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Is Your Small Business Mediocre?

May 11, 2011

We want all women entrepreneurs to be wild–wildly thriving, wildly successful, wildly wealthy. In today’s market, it’s just not enough to be average. Otherwise, we’d have to rebrand ourselves The Average WE. But what’s worse than being average? Being mediocre. Michele Welch, writing for the Young Entrepreneur blog, offers up these 5 tips for battling [...]

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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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No Country for Young Women

May 4, 2011

Women entrepreneurs, despite their recent growth and accomplishments, know that there is still a long road ahead when it comes to gender diversity in the business world. Not only is there still a significant pay gap in many industries, even with more women earning advanced degrees than men, but women are still not well-represented in [...]

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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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Ernst & Young’s 2011 Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ Program

April 6, 2011

Ladies! Push aside your tax forms and inventory sheets for just a moment, and get ready. You won’t want to miss this: Ernst & Young has put out a call for applications to its 2011 Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ program. Through this initiative, a select group of women entrepreneurs will be chosen to join “an elite [...]

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Entrepreneurs and Small Business, Do You Need a Project Manager?

April 5, 2011

There is something really nice about starting a fresh project, especially when there is an end in sight. Well-managed projects can make you feel productive and constantly on the move. But when there are several projects going on at once, you may long for an outside source to keep you in check and on the [...]

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Women Business Owners Need to Leverage Networks

April 4, 2011

It’s a stereotype that women more than men find it easier to connect with people on a personal basis, because we tend to be listeners and nurturers. But it’s a stereotype that is often proved true. Women entrepreneurs should take advantage of their ability to connect with others and leverage their business networks to gain [...]

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Women Entrepreneurs Changing Perceptions in Afghanistan

March 24, 2011

As women in America struggle with pay inequities and balancing family life with their careers, there are other women who are fighting for their lives and for basic human rights. This was especially true in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, where death could be the penalty for something as audacious as trying to get an education. The things [...]

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Another Reason Why Now is the Time to Start a Business

March 23, 2011

While it may never seem like a good time to become an entrepreneur starting a business, the study from the White House that shows that there is still an income gap between the sexes may be the incentive some women need to become an entrepreneur.  While the pay scale is still unfair in business organizations, [...]

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Quick Link: How to Plan a Social Media Event

March 10, 2011

Women in business organizations understand the importance of planning and promoting events with social media.  Mashable, always a reliable source for excellent social media advice, lets entrepreneurs in on the “how to” of planning social media events.  With a five step guide, all women entrepreneurs have the knowledge they need to put on a tremendous [...]

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