Do you ever feel like your office could use a little something extra? While some may believe that work spaces should be borderline institutional to be functional, spending the better part of your day cooped up in a boring, stuffy environment can't be good for your psyche. Though you may not have control over how your whole office looks, you can add some flair to your own … [Read more...]
As a Woman in Business, Can You Really Have It All?
As an executive creative director in advertising, being a woman is apparently a rare thing. I recently found out that I am one of three percent of women creative directors. Being a single mom makes my distinction even more rare or at least seemingly undoable. I get asked how I balance life and work all the time. Here’s my answer: I don’t separate life and work. It’s simply … [Read more...]
15 of the Best eCommerce Templates to Make a Selling Website
Today, an online store has is a necessity for companies. Whether your business is a large corporation or a small organization, it needs an appealing showcase for successful promotion and for selling its products online. Design is a crucial component of your online store. In fact, visual appearance has proven to be an essential feature that determines whether or not a customer … [Read more...]
Before You Are 30, Travel to One Off-the-Beaten-Path Country
Hanoi, Vietnam: I sat, packed like a sardine, in between a pudgy-face child and an elderly woman expertly handling her chopsticks as she shifted crispy, fragrant pieces of pork into broth. I couldn’t have been happier. Two weeks week later, I stared down at my plain salad embellished with chicken. I still remember that moment fondly. After befriending two local university … [Read more...]
Promote Your Business with Coupons: Quick and Easy!
Coupons are an ideal way to promote your business. They can cost almost nothing, allow you to change offers almost immediately, and can drive prospects to your website for more information. Coupons Are Inexpensive Let’s start with “cost almost nothing.” Although print media and direct mail still offer coupons that have to be designed, printed and distributed, you can get … [Read more...]
1 Yottabyte: The WWW Information Smog
Google, Bing, Yahoo and many of the other popular search tools are replete with pages and pages of information about any topic under the sun. However mining through this information dossier to find the most relevant, accurate, and original data has become quite a challenge. Thankfully search engines are constantly updating their algorithms by frequently crawling over every … [Read more...]
4 Personalities that Help Women Earn More Money
Perception is the name of the game. If other people believe it, then it must be true. Even more importantly, if YOU believe it, then it must be true. Managing perception and climbing the career ladder go hand-in-hand. The main goal is to be perceived as invaluable, indispensable and an integral member of the team. First, women need to perceive themselves as indispensable, … [Read more...]
Speak It Into Existence and Don’t Settle for Less
“Speaking as though it were” is something we have all heard before. However, to actually witness a wealthy entrepreneur use this time tested technique to move his life and business to unprecedented heights of success was jaw-dropping. Recently on a re-run episode of Undercover Boss, the CEO of Diamond Resorts, Stephen J. Cloobeck, did just that as he shared the history of … [Read more...]
The Key to Confidence in Disagreements With Fellow Stakeholders
As women in business, we’ve all been there. You’re sitting in a boardroom surrounded by stakeholders. You offer your input on what your company’s next course of action should be, and everyone quickly dismisses your idea. Differing opinions are inevitable in the business world. And no matter how confident you are, it can be intimidating to stand your ground when emotions … [Read more...]
Top 5 Mobile Apps for Accountants
Accountant apps are designed to help professionals handle their work more effectively and in a structured manner, which ensures they can access the information they need quickly. Accountants have to handle a number of financial services in order to meet the demands of their clients. This can range from auditing and accounting to risk management, taxation, and analysis of … [Read more...]