How To Guides

The Resource You've Been Looking For.  From performing to goal-setting, we've created a comprehensive list of online resources to expose you to what you need to become an expert in your field.  Go ahead. Click away and expand your possiblities!

* Branding and Marketing   * Business Skills

* Financial Planning   * Goal-Setting/Planning

* Payment   * Performance                    

* Transitioning to and From Work

* Writing   

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Branding and Marketing 

Sales & Marketing @Entrepreneur.com  This renowned business magazine is a searchable source for a number of articles featuring branding and marketing advice from industry experts.

Business Skills

A Guide to Great Presentations This document aides its readers in truly understanding the art of creating a great visual presentation which is also engaging.

Advocacy Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School: Business Negotiations Harvard University offers a number of articles on the art of negotiation in the workplace on this Website, which also offers the option to subscribe to upcoming articles.

Financial Planning

Financial Planning Calculator  Whether you need calculations for investment, finance, business, planning, or other uses, this Website has a number of calculators for each category. 

Goal Setting/Planning

Goal-Setting Worksheet In order to plan financial, health, personal, educational, short-term, and long-term goals, this downloadable worksheet provides a defined structure that allows its users to be more directed in goal-setting strategies. Mind Mapper After downloading, this software tool provides its users with the ability to more easily brainstorm, problem solve, manage projects, and see a visual projection of user ideas. 

Payment

Freelance Switch: Hourly Rate Calculator  After placing a number of your business and personal costs in addition to other figures, this Website actually calculates an hourly rate which might work for you as a freelancer.

How to Obtain Opportunities Performer Marketing 101 aka Shameless Self Promotion A description of major considerations and strategies for optimal self promotion are listed on this site. Career, Life, and Financial Planning

Performance

Skills Education Index: Performing Arts  A resource bank of a number of performing arts resources, collectives, publications, and organizations are listed on this Website. 

Starting a Business

Board of Directors: All About Boards of Directors (For-Profit and Nonprofit) This comprehensive document explores various components of a Board of Directors including the legal and organizational components associated with this vital group.

Business Plan Bplans: Your Business Starts Here  From business plan examples to how-to articles, this Website is a resource for many aspects of creating an effective plan for a business.

Financial Planning Calculator Whether you need calculations for investment, finance, business, planning, or other uses, this Website has a number of calculators for each category.

Find Mission Statement Examples by Category If you are looking for examples of great mission statements organized by category, this Website can be a great resource for you.

Mentorship Worksheet/ Guide Finding a Mentor  In order to make the process of identifying, finding, and reaching out to mentors more practical, this site outlines the steps of each aspect of the mentorship seeking process.Mission Statement: 

Transitioning to and From Work

Resignation Letters  Learn how to write a resignation letter through gaining a greater understanding of its components, content, and desired objectives.

Resume Building: How to Write a Masterpiece of a Resume This site highlights the various sections of a resume and directs the job seeker to look at objectives of each one of those sections in order to help job seekers produce quality resumes.

Writing

Fiction Writing Tips From "Writer's Block" to how to create the perfect ending for a suspenseful plot, this resource expounds upon various aspects of fiction writing.

Grammar @Grammarbook.com This site provides enlightenment on a plethora of grammar categories and sites itself as being "your #1 source for grammar and punctuation."

Non Fiction Writing Top Ten Tips Top ten tips for nonfiction writers are listed in a concise format on this Website.

Plot Organization: Organizing Your Work So you've decided to write the story of the century? This site explains how you start and finish your writing process to effectively determine characters, plot, and everything in between.

Poetry Writing Tips: How to Write a Poem This listing of "do's and don'ts" for poetry-writing will help you take your poetic interpretations to the next level.

Unleash Your Creativity: How to Freewrite The what, why, and how to freewriting in a way that will enhance your writing and expression.Writing for Film This Website provides insight and instruction on how to write for various genres of film.