Guest Post by Ginny Clarke (learn more about the author at the end of the post) You’ve put a lot of effort into a résumé, an elevator pitch, company research and traditional networking, but you’re still coming up short in your job search or career progression. You’re understandably disappointed, but here’s the good news: it probably isn’t the tools you’ve created, but the lack … [Read more...]
Putting Your Blog To Work For You
Guest post by Charity Cason (learn more about Charity at the end of this article) In this age of social media and blogging, it's more important than ever to make sure that your blog is marketing your business effectively 24 hours a day. There are so many mistakes that new bloggers make which can be easily avoided from the outset. Let's face it; business people are good at what … [Read more...]
Managing the “Great Expectations” of the Next Sales Generation
Guest post by Lynn Schleeter (learn more about Lynn at the end of this post) “The death of the traditional salesman has been greatly exaggerated,” heralded a recent column in The Economist (October 22, 2011). Why does the media always have to dredge up the Willy Lomans of the world every time the sales function is covered? Sales has made leaps and bounds since Arthur Miller … [Read more...]
Celebrating Success in Equal Pay and the Lilly Ledbetter Act
Three years ago, I wrote a post on WomenOnBusiness.com about the need to support the Lilly Ledbetter Act giving women a better chance at receiving equal pay for equal work. A couple of weeks later, the Lilly Ledbetter Act was the first bill signed into law by President Obama. If you're not familiar with Lilly Ledbetter's story, watch the video below. It's both moving and … [Read more...]
The Growing Power of Women in Business
Guest post by Daniel Burrus (learn more about Daniel at the end of this post) It used to be that the business landscape was a man’s world. Times have certainly changed! Today, women are wielding more and more power on both sides of the business transaction. First, let’s look at some facts from the consumer side. In family purchases that involve two adults (a woman and a … [Read more...]
Women Small Business Owners Are America’s New Job Creators [Infographic]
Did you know that 99% of the employers in the United States are small businesses? Did you know that the number of women-owned businesses in the United States increased by 20% from 2002 to 2011? In other words, women small business owners are playing an incredibly important part in job creation in the United States as more and more women take control of their own careers, … [Read more...]
Jess Webb Joins the WomenOnBusiness.com Team
Please join me in welcoming Jess Webb to the WomenOnBusiness.com team of contributing writers. Jess brings a creative flair to the business discussion as you'll learn from her background below. About Jess Webb Jess is a quirky 20-something who loves to help women entrepreneurs be irresistible online to attract their ideal fans and clients, and make more money. She is drawn to … [Read more...]
Best Jobs for Women in 2012, Stress-Free Management Tips, Victoria’s Secret’s Human Trafficking Problem
News and Insights from Business Women (December 16, 2011) Best Jobs for Women in 2012 Jenna Goudreau of Forbes shares a list of the best jobs for women in 2012. At the top of the list is post-secondary teacher. Get the rest by following the link above. 4 Principles of Stress-Free Management Want to learn how to run your business without all the stress? Click the link above … [Read more...]
Powerful Working Moms, Math Equality, and Reviewing Yourself as the Boss
News and Insights from Business Women (December 14, 2011) 2011 Most Powerful Moms in Washington D.C. They're women. They're mothers. They're in Washington, D.C. And they're powerful. Find out who they are according to Working Mother and see them in pictures. You're the Boss, Give Yourself a Performance Review Suzanne Lucas, The Evil HR Lady from AllBusiness.com, tells us … [Read more...]
Got Ambition?
Guest post by Laura Yecies (learn more about Laura at the end of this post) I recently stumbled upon a women and workplace survey from MORE magazine which raises the question of the ambition of women, and lays out data from the survey related to what we really want from our careers. A few stats especially caught my eye, including “When asked point-blank, 43 percent of … [Read more...]