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-does-zoom-exhaust-you-science-has-an-answer-11590600269) *( read )* Tags: [rules of engagement](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/rules-of-engagement), [remote workplace](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/remote-workplace), [productivity](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/productivity), ![FREE small business mentors | Part 4: minority-owned business resources](http://www.ihubgo.com/hubfs/Content%20-%20Inbound/Blogs/Blog%20-%20Part%204%20-%20FREE%20mentors%20for%20minority%20small%20business%20owners.jpg) ![](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/2e22f9b3937aae533902d38fa424ba26) By [Sue Braiden](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/author/sue-braiden) On June 16, 2020 ## [FREE small business mentors | Part 4: minority-owned business resources](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/free-small-business-mentors-part-4-minority-owned-business-resources) Minority-owned businesses don’t just power economic growth. [A report from the Center for Global Policy Solutions](http://globalpolicysolutions.org/report/color-entrepreneurship-racial-gap-among-firms-costs-u-s-billions) shows they... *( read )* Tags: [small business owners](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/small-business-owners), [transformation](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/transformation), [mentors](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/mentors), ![FREE small business mentors | Part 3: NGO and collaborative resources](http://www.ihubgo.com/hubfs/Content%20-%20Inbound/Blogs/Blog%20-%20FREE%20small%20business%20mentors%20-%20Part%203%20-%20NGO%20and%20Collaborative%20Business%20Resources.jpg) ![](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/2e22f9b3937aae533902d38fa424ba26) By [Sue Braiden](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/author/sue-braiden) On June 15, 2020 ## [FREE small business mentors | Part 3: NGO and collaborative resources](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/free-small-business-mentors-part-3-ngo-and-collaborative-business-resources) Mentored entrepreneurs create twice as many new jobs as solo entrepreneurs. 75% of them increase their revenue. These are... *( read )* Tags: [small business owners](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/small-business-owners), [transformation](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/transformation), [foundations](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/foundations), ![FREE small business mentors | Part 2: federal government resources](http://www.ihubgo.com/hubfs/Content%20-%20Inbound/Blogs/Blog%20-%20FREE%20small%20business%20mentors%20-%20Part%202%20-%20%20Federal%20Government%20Resources.jpg) ![](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/2e22f9b3937aae533902d38fa424ba26) By [Sue Braiden](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/author/sue-braiden) On June 12, 2020 ## [FREE small business mentors | Part 2: federal government resources](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/free-small-business-mentors-part-2-federal-government-resources) These **FREE federal government resources** *(and a few non-government collaborators)* help match small business owners with the... *( read )* Tags: [small business owners](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/small-business-owners), [transformation](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/transformation), [mentors](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/mentors), ![Finding the best FREE mentors for your small business | Part 1: LinkedIn](http://www.ihubgo.com/hubfs/Content%20-%20Inbound/Blogs/Blog%20-%205%20Ways%20to%20Find%20the%20Best%20Mentor%20for%20Your%20Small%20Business%20-%20Part%201%20-%20LinkedIn.jpg) ![](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/2e22f9b3937aae533902d38fa424ba26) By [Sue Braiden](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/author/sue-braiden) On June 11, 2020 ## [Finding the best FREE mentors for your small business | Part 1: LinkedIn](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/finding-the-best-mentor-for-your-small-business-part-1-linkedin) 80% of entrepreneurs with a mentor are still in business after a year. With [30% of small businesses failing within the first...](https://cdn.advocacy.sba.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/24153946/Frequently-Asked-Questions-Small-Business-2019-1.pdf) *( read )* Tags: [small business owners](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/small-business-owners), [LinkedIn](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/linkedin), [transformation](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/transformation), ![Pandemic pivots: 5 powerful ways small businesses rebooted networking](http://www.ihubgo.com/hubfs/Content%20-%20Inbound/Blogs/Blog%20-%20Pandemic%20pivots%20-%205%20powerful%20ways%20small%20businesses%20rebooted%20networking%20-%202020-06-01.jpg) ![](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/2e22f9b3937aae533902d38fa424ba26) By [Sue Braiden](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/author/sue-braiden) On June 1, 2020 ## [Pandemic pivots: 5 powerful ways small businesses rebooted networking](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/pandemic-pivots-5-powerful-ways-small-businesses-rebooted-networking) I'm a science teacher's daughter, so the dynamics of "**network effects**" in small business marketing feels exciting. What... *( read )* Tags: [small business](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/small-business), [innovation](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/innovation), [transformation](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/transformation), ![Small business headlines that made us smile this week | May 29th, 2020](http://www.ihubgo.com/hubfs/Content%20-%20Inbound/Blogs/Blog%20-%202020-05-29%20-%20Small%20business%20headlines%20that%20made%20us%20smile%20this%20week.jpg) ![](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/2e22f9b3937aae533902d38fa424ba26) By [Sue Braiden](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/author/sue-braiden) On May 29, 2020 ## [Small business headlines that made us smile this week | May 29th, 2020](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/small-business-headlines-that-made-us-smile-this-week-may-29th-2020) This week we're sharing 9 more of our favourite small business feel-good stories! There's no shortage of innovation as small... *( read )* Tags: [small business](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/small-business), [innovation](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/innovation), [community building](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/community-building), ![5 management consultants small businesses should follow on LinkedIn](http://www.ihubgo.com/hubfs/Content%20-%20Inbound/Blogs/Blog%20-%205%20management%20consultants%20small%20businesses%20should%20follow%20on%20LinkedIn.jpg) ![](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/2e22f9b3937aae533902d38fa424ba26) By [Sue Braiden](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/author/sue-braiden) On May 28, 2020 ## [5 management consultants small businesses should follow on LinkedIn](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/5-management-consultants-small-businesses-should-follow-on-linkedin-to-grow) When it comes to running a small business, crowdsourcing the wisdom of giants through FREE trusted management consultant... *( read )* Tags: [small business](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/small-business), [LinkedIn](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/linkedin), [remote workplace](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/remote-workplace), ![Top 5 FREE small business tools to find new market opportunities FAST!](http://www.ihubgo.com/hubfs/Content%20-%20Inbound/Blogs/Blog%20-%20Top%205%20FREE%20small%20business%20tools%20to%20find%20new%20market%20opportunities%2c%20FAST.png) ![](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/2e22f9b3937aae533902d38fa424ba26) By [Sue Braiden](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/author/sue-braiden) On May 26, 2020 ## [Top 5 FREE small business tools to find new market opportunities FAST!](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/top-5-free-small-business-tools-to-find-new-market-opportunities-fast) With a drastically changed economy, many businesses are finding the need to pivot to embrace new products and services... *( read )* Tags: [small business](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/small-business), [business tools](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/business-tools), [digital engagement](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/digital-engagement), ![Small business headlines that made us smile this week | May 22nd, 2020](http://www.ihubgo.com/hubfs/Content%20-%20Inbound/Blogs/Blog%20-%20Small%20business%20headlines%20that%20made%20us%20smile%20this%20week.png) ![](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/2e22f9b3937aae533902d38fa424ba26) By [Sue Braiden](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/author/sue-braiden) On May 22, 2020 ## [Small business headlines that made us smile this week | May 22nd, 2020](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/5-small-business-headlines-that-made-us-smile-this-week) There's no shortage of innovation as small businesses pivot to meet both their own needs and those of their communities as... *( read )* Tags: [small business](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/small-business), [innovation](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/innovation), [community building](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/community-building), ![3 ways small businesses can use LinkedIn hashtags as crisis management discovery channels](http://www.ihubgo.com/hubfs/Content%20-%20Inbound/Blogs/Blog%20-%203%20Ways%20to%20use%20LinkedIn%20hashtags%20as%20discovery%20channels%20during%20lockdown.png) ![](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/2e22f9b3937aae533902d38fa424ba26) By [Sue Braiden](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/author/sue-braiden) On May 21, 2020 ## [3 ways small businesses can use LinkedIn hashtags as crisis management discovery channels](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/3-ways-to-use-linkedin-hashtags-as-small-business-discovery-channels) Small businesses have to adapt quickly as they learn to navigate the challenges of the economic crisis created by the... *( read )* Tags: [small business](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/small-business), [LinkedIn](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/linkedin), [remote workplace](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/remote-workplace), ![Top 5 FREE small business tools to help you grow. | InspireHUB](http://www.ihubgo.com/hubfs/Content%20-%20Inbound/Blogs/Top%205%20FREE%20small%20business%20tools%20to%20help%20you%20grow.jpg) ![](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/2e22f9b3937aae533902d38fa424ba26) By [Sue Braiden](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/author/sue-braiden) On May 20, 2020 ## [Top 5 FREE small business tools to help you grow. | InspireHUB](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/top-5-free-small-business-tools-to-help-you-grow.-inspirehub) Lockdowns have turned many businesses into “virtual workplaces” overnight, requiring new ways of doing business with even... *( read )* Tags: [small business](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/small-business), [remote workplace](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/remote-workplace), [productivity](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/productivity), [VIEW MORE](https://www.inspirehub.com/blog/page/2) ## The Ultimate Small Business Survival Guide is Here We've been helping InspireHUB clients not just survive during this time but THRIVE! 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