Happy Administrative Professionals day to all of the men and women who make businesses run so smoothly everyday! You don't get enough recognition or appreciation for all of your hard work! To help celebrate Administrative Professionals Day, Women On Business is holding a contest where five lucky winners will each win a $100 American Express gift card. Follow the link to … [Read more...]
Is your ‘open door’ ACTUALLY open?
I needed to get in touch with the HR manager at a particular company recently. I emailed off the website stating why. I asked if I could please have their name, email and phone number. I received the following response: … [Read more...]
Kristin Marquet Joins the Women On Business Writing Team
Please join me in welcoming Kristin Marquet of Marquet Communications to the Women On Business writing team. Kristin is a marketing and publicity guru whose inspiring voice is sure to add excitement to the Women On Business community. Kristin's posts will begin appearing on Women On Business in May. About Kristin Marquet Kristin Marquet comes from a line of business savvy … [Read more...]
Women in the Workplace: Issues and Challenges
Post by Jane K. Stimmler, contributing Women On Business writer As a new contributor to the site, I plan to be blogging on a number of practical things women can do to improve their chances of getting ahead in the business world. Many of these will be based on tips from my new book, Breaking Into the Boys’ Club, coming out next month. I will cover subjects such as … [Read more...]
Susan Boyle and What She Means For Us
The past week has been defined for me by Susan Boyle's phenomenal performance on Britain's Got Talent. Can't tell you how many times I have watched her sing "I Dreamed a Dream" on YouTube, tears streaming down my face every single time. I'm reposting below an entry that I wrote yesterday for my own blog. Let me just back up a little. As a woman coming of age in the early … [Read more...]
Who’s on the Bus?
Post by Tanya Goodwin-Maslach, contributing Women On Business writer Regardless of the size of your business, contracting for services will be (or already is) an integral element of your activities. Some think outsourcing is synonymous with contracting, and that may be, but for my purposes in this article, I’m sticking with contracting as a distinctly different service. Why? … [Read more...]
How Women Can Use Social Media to Advance Their Businesses
Post by Amy Blais, contributing Women On Business writer At the WPEO, we get a lot of questions from WBEs about social media. Mainly, women business owners are asking how to use social media to advance their business. If you haven’t already started engaging in the social media trend, now is the time. Social media sites can be used as a low cost marketing tool to reach … [Read more...]
When a Company Talks Values
Guest post by Eileen McVety (Learn more about Eileen at the end of this post) I don’t care much for Integrity. Ditto Dedication. And don’t even get me started on Teamwork. Perhaps an explanation is in order. Most of my workday is spent writing and editing corporate communication materials. Websites are a biggie. And it seems like every website I touch these days, there’s … [Read more...]
Karen Wright Joins the Women On Business Writing Team
I'm pleased to introduce Karen Wright, the newest thought leader joining the Women On Business writing team. Please join me in welcoming Karen to the community! Karen Wright, owner of Wright Minded, is a professional speaker, published author and international champion for women aspiring to lead change in the world. For 18 years, Karen has helped women birth their dreams … [Read more...]
Do You Take Confidentiality Seriously?
When I was sixteen years old and working as a teller in a bank. I had been in the role only a few months but knew already it wasn’t what I was put on earth for. I liked the bank though. I wanted to know what else was available within it. I knew there had to be some cool department I had not heard of before in the big building in town. If not, perhaps I’d find my bliss amongst … [Read more...]