Online Networking Tip: Good bloggers befriend the competition
Excellent tip at The Savvy Gal Blog Savvy Gal Networking Tip: Good bloggers befriend the competition. Stop thinking of these other blogs as competition, but instead, bookmark them as more resources to link to and network with! Random PostsAppreciate More in 2008Choose Your Own Luck in 2008It Begins with a VisionInternational Womens Day Lunch, Brisbane - Suzanne HammondNew […]

Choose Your Own Luck in 2008
Written by Leanne Watson - Your Successful Mind One of the foundation stones of personal mastery is taking responsibility for yourself and where you re at in your life. When you re in charge of yourself, you re in charge of your life. Once you ve decided now, that you re in charge of you re life, you re on the path to joy […]

Online Networking Tip: Good bloggers befriend the competition
Excellent tip at The Savvy Gal Blog Savvy Gal Networking Tip: Good bloggers befriend the competition. Stop thinking of these other blogs as competition, but instead, bookmark them as more resources to link to and network with! Random PostsInternational Womens Day - Fun Run/Walk - BrisbaneHow to Get More Done in 2008International Womens Day Brisbane - LuncheonGoal Setting […]

It Begins with a Vision
Written by Anna Morten How to Create a Year of Progress, Achievement and Satisfaction? The pursuit of your vision will create the dedication to do what it takes to become successful and happy. The most important ingredient is having a strong set of values, positive attitudes and a habitual behaviour necessary for your vision to become reality. Create […]

Empowering Women Into the 21st Century
Dates for Event - Empowering Women into the 21st Century Melbourne: 29th - 31st March Gold Coast: 19th - 21st April, Sydney: 10th - 12th May Los Angeles: 14th - 16th November Discover how to: Maintain your femininity and succeed in business Excel spiritually, financially and emotionally in the 21st century Attract to and connect with the resources you need to grow Your Successful Mind […]

Essential Companies WomenPartner International is Seeking to Seed Its Consortium
During a recession you have to readjust how you operate your business if you want to keep your doors open. This means making sure you know who your ideal target audience is and streamlining to focus your funds on marketing AND more marketing to let your clients know how your company can help them […]

House Passes Bill Supporting Small Business Innovation
The House on Wednesday approved legislation reauthorizing programs that provide federal support for new technologies emerging from private-sector small businesses. H.R. 5819 reauthorizes through 2010 the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Research programs. The bill was passed 368-43."Innovation is crucial for maintaining America’s competitive lead in this global economy,"said Science Committee Chairman Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.)."SBIR and STTR are good economic stimulus programs that support research and innovation among our country’s leading job creators - small businesses."The programs make up the largest source of federal support for private-sector technological innovation, providing more than $2.3 billion annually to small, high-tech entrepreneurial companies that are creating revolutionary new technologies. The legislation updates the programs, including adding the requirement that agencies with SBIR or STTR budgets greater than $50 million create an advisory board to review the program quarterly and recommend improvements. Rep. Steve Chabot of

Calendar of Events
MAY 1 Financial and legal issues workshop for an emerging high-tech firm. The event, held at Teqcorner in Tysons Corner, Va., from 6:15 p.m to 9 p.m. is free for MIT Enterprise Forum members and $25 for non-members. The speakers include lawyers, investment bankers and accountants. 2 Sustainable Business Incubator at Fairleigh Dickinson University is hosting, with other entrepreneurial groups, a day-long affair in Madison, N.J. focusing on growing the next generation of green ventures. 2 Conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation will host a 12:30 p.m. talk by editor Diana Furchtgott-Roth on the new book Overcoming Barriers to Entrepreneurship. She and her colleagues aim to illustrate how policy and economic environment can hinder business owners and suggest what can be done to help them. The event will be held at Heritage headquarters in Washington and more information can be found online. 4-7 National Business Incubation Association’s 22nd annual conference

Preston’s Confirmation Process Underway
The Senate Banking Committee has scheduled a hearing on Tuesday to examine whether Steven Preston, the current head of the Small Business Administration, should take over the reins at the nation’s beleaguered housing department. Preston is the only witness before the morning panel. Administration and Hill sources have told the Small Business Blog that SBA Deputy Administrator Jovita Carranza is expected to take over as head of the SBA if Preston is confirmed as head of the Housing and Urban Development Department. Even if Preston gets the nod from the banking panel, he must be confirmed by the full Senate. Some Hill sources have said the confirmation process is likely to be"prickly"and"contentious."While Preston was well received on the Hill during his nomination process to take over the head of the SBA, he is expected to face tough questions next week from lawmakers who want to make

Fraudsters Prey on Small Firms Looking for Loans
Small businesses looking for funding during these tight economic times are finding themselves the unwitting victims of fraud. More small firms are turning to the Internet to find loans and that’s been a problem, said Edward Johnson, president and CEO of the Washington chapter of the Better Business Bureau."This is the tip of the iceberg,"he said."We’re seeing an increase in the amount of fraudulent activities due to the current U.S. economy and credit crunch."The fraudsters have been setting up professional-looking Web sites to attract loan candidates, only to ask them for upfront fees to process the loan or for other reasons."The big problem is that most consumers and businesses don’t understand that it’s against the law for a lender to charge a fee in advance of actually providing the loan,"Johnson said. The Federal Trade Commission’s telemarketing sales rule says if someone guarantees or suggests

Business Builder #11: Why Your Volunteer Work is Important
As women in business, we are pillars in our community. We have many connections, we often serve in leadership roles on boards or within citizenship, political, and school groups, and we’re usually tapped because of our “can-do” attitude and ability to get things done. I want to encourage you to find out ways to volunteer your […]

Memorable Quote by Charles Darwin
It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. -Charles Darwin addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asuccessfulwoman.com%2Fsuccess%2F2008%2F05%2F05%2Fmemorable-quote-by-charles-darwin%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Memorable+Quote+by+Charles+Darwin’; addthis_pub = ‘monicadear’;

Joy Huber s new CDs for women
Joy Huber, Owner of Joy Huber Presentations, Inc. (JHPI) contacted us to let you know about her new CD’s, which are specifically geared towards women in business. Joy provides an enthusiastic and supportive set of tools to remind you of your own skills, attitude, and knowledge when thriving in challenging situations. Joy has two CD’s available: The first […]

Women s Words Weekly - April 13-19, 2008
Time for another round of Women s Words Weekly where I take a look at what businesswomen bloggers were talking about during the previous week. Nicki Gilmour of The Glass Hammer gives us Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo CEO, on Mentors, Meritocracy and Maternity - a great wrap up of Nooyi’s speach at the Catalyst Awards featuring some excellent […]

Senator John McCain Believes Instead of Fair Pay, Women Need Training
All I can say is, “Wow.” Check out this info from MomsRising.org, a website dedicated to workplace discrimination issues: Yesterday, the Senate failed to pass the Fair Pay Act, which would allow women to demand equal pay for equal work. Senator McCain (R-AZ), who didn’t even come to vote, said that instead of legislation allowing them […]

Raising Entrepreneurial Children
Today on Women On Business, I’m happy to welcome guest blogger Jacquelyn Butler of JackiesBizBlog.com who brings us the following guest post, “Raising Entrepreneurial Children.” I recently was reading a post on a forum about raising children to be entrepreneurs and I was grateful for the fact, that I, myself as a parent do NOT want to […]

Women Make 77 Cents for Each Dollar Men Make in the U.S.
Did you know that Tuesday, April 22nd was Equal Pay Day? I didn’t. In fact, I’ve never heard of it. Why isn’t this day publicized more? According to BizWomen.com, Equal Pay Day was created in 1996 by the National Committee on Pay Equity to draw attention to the inequality in pay between men and women in […]

WomenPartner International Taking Shape
Partnering is the synergistic affect from pooling of resources to work together toward a common goal. This reduces duplication of effort, helps ensure that the appropriate level of resources are available. The savings in time, money and expertise can then be reinvested into other projects. WomenPartner International will assist business and professional women who are […]

Women’s Online Magazine - call for articles
Are you someone who writes on the subject of womens issues? Then Women’s Online Magazine (WOM) wants to hear from you. My podcast pal Rima McDonald just wrote to me to say she is actively searching for contributors for a…

The New Rules Of career Management: 3 steps To Jump Start Your Career Search In The Next 30 Days
Are you one of the 54 percent? Did you realise that more than half of the people in any organisation at any one time are either actively looking for another job or would seriously considering leaving if the right opportunity…

Trust: the heart of your personal brand
As I continue to reference here and over at Biz Growth News, building your personal brand as a leader takes many forms and we can build or destroy our reputation in just one action or comment. Today I received an…

Association for Coaching Masterclasses: Dublin and Belfast, November 2007
As a business leader, one of the core skills I personally believe it critical to support the performance of your business is that of being a great coach and mentor. I am therefore delighted to announce that Sir John will…

Improve the Way Your Local Women in Business Market Interacts
You’ve heard of Doctors Without Borders. WomenPartner International will make it possible for women in your community to “network without borders”. No matter what city they live in or business organization they belong to, women in your state will be able to participate in complimentary business card exchanges designed to help them get […]

My Goal for WomenPartner International is Putting Together a Dream Team for Each State
I am recruiting business and professional women 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 […]

What Can WomenPartner International Do for You?
WomenPartner International will do 3 key things for your business to help you increase your revenue … 1. Make you stand out from your competition statewide by providing you with the business intelligence you need to effectively tap into your state s lucrative women in business market.. 2. Introduce you to key business and professional women […]

Summing Up WomenPartner International in One Sentence
WomenPartner International is a cross marketing consortium for women who want to fast track their company sales to the million dollar range by leveraging the client base of complementary 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 […]