Earlier this week, I published a post on BloggingTips.com where I shared an interview I recently conducted with the founders of sk-rt.com. Three innovative risk-takers, Gabrielle Blair, Laura Mayes and Laurie Smithwick, founded sk*rt in early 2007 to provide a place, "where they could find a collection of content that was interesting to them. It didn't seem to exist, so they … [Read more...]
Who’s Who Directory of Women in eCommerce 2008
The Women's eCommerce Association (WECAI) is developing a Who's Who Directory of Women in eCommerce for 2008. The directory will be published online and promoted via the WECAI website as well as through their WE Magazine for Women. This is a new directory resource that will list women who have an online presence (website must have been live for at least one year). That online … [Read more...]
Business Must Adapt to Women to Thrive, Not the Other Way Around
"To improve diversity, women may hold the key, but men generally still control the lock." Olivier Marchal, head of the French operation of Bain & Co. (source) That quote says it all. For companies to thrive in the future (and frankly, in the present), they need to learn how to create a more diverse leadership team. Women play an integral part in that diversity. Research … [Read more...]
Lisa Stone, CEO of BlogHer.com, Talks to ABC News
BlogHer.com is a website dedicated to female bloggers. Not only does the site include a directory of blogs written by women, but it also provides forums, an advertising network and conferences to help women become better bloggers. Last week, the CEO of BlogHer, Lisa Stone, was interviewed on ABC News where she spoke about the role of women in the blogosphere and online as a … [Read more...]
10 Tips for Free Publicity
Joan Stewart wrote a great article for WomenCorp called "Joan's Top 10 Tips for Free Publicity." Female entrepreneurs have a tendency to undervalue the work they do as newsworthy. Instead, why not assume that everything you do in your business is worthy of publicity. In terms of word-of-mouth marketing, the key step to generating a buzz is to ask for it by jump-starting the … [Read more...]
Elizabeth Gordon’s ‘The Chic Entrepreneur’ Coming in May 2008
Elizabeth Gordon is the owner of Flourishing Business, an advisory firm for entrepreneurs. In May, her new book for women in business will be available called The Chic Entrepreneur: Put Your Business in Higher Heels. In The Chic Entrepreneur, Elizabeth hopes to provide advice on how to start smart and grow a strong company. She offers nine-points to follow as well as practical … [Read more...]
The Age of Conversation: Round 2
In 2007, over 100 bloggers came together to write a book called The Age of Conversation. One of my favorite bloggers (and a marketer I truly respect), Drew McLellan, and his friend, Gavin Heaton, conceived the idea with all proceeds going to Variety, a Children's Charity. The book is sold through LuLu.com. Following is the synopsis from LuLu.com: In what began as a half dare, … [Read more...]
Networking Tips from Businesswomen
One of the blogs I read frequently is Biz Chicks Rule, which is authored by Kristen King and Bridget Wright. Kristen was interviewed for an article in the Washington Post that was published on Sunday about networking. In fact every businessperson who was interviewed for the article by author, Gabriel Goldberg, is a woman from the Washington DC area, and they give excellent … [Read more...]
Take the Entrepreneur Personality Test
This past week, Robin Matuk who writes the Creating with Impact blog contacted me after finding Women on Business. I'm so happy she reached out to me because that gave me the chance to discover her blog, too, and I have to say, I love her blog. Robin provides great information and tips for female entrepreneurs. One of the first things I spotted on Robin's blog is her … [Read more...]
Australian Businesswomen Paid Significantly Less than Male Colleagues
Businesswomen living in Australia not only have trouble getting promoted to top-level jobs, but once they get there, they're grossly underpaid in comparison to men at the same level. According to an article on Forbes.com this week, Australian women hold just 7% of the senior executive jobs in the country's top 200 public companies. Most of those women earn half as much as their … [Read more...]