Booklist: Bobos in Paradise
I first heard about this book from my aunt, who told me that my husband and I are definitely Bobos. What is a Bobo? This book by David Brooks schooled me in understanding the current “Bobo” mentality, trends, and outlook (Bobo is a mix of “bourgeois” and “bohemian” and is used by Brooks to denote […]
What Do I Want From My Partners? Contacts!
I want to partner with business women and men who can help me grow my Women Partner Chapters. If you fit that simple description, contact me to discuss how we can form a mutually beneficially partnering relationship.
Summing Up WomenPartner International in One Sentence
WomenPartner International is a cross marketing organization for women who want to fast track their company sales to the million dollar range by leveraging the client base of complimentary companies. Cross-marketing at its essence is nothing more than joining forces with compatible companies so that everyone involved can more effectively capitalize on each others’ existing client […]
Tap into Business Card Events Co-Sponsored by Other Chapters
When WomenPartner International members from other states give their local business card exchange events to gather listings for their county’s women’s business directory, Executive Committee members will be able to insert their company information into the goody bags. WomenPartner International is the ultimate cross marketing organization for savvy business and professional women who grow […]
Leadership Organization with an International Component
WomenPartner International is in essence a leadership organization. It’s for women who want to step up to the plate to help strengthen their county’s women in business market. Executive Committee members will be able to implement entrepreneurial programs and raise funds for their favorite women’s and children’s charity. What’s the one thing you would […]
Happy End to My First Women Partner Business Summit
A very wise businesswoman told me that my event may not be what I envisioned but it would still be a success. Jennifer Large is my closet business associate. She’s an event planner and no nonsense businesswoman. Jen keeps me grounded. She was so right about the Summit. It was better than […]
My Goal for the Beta Launch is Putting Together a Dream Team for Each State
I am recruiting business and professional who can serve as a business resource for someone who currently resides in their area or plans to relocate to their community. Imagine a dream team of women who can help you get funding, find office space, put together a local marketing and publicity plan, create an advertising […]
5 Secrets of Millionaire Women Business Owners Telecast
The Principal Financial Group provides financial products to business and individuals, but the company also provides a section on its company website dedicated to women in business. As part of the Principal Financial Group’s dedication to helping women succeed as business owners, the company offers 10 free teleclasses each year called The Principal Women in […]
Take the Entrepreneur Personality Test
This past week, Robin Matuk who writes the Creating with Impact blog contacted me after finding Women on Business. I’m so happy she reached out to me because that gave me the chance to discover her blog, too, and I have to say, I love her blog. Robin provides great information and tips for female […]
Female Leadership on the Decline in Canada
A study conducted by executive search firm Rosenzweig & Co. found that the number of women in top executives positions in Canada has fallen over the past year from 37 women in the highest-paying executive jobs in 2006 to just 31 in 2007. Furthermore, of the 535 highest paid and most senior positions at […]
Global EXEC Women Presents International Women of Influence Awards
Global EXEC Women is an organization comprised of women in executive positions in the business and technology sectors and provides networking, learning and knowledge-sharing opportunties to its members. Recently, Global EXEC Women recognized seven female executives for their exceptional global leadership and innovation at the organization’s International Women of Influence Awards. addthis_url […]
Booklist: Bobos in Paradise
I first heard about this book from my aunt, who told me that my husband and I are definitely Bobos. What is a Bobo? This book by David Brooks schooled me in understanding the current “Bobo” mentality, trends, and outlook (Bobo is a mix of “bourgeois” and “bohemian” and is used by Brooks to denote […]
TED Pass on E-Bay: Invest in your Success!
If you haven’t ever gone to TED, now’s your chance: TED2008 has been sold out for a year, but a quick news alert from the organization alerts us that a Main Hall Pass has gone up for auction on eBay. All the proceeds from the ticket will go towards the “Open Architecture Network,” which was […]
Business Leader To Call for’Super SBA’
A leading advocate for small businesses plans to detail for the nation’s mayors this morning a radical proposal intended to cultivate a better environment for the small business community. American Management Services Chairman and CEO George Cloutier in a speech accepting an award at the U.S. Conference of Mayors’winter meeting this week in Washington will call for a five-fold increase in the budget for the Small Business Administration, a consolidation of small business programs across some 40 agencies and the creation of something akin to a small business Peace Corps.
SBA’s Preston Fails to Sway Lawmakers
Lawmakers on Wednesday delved into whether the Small Business Administration is a beleaguered federal agency trying to put a quiet end to a festering seven-year issue governing how federal contacts are awarded to women-owned firms, or an entity that’s truly interested in helping women get ahead in business. That was just one of the controversial issues that arose in a hearing held by the House Small Business Committee to review the agency’s progress in implementing a program designed to help women get ahead in the federal contracting game. The SBA announced proposed rules in late December designed to ensure that a congressionally-mandated 5 percent of government contracts would go to female-owned businesses - a move that would seemingly head the issue in the right direction. But critics slammed the plan, because the agency said that women needed extra help in getting contracts in only four out of 140 industries: intelligence,
In a shaky economy
‘Tis the season to be jolly, well almost, and to get the season off to a flying start I’m a day late with the blog entry. I won’t bore you with excuses, I just won’t draw attention to it and with a bit of luck no-one will notice. Joking aside, they probably won’t because there’s enough […]
Business Case Study: Yodle
Back in March 2005, Nathaniel Stevens, a student at the Wharton Business School, founded a company designed to help local businesses find and market to consumers online. The business, then called NatPal, now Yodle, was tested on the streets of Philly. By the end of that summer Nathaniel and his friend Ben […]
IBM to woo small and medium enterprises
IBM is not known for selling software to small and medium sized businesses. It would like to but, somehow, its stuff always looks a bit daunting and seems to carry the need for clever in-house IT people. Last Monday, at Lotusphere, the leopard didn’t exactly change its spots but it certainly gave them a good tweak. […]
Katrina Markoff Named Woman of the Year by American Express and Entrepreneur Magazine
Katrina Markoff, founder of Vosges-Haut Chocolat, won the 2007 OPEN from American Express & Entrepreneur Magazine Woman of the Year Contest. Katrina Markoff launched her gourmet chocolate company in 1998. While working out of her Chicago apartment, she created a line of specialy chocolates using a variety of exotic ingredients from around the world. The […]
5 Secrets of Millionaire Women Business Owners Telecast
The Principal Financial Group provides financial products to business and individuals, but the company also provides a section on its company website dedicated to women in business. As part of the Principal Financial Group’s dedication to helping women succeed as business owners, the company offers 10 free teleclasses each year called The Principal Women in […]
Global EXEC Women Presents International Women of Influence Awards
Global EXEC Women is an organization comprised of women in executive positions in the business and technology sectors and provides networking, learning and knowledge-sharing opportunties to its members. Recently, Global EXEC Women recognized seven female executives for their exceptional global leadership and innovation at the organization’s International Women of Influence Awards. addthis_url […]
Idea #5: Sell e-books to Generate Revenue Online
Do you have an idea, a class, a curriculum, or a manuscript? Are you an expert in a particular field? Do you have a hobby that you truly enjoy and that you’re good at? Perhaps now is the time to collect your knowledge into an e-book and sell it online. You may use your own website […]