Post by Patricia Hewitt, contributing Women On Business writer It’s the day after – literally – and if you live in a swing state, you are as thankful as I am that this election is over! I have a marketing hangover that’s killing me. Yet, over the course of the past few weeks, I couldn’t help but think about all that money spent on advertising. What I would do with … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2008
Dell Sued for $500 Million for Discrimination to Female Employees
Last week, four former senior Dell human resources executives filed a $500 million class action lawsuit against Dell claiming the company is guilty of systemic gender and age discrimination. According to Channel Register, the lawsuit, "alleges Dell unfairly targeted women and employees over 40 in the big round of recent lay-offs, which sees 10% of staff worldwide - … [Read more...]
Condoleeza Rice and Indra Nooyi Talk About Women, Business and the Glass Ceiling
In late October, the 2008 Women's Conference was held and featured speakers such as Gloria Steinem, Jennifer Lopez, Maria Shriver, Christianne Amanpour and more female leaders from various industries and walks of life. A panel featuring Indra Nooyi, CEO of PepsiCo, and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice (moderated by Campbell Brown) featured discussions on the glass … [Read more...]
Making Certain Moves in an Uncertain Marketplace
Guest post by Marshawn Evans, author and President of EDGE 3M Sports & Entertainment. Read more about Marshawn at the end of this post. With the state of the economy and the bailout plan, everyone is concerned about the stability of jobs and 401Ks. As an entrepreneur, I understand and appreciate the concern over being able to maintain revenue. Regardless of whether … [Read more...]
Tutorial – How Small Businesses Can Use Twitter
I found a great screencast by Jim Kukral at Small Biz Trends this week that provides an excellent primer on how to get started with Twitter. It also includes some high level ideas for how and why small businesses can use Twitter, but I think many of the ideas and suggestions can be applied to businesses of any size and even individuals looking to network and build their … [Read more...]