Notes about business notes

Why I’ll be blogging about business topics.

I’m a right-brained creative person by nature and nurture. Business isn’t something that comes naturally to me, but thanks to seminars and workshops, guest speakers and roundtable discussions, and one-on-one meetings, I’ve learned enough about business topics to know there’s entirely too much more to know. I’ll share some of the things I’ve learned.

A couple of years after I entered the self-employment arena, another new solopreneur and I formed the Kentucky Freelancers group, later named ISBO, Independent/Small Business Owners. Charlotte Caldwell and I organized monthly luncheons with guest speakers who talked about different business topics. Now defunct, the group was a great classroom.

Shoutouts also to the Chamber of Commerce (Commerce Lexington), the Small Business Development Center (SBDC), Professional Women’s Forum (PWF) and dozens of “business motivation” books, as I call them.

Writing about business isn’t the same as running a business. There are plenty of people who can do one or the other, or both or neither. I love writing profiles about business owners. I’ve taken on quite a few “business writing” assignments and will continue to do so, because asking questions of business owners and writing about their answers is … well, writing.
 
Written by Kathie Stamps.
01.05.13
 
 

Services

Grammar (proper word usage and punctuation) is a tool of a writer’s trade.

We appreciate other professionals who respect their tools— surgeons and mechanics, for instance. That level of integrity should be no different for writers.

I love the nuance of words as in the difference between simple and easy. Writing is simple: Combine any of 26 letters to make a word or two. Writing is not always easy, though.

Bylines

A sampling of magazine articles written by Kathie Stamps:

US AIRWAYS MAGAZINE

• “Entrepreneurial spirit: high-tech business in Lexington, Kentucky”
• “Brain power: higher education in Lexington, Kentucky”

BUSINESS LEXINGTON MAGAZINE

• “Culinary tourism: Restaurant Week”
• “State of the grape: Kentucky’s wine industry”
• “Kids for Kids: Youth Social Ventures”
• Other BizLex articles by Kathie Stamps

COMMON THREAD MAGAZINE

• “Locally grown foods in Saint Joseph Health System cafeterias”
• “Miracle patient wakes from coma”

DELTA-SKY MAGAZINE

• “A fortified economy”
• “On campus”
• “A history of health”

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDES

• “Agriculture is a global business in western Kansas”
• “Location and low costs invite investments in Pine Bluff, Ark.”
• “Western Research Institute gives Wyoming an innovation advantage”
• Other business articles by Kathie Stamps

KEENELAND MAGAZINE

• “Afternoon tea at the Greentree Tearoom”

KENTUCKY DOC MAGAZINE

• “Mike Malone, UK Basketball strength coach”

KENTUCKY HOMES & GARDENS MAGAZINE

• “Home of Cindy & David Whitehouse”
• “Equine artist Jaime Corum”
• “Artist Rodney Hatfield”
• Other Kentucky Homes & Gardens articles by Kathie Stamps

LIVING WELL MAGAZINE

• “Community conversations: AARP is listening”

TOPS IN LEX MAGAZINE

• “Kenny McPeek”
• “Michael Bolton”
• “Elizabeth & William Shatner”
• Other Tops in Lex articles by Kathie Stamps

NEWSLETTERS FOR ISBO.BIZ

• Archived recaps of monthly meetings 2002-2010
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