Post by Amy Blais, contributing Women On Business writer If you live in the New York area, you may have seen the recent commercials about Mike Bloomberg’s Women for Bloomberg coalition campaign. Bloomberg, along with others, is focused on helping women and minority owned businesses with loans to help them grow. During tough economic times, it may feel like banks are … [Read more...]
Plan for Courage
Post by Frances Cole Jones, contributing Women On Business writer One thing I’ve heard—and seen-- over and over from clients over the last few months is the debilitating effect of long-term stress and fear on their mental and physical health. Daily plunges in the stock market, daily announcements of layoffs, non-stop Doomsday commentary by the media left many of them feeling … [Read more...]
Getting Comfortable with Self-Promotion
Post by Jane K. Stimmler, contributing Women On Business writer Last time we talked about how many women are uncomfortable with self-promotion even though it is undoubtedly an important ingredient to success in the business world. One of the keys to promoting yourself is to develop a comfortable way of talking favorably about your successes, accomplishments and experience. A … [Read more...]
Prescription for Overcoming Fear Of Success
Guest post by Luann Allen (you can learn more about Luann at the end of this post) Have you ever really wanted to do something but talked yourself out of it? Have you ever procrastinated long enough that it was too late to do it? I see this a lot in my practice. I’ve coached many business people who tell me that they don’t want to try something new because they are afraid … [Read more...]
Statistics About Women Business Ownders from Center for Women’s Business Research
Post by Dr. Marsha Firestone, contributing Women On Business writer Each year at the WPO/WPEO office, we order the new update of the “Key Facts about Women-Owned Businesses” booklet from the Center for Women’s Business Research. The information is not only useful in keeping us updated on the progress that women in business make each year, but is also a way to track the … [Read more...]
Practice Promoting Yourself
Post by Jane K. Stimmler, contributing Women On Business writer My experience, and the research I have done and seen, shows that men are generally more comfortable in promoting their strengths and accomplishments than women, and are greater risk-takers. Perhaps you have experienced the same thing. Men, by and large, seem to understand the importance of self-promotion and … [Read more...]
Thriving During an Economic Downturn
Post by Liz Cullen, contributing Women On Business writer Recently in the media, there haven’t been many positive stories about businesses doing well. As Amy discussed in her post last week, not only are there businesses surviving the downturn but also businesses who are doing the best they can to thrive in a downturn. Several women I have spoken to recently told me their … [Read more...]
Build Your Skills With Outside Activities
Post by Jane K. Stimmler, contributing Women on Business writer There are many reasons why women should consider getting involved in a community organization or extracurricular activity. It is important to be an advocate, help others, make your voice heard, and contribute. In addition, it makes excellent business sense. If you look at the resumes of industry leaders, you will … [Read more...]
Weed First, Fertilize Second
Post by Tanya Goodwin-Maslach, contributing Women On Business writer Jim Collins had his bus and 3M CEO, George Buckley, has his garden. However you look at it, getting, keeping and growing the right people in your company and on your teams, determines your ultimate success. But then again, didn’t we learn that in grade school? Remember those days? When we stood in two … [Read more...]
Starting a Business in an Economic Downturn
Post by Amy Blais, contributing Women on Business writer In the current economic climate, it seems all we hear about is the bad news; people losing their jobs, companies going out of business, and banks failing. Oftentimes the overload of negative news makes us forget about the power of the entrepreneurial market in the US economy. However, entrepreneurs can be the answer to … [Read more...]