Yahoo! Small Business is teaming up with Carolyn Kepcher (the ex-judge from "The Apprentice") to help businesswomen, "who have the next breakthrough idea or a new small business." If you think you have the next breakthrough idea or business, then you can apply for a chance to win one of three finalist grant prizes through the Empowering Women Entrepreneurs contest. The … [Read more...]
Donate Business Suits to Dress for Success
Dress for Success is a charitable organization that helps women find economic independence by providing them with professional clothing, support and career development assistance. There are a number of ways businesswomen can donate to Dress for Success to help other women have a better chance at achieving success. For example, Dress for Success is always looking for … [Read more...]
Enter to Win Entrepreneur Magazine’s 2008 Entrepreneur of the Year
Entrepreneur Magazine's 2008 Entrepreneur of the Year contest is open for entries. You can enter to be Entrepreneur of the Year if your company has fewer than 100 employees, had at least $500,000 in annual sales in 2007 and you own at least 51% of your business. Follow the links for: Entrepreneur of the Year entry form Entrepreneur of the Year contest rules (information about … [Read more...]
Women’s Words Weekly: March 23-29, 2008
Welcome to Women’s Words Weekly where I take a look at what businesswomen bloggers were talking about during the previous week. Leigh Householder of Advergirl reviews Open Brand by Kelly Mooney and Nita Rollins Maria Palma of Customers Are Always provides Tons of Tips on Customer Loyalty Yvonne Russell of Home Biz Notes helps us with Taming My Email Overload Darlene McDaniel … [Read more...]
15 Ways to Position Yourself as an Expert in Your Field
Nancy S. Juetten is a publicist who speaks and teaches business owners about generating their own publicity for free. She also writes the Main Street Media Savvy blog, and this week she published a post that sums up some of the information she shared during a recent speaking engagement at the Women in Business Forum at Meydenbauer Center called 15 Ways to Earn a Reputation as … [Read more...]
The Age of Conversation Bum Rush
The Age of Conversation In early in 2007, Gavin Heaton and Drew McLellan challenged bloggers around the world to contribute one page — 400 words — on the topic of “conversationâ€. The resulting book, The Age of Conversation, brings together over 100 of the world’s leading marketers, writers, thinkers and creative innovators in a ground-breaking and unusual … [Read more...]
The Sexual Paradox – Men, Women and the Real Gender Gap
Susan Pinker's new book, "The Sexual Paradox: Men, Women and the Real Gender Gap" was released this month, and I found this interesting YouTube video through BizWomen.com. Take a look then leave a comment and let me know what you think. I'm curious to hear if anyone has had a chance to read the book yet and can expound on Pinker's discussions in the video. Her book … [Read more...]
Women’s Words Weekly: March 9-16, 2008
Welcome to week 3 of Women’s Words Weekly where I take a look at what businesswomen bloggers were talking about during the previous week. Michelle Dunn from Biz Credit Policy writes How to Save Your Business Money. Check out her tips for saving money during the economic downturn. Robin Matuk from Creating with Impact shares 4 Tips to Reach Your Goals Now. Read her four … [Read more...]
Why People Behave the Way They Do and How to Manage Them
Dr. Ellen Weber is the author of Know More Media's Brain Based Business blog. I am happy to be one of her blogging colleagues at Know More Media (I write Marketing Blurb for the network). Dr. Weber not only writes about how to benefit at work by using brain-based insights, but she is also the director of MITA International Brain Based Center in New York. Her credentials are … [Read more...]
Win a Free Pass to a BlogHer Event
Yesterday, I published a link to an interview I did with BlogHer.com COO and co-founder Elisa Camahort Page. I've been a member of BlogHer.com for quite awhile now, and I just joined the BlogHer Ads network as well. I think BlogHer.com is a great resource for women bloggers, and I hope I can make it to one of the BlogHer conferences in the future. Currently, BlogHer is … [Read more...]