Post by Jane K. Stimmler, contributing Women on Business writer If you are an entrepreneur, you’ve probably experienced the look of envy on the faces of people in the corporate workforce when they find out you run your own business. They are likely thinking things like “wow, if it’s a beautiful day, you can just take the afternoon off” or “you’re so lucky you don’t have … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2010
Review – Brother Laser Printer with Duplex
Many months ago, I was sent a new Brother HL-5370DW Laser Printer with Wireless Networking and Duplex to test and review here on Women on Business. I don't publish product reviews often on Women on Business unless I think a product could truly be useful and helpful to readers. The reason I agreed to test the Brother printer was because of its ability to print 2-sided … [Read more...]
Notice the Work all Around
I returned recently from a 10-day vacation. For me ten days is a good length of time. One day was "get there" day and one day was "go home" day...that left eight days for vacation. That was enough days to have some solitary beach time, some shopping and "do lunch" time and sightseeing. While resting and relaxing I noticed the variety of businesses associated with the … [Read more...]
The Most Effective Way to Improve Your Marketing
We are just past the midpoint of the second quarter of 2010. Are you on track? Is your business showing the returns and growth that you want to see? If not, consider changing your relationship with your marketing plan. Work With A Written Marketing Plan I’m assuming you have a marketing plan and that it is current. In other words that your marketing plan is in … [Read more...]
Are Your Rules Made To Be Broken?
Blog from Maribeth Kuzmeski of Red Zone Marketing Sometimes the rules and regulations that are created are so ridiculous that it seems that they can’t possibly have been designed to follow. It makes you wonder if some rules really were just meant to be broken, even in our own businesses. Last week I was on a flight from Detroit to Chicago. There was a line of … [Read more...]
Taking a Much Needed Break
Last weekend I took a whole day off! I have been consistently working seven days a week for months without a break and my coach strongly suggested that I try to take one full day off each week. Well, if my coach told me to do this and it was part of my assignment, I could not refuse. I have to admit I was very anxious about this. If I do indeed take Sunday off, what … [Read more...]
Success Factors Essential to the Advancement of Women in Business
It is amazing! It is amazing, after all the has been written and all that has been done by organizations and individuals regarding women leaders, that we still hear so much ambiguity in discussion about the lack of progress in the percentage of women leaders in business. We do know what the barriers are and we do know that if these barriers are addressed they turn into … [Read more...]
Women Leadership Lessons and Tackling Tension
Long plane rides often bring me fresh ideas, or at least give me time to think in fresh, new ways. Flying from Newark to San Francisco is perfect. Just about six hours with little distraction from my writing and musings. Sometimes! On this particular plane were a brother and a sister, two or so years apart, I guessed. They were attractive, well behaved children whose parents … [Read more...]
Sum of the Parts
As Alfred Lord Tennyson once said, “I am a part of all that I have met.” I happen to agree. And that is one of the things I love about myself; the fact that I have taken away little pieces of all the wonderful people I have met in my 44 years. I guess you can say that’s one of the things I love about other people. It sounds a little strange saying, “I love that part about me … [Read more...]
Top 5 must haves this season…on Linkedin
You wouldn’t think of going on a job interview in mix matched attire and tattered shoes as this would be a poor reflection of your personal brand right? So why present your personal brand on linkedin with anything less than the best representation of YOU? The top 5 picks that I recommend you have in your Linkedin wardrobe include: 1 - Complete your profile 100% and be … [Read more...]