Your holding an event with a music performance in the U.K. Do you need to get an entertainment license? Here are the basics that you need to know. Under the 2003 Licensing Act, there was a range of live music performances that could take place without a license for event purposes. The Live Music Act of 2012 broadens the range of live music performances that can take place, … [Read more...]
Time to Celebrate the Heroic Women of 2013
A new year is here, so let's celebrate some of the brave and heroic women who made an impact on the world during the previous 12 months. That was Microsoft's mission (as part of its "Honestly" marketing campaign) when its global advertising team put together a video to Sara Bareilles's popular 2013 song, Brave. The result is a highly shareable video that is packed with … [Read more...]
“Girl Power” Bridges the Generation Gap
If chants and cheers of "Girl Power!," "Girls Rule!" and "Women Rock!" are sentiments you've left in the past, this post is your excuse to loosen up and let the girl pride fly. It's also your ticket to heightened global awareness, volunteer opportunities, and potential partnerships with organizations and businesses around the world using social media for social … [Read more...]
India Massive Power Outages – Time For Green Solutions That Work
India is home to the largest population on earth with 1.2 billion citizens. This week around 600 million people experienced wide power outages throughout the country. This comes during the summer monsoon season that has temperatures over 80 degrees and 89 percent humidity. These cuts are some of the biggest in the worlds history and have left millions of people stranded and … [Read more...]
Empowerment Principles For Women Entrepreneurs
Women desire to be in social gatherings, supporting one another and uplifting to each others mission or goals in life. This was proven by the amazing Global Initiative that took place in 2010 by the United Nations and understanding the impact women have in the global marketplace. "The Women's Empowerment Principles seek to point the way to best practice by elaborating the … [Read more...]
Verizon Are You Listening?
As of January 15th Verizon will start charging its customers a $2.00 convenience fee for paying their bills on-line via a credit card. Now as a Verizon customer myself for my home and business, let me address all the ways that this situation was mishandled and hopefully give a summary of how customers don't want to be treated. Don’t spring change on your … [Read more...]
The Capable Employee
As a modern business owner, I’ve caught the fever to rely on gadgets and depend on electronic communication in lieu of actually picking up the phone; but I wonder, have I done my company a disservice? As I visit client sites and assess the challenges they face, it becomes clear that sometimes the culprit is not the employee, it’s the technology. Excessive reliance on … [Read more...]
Hey Boss, Your Policy is Stupid!
As business owners we often set policies and procedures from a reactive point of view. Something happened that brought the situation to our attention and then we put things in place to ensure they don’t happen again. But is this the best way to create policies? Can your staff weigh in on their effectiveness and when they do, do their opinions matter? If you have a sense that … [Read more...]
The Inside Scoop on Recruiting
Once you strike out on your own, your relationships with recruiters change. When you were looking for a full-time job, they represented a way to get your foot in the door at a company. As an entrepreneur, their roles shift slightly. They still help you get a foot in the door, but now they also bring the ability to provide new projects. The one thing that continually frustrates … [Read more...]
The Importance of Girls
This week is "The Girl Effect Blogging Campaign" week. Hundreds, possibly thousands, of women around the world are blogging about The Girl Effect this week. http://www.girleffect.org/video. The campaign is asking women to use their voice.....asking women to add their voice to the many voices working to raise awareness about the connection between the development of girls … [Read more...]