Break the Minnow Mindset Bonnie Marcus of Women’s Success Coaching interviewed me for her podcast last week. I mention this only because Bonnie calls her podcast a “bragcast.” She is driving home a point: that women often do not assertively claim credit for our accomplishments. One of Bonnie’s chief goals as a success coach for women is to encourage and empower us to … [Read more...]
Women On Business Named to List of Top 100 Must Read Blogs by Women
Women On Business has made it onto another list of top blogs for women. This time, Women On Business was ranked third in the Business and Technology category of the 100 Must Read Blogs by Women from Blogtrepreneur.com. There are some amazing blogs included on this list in categories such as business, politics, news, health, green living, entertainment and more. Check it … [Read more...]
Person, Brand Thyself
‘Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you.’ – Dr. Seuss Wise words from another children’s author. Yet in this age of branding, of social media, of digitisation to the extreme, how are we to know who we are? Rather than staying at home and pondering their choices, people go around the world to ‘find themselves’, when the … [Read more...]
3 Tips for Success in the Government Contracting Market
Post by Liz Cullen, contributing Women On Business writer The WPEO recently held a workshop for our certified WBEs on how to position themselves for success in the government contracting market. One request I’ve heard from women business owners has been “How do I access government contracts?” There is a perception, in some cases correctly, that there are a pile of contracts … [Read more...]
Virtual Assisting – a Journey
Guest Post by Kathie M. Thomas (Learn more about Kathie at the end of this post) When I began my business at home almost 15 years ago, it was to escape the corporate world and rat-race and to be home for our five daughters. I was fed up with meeting after meeting after meeting and little time at my desk to get the real work done. I was also fed up with trying to shift my … [Read more...]
When the CEO is singing a different song to the workers…
There is this interesting test which illustrates quite well where workplace communication can go wrong. A person is told a song title and asked to tap its tune to another person who has to try and guess what it is. The tapper is asked beforehand if they think the person will be able to guess it from their tapping – almost all say yes. HOWEVER: only one in forty people actually … [Read more...]
Small Business Is Big News – Special Discounts from PR Newswire
Special Offer from Women on Business and PR Newswire We’re helping business women start up their PR programs! Women on Business has teamed up with PR Newswire to offer you a 12-month membership at no charge. Just submit your contact information through the Sign Up Now section of the PR Toolkit and someone from PR Newswire will touch base with you to get you signed up. This is … [Read more...]
When the Going Gets Tough…
The tough form councils. How did Tom Hanks do it? In Castaway, he extracted one of his own abscessed teeth with the blade of an ice skate, he was a sole hunterer/gatherer, and he managed to live a really long time (you win a free slurpee if you guess how many years) on a deserted, albeit gorgeous island, while somehow maintaining his sanity and his fighting (and creative) … [Read more...]
Marketing Your Business Through the Downturn
Guest Post by Monique Hayward (Learn more about Monique at the end of this post) With your customers feeling the impact of the slow economy as job losses mount and their investment portfolios dwindle in value, chances are you are realizing that you need to adjust your adjust marketing strategy for your business. Revenue is hard to come by these days, but it’s critical that … [Read more...]
Whale Hunting Inspiration
When you think about it, whale hunting is outrageous. It requires a BIG way of thinking. When the Inuit people decided to go out in their little umiak to bring back a whale, they weren’t thinking small. So when you find yourself thinking too small, where do you find inspiration? For me, sometimes advice is not enough; how-to is not what I need. Sometimes I just need some … [Read more...]