Set off some fireworks to drive more business to your company. Here are three hot ideas that can be implemented about as quickly as a roman candle burns.
1. Update your LinkedIn profile. Be sure all info is current and include updates of your skills and achievements. Add one updated element every few days rather than all at once. LI sends a notice to your connections each time you update your profile. Take advantage of having your name circulated several times instead of only once.
2. Change your outgoing voice mail message. Craft a script for a warm message that's 10-15 seconds. Be concise when covering the important points, but keep it light. refer to the season, holiday, sports or another friendly subject. FYI, instructions for leaving a message after the beep probably aren't needed.
3. Review your business cards, brochures and other collateral. Supplies running low? Updates needed? Information concise? Design need refreshing? Tradeshow display looking ragged? Assess your materials from the perspective of a potential client. Do they present your professional image in a memorable and appealing manner? Contact Quinter Design for a free consultation.

Cornerstone Montgomery is the designated non-profit during July at Crave American Kitchen and Sushi Bar, Westfield Montgomery in Bethesda. When you order from the Crave Cares special menu, a portion of your check is designated for Cornerstone. Look for the check insert cards and poster created by Quinter Design that encourage "rounding up your check" to support Cornerstone Montgomery.  

Congrats to Karen Rollings, Berkshire Hathaway HomeService PenFed Realty, on her selection as the Olney Chamber of Commerce's 2016 Business Person of the Year, and to Rafie Ansari, FloorMax, the Chamber's 2016 Partner in Business.

Our sponsorship of the 8th Annual Silver Spring Blues Festival showcased our posters, banners, fliers and even an ad on the giant Jumbotron in downtown Silver Spring. Kudos to Silver Spring Town Center, Inc. who organized the event that attracted several thousand Blues enthusiasts to a full day of outstanding music.