As I first wrote about back in January, the Principal Financial Group is hosting a series called the Five Secrets of Millionaire Business Owners. Tomorrow, Mary Cantando, business growth advisor and author of The Woman's Advantage: 20 Women Entrepreneurs Show You What it Takes to Grow Your Business, will lead a class in which she'll share best practices you can implement into … [Read more...]
Fast Company Offers Social Networking
More and more social networking websites are popping up online everyday, but an interesting new twist on social networking is coming from established businesses adding a social networking component to their existing websites. Fast Company is one of the most recent entrants into the social web by adding a new Business Network to its existing website where users can publish blog … [Read more...]
The Kaleidoscope Group: Specializing in Advertising to Women
In November 2007, I wrote a post about a new ad agency, Womenkind, that focuses on women using a unique business model. Now, another agency, Hoffman York, is launching a business unit dedicated to advertising to women called The Kaleidoscope Group. This new agency is the product of three years of research, interviews and reviews done by Hoffman York. The Kaleidoscope Group … [Read more...]
Women Working in Technology Still Not Equal to Male Counterparts
Catalyst has released an overview of their most recent study about women working in the field of technology. The study shows that while women are making strides in high-tech careers (in comparison to study results from earlier in the decade), they still face significant barriers to equality. Women in the high-tech industry cited the following problems: A lack of role models … [Read more...]
Oprah Winfrey Gives Suze Orman’s Book a Boost
It's well known that when Oprah Winfrey endorses something, sales go up. It's also a known fact that when Oprah Winfrey adds a book to her book club, sales for that book increase by a million copies. On Friday, Oprah Winfrey put her seal of approval on Suze Orman's book, Women & Money. On Friday's telecast of The Oprah Winfrey show, Oprah told her viewers that Suze Orman's … [Read more...]
HP’s Small Business Contest
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) has a great contest going on for small business owners. It's open for entries through February 28, 2008. It's called the "What do you have to say?" Small Business Contest, and one small business owner in the U.S. will win an opportunity to build their brand and differentiate their business. … [Read more...]
Top 50 Business Plan Posts of the Year
In January, I wrote a post on BloggingTips.com called 5 Tips to Create a Blog Plan for Long Term Success. Today, I received an email from Evan Carmichael of EvanCarmichael.com to let me know my post was included (and ranked #4) on the list of the Top 50 Business Plan Posts of the Year that was published on his website today. If you need to write a business plan or revise … [Read more...]
When in Doubt, Listen to Your Own Advice
I read a great post today on Deb Ng's Freelance Writing Jobs blog called Whose Advice Should You Follow? I thought her post really speaks to women in business. Deb suggests: "Before following anyone's advice, ask yourself: Why is this good advice? Is this the direction I want to go?" I think women have a tendency to seek buy-in and collaborative thinking more than … [Read more...]
Project Working Mom Provides Resources to Help Women Go Back to School
According to a recent article on ARAlifestyle.com, "eLearners.com in collaboration with online colleges, American Intercontinental University, DeVry University and Walden University, will grant at least $2 million in full-ride scholarships to working mothers across the country. This is part of the "Project Working Mom - Putting Eduction to Work" education awareness program." A … [Read more...]
Tips to Help You Go Back to School for the Degree You Always Wanted
According to a post on Wise Women Investor today, 18% of all grad students are 40 or older. That's a phenomenal statistic that proves it's never too late to go back to school to get that degree you always wanted but never had the time or money to pursue. However, wanting to get that degree and paying for the education to obtain it are two different things. … [Read more...]