If you have always thought about becoming an entrepreneur, or have recently started your own business, there are many resources you can use to help guide you. I have gathered together some of the sites that I visit and that I think are useful for those interested in taking the entrepreneurial route. Do I have what it takes? Some fun online tests to help you determine … [Read more...]
Lending Lessons Learned from Capital Sources Speed Dating
Post by Liz Cullen, contributing Women On Business writer I recently went to a program put on by the Maryland Chamber of Commerce which linked small business owners with sources of capital. It was “speed dating” for business owners to find out who was still lending and the opportunities that are available with different banks. My last post discussed how in polls, women … [Read more...]
Women Leaders and Male Partnership
In any learning process, there is a tendency to go to extremes before finding middle ground. Take driving, for example. Most teens start by driving very, very slowly, learning when to accelerate and when to put the brakes on. Then there is a time when we all want to experiment with speed, until either fender hits fender, or a ticket is handed by an unsmiling policeman. Most … [Read more...]
Thinking Long-Term
Post by Veronica Eyenga, contributing Women On Business writer Business can change instantly and, in today’s economy, it is extremely important that you’re prepared for anything. However, not all business takes place in the here and now, looking toward the future counts for something too. Preparedness for the long-term is an ever increasing trend among business … [Read more...]
Texting, Tweeting and More – How Your POS System Can Handle New Technology
Guest post by Shannon Suetos (learn more about Shannon at the end of this post) With technology growing everyday, business owners need to stay on top of industry news and trends to get the most for their company. Businesses in the food industry are seeing popularity in how they can process orders, pass out coupons, and even how they process their credit cards. How are they … [Read more...]
Suze Orman Speaks to Women on Business Readers
Recently, I was asked to pose a question to Suze Orman, which she graciously answered as part of the new Suze Orman Show Channel on YouTube. I asked a question that I thought would be helpful to the Women on Business audience: Women's retirement savings needs differ from men's. Women live longer, women are typically paid less than men, and the number of single, working … [Read more...]
Your Non-Negotiables — Set Them and Abide by Them
What are your non-negotiables? What are the behaviors that you absolutely must-have and absolutely will not tolerate? Over the last five years, I've developed a "manifesto" of sorts that lists out the things that I am willing to work with and more importantly, the things that I will not work with --- at all. This list has helped me sort out "good" projects -- which are … [Read more...]
Why Critical Mass is Important
Post by Jane K. Stimmler, contributing Women On Business writer I was meeting with the top decision-makers at a client organization recently to plan out an important event for 2010. As we began to discuss the speakers they had invited to participate, and the ones they planned to recruit, I realized there wasn’t a single woman – or minority – among them. Though, in fairness, … [Read more...]
Women as Business Owners
In Georgia, where I live and write, women have always owned businesses. Even our fictional heroine Scarlett O’Hara was a business owner, as the proprietress of a sawmill. Georgia women have historically been entrepreneurial – from the rural housewife, whose hens laid more eggs than the family would consume and sold the surplus to her neighbors to Juliette Gordon Low, … [Read more...]
Women on Business Welcomes Lya Sorano to the Writing Team
Another talented business woman, Lya Sorano, has joined the Women on Business writing team. Please join me in welcoming Lya to the team, and learn more about her below. Lya Sorano, writer and New Media strategist, is the CEO of The Oliver/Sorano Group, Inc., a marketing and PR firm established in Atlanta in 1980. As a business writer, her topics have most often been … [Read more...]