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Friday Five: Small Business News and Info for New Entrepreneurs

July 8, 2011

Happy Friday! Today, we bring you five tidbits from around the web specifically for new entrepreneurs. If you have just started a business or thinking about starting a business, check out our list below for some assistance: 5 Tips to Consider Before Starting a Business: From the International Business Times, here is a short list [...]

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Sexism Endures for Women Entrepreneurs

June 8, 2011

As much as women have made strides in starting and owning their own small businesses (some 29% of small businesses are owned or partly owned by women), there is still an undercurrent of sexism that pervades in this culture. Recently, the Wall Street Journal touched on the “subtle sexism” found in the tech industry, for [...]

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Quick Link: Publicizing Your Home Business

June 2, 2011

When starting a business, you know that gaining exposure is key to building a strong client base and encouraging growth. While working from home certainly has its benefits, one drawback is that it can be a little harder to get the same exposure that brick-and-mortar stores or larger online entities enjoy. Here is an article [...]

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Are You a Workaholic? 5 Stress Management Tips for Entrepreneurs

May 26, 2011

One thing about wild women entrepreneurs–we “work hard, play harder”. But while that fortune cookie philosophy is useful advice, it’s not as easy as it sounds to live it. Even more than someone working a typical 9-to-5 job, small business owners are invested heavily in their jobs–financially and emotionally. It’s easy to become overworked and [...]

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Top 50 Fastest-Growing Women-Led Businesses

May 12, 2011

The Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO) has just released its list of the top 50 fastest-growing women-led businesses. At the top of the list is BrightStar, which uses a franchise model to provide home health-care staffing nationwide. (If the name sounds familiar it’s because the co-founder and CEO, Shelly Sun, was recently featured on CBS’s “Undercover [...]

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Small Business Advice from Yoda

May 10, 2011

When we first saw this blog, we had to chuckle. After all, who better to dispense small business advice to young Jedi–er, entrepreneurs–than wise old Yoda? The Entrepreneur’s Yoda, a.k.a Lonnie Sciambi, has some great advice for entrepreneurs, both those just starting a business and those who have been at it for a lifetime. In [...]

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Making Your Small Business Look Bigger

May 6, 2011

One obstacle that women entrepreneurs sometimes face when starting a business is that they appear too “new” or too “small”. While the quality of products or services that your small business provides is paramount in keeping clients, sometimes you need a little “show” to bring on clients in the first place. Jeff Haden at BNET [...]

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Are You Using These Seven Deadly Words in Your Small Business?

April 25, 2011

Women entrepreneurs have many obstacles to overcome when starting a business and running it. The last thing you want to do as a small business owner is add to your troubles. Charles Blakeman posted this interesting article about Seven Words a Business Owner Can Never Afford to Use. To be a successful entrepreneur, you need [...]

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Will a Startup Accelerator Help Your Small Business?

April 21, 2011

Women entrepreneurs considering starting a business might want to think about finding and using a startup accelerator. Where traditional business incubators take a long approach to mentoring and assisting small business startups, a startup accelerator is more of a small business boot camp. Through workshops and camp-like sessions, startup accelerators help small businesses through intensive [...]

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Quick Link: Best Industries for Starting a Business

April 12, 2011

Thinking of starting a business? Check out Inc’s Best Industries for Starting a Business in 2011, an excellent resource for budding entrepreneurs. In addition to eco ideas, such as environmental consulting or organic snacks and toys for kids, there are some surprising entries on the list. Even if you already have your great idea, the [...]

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