Did you know failure is one of the biggest indicators of future success in an entrepreneur? According to an article in the April issue of Harvard Business Review, “Failing By Design,” many venture capitalists won’t invest in a new enterprise if the founder has never undergone failure. In other words, they are looking for… failures! Why?? Let me first state that there … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2011
Does Being GUTSY Activate Being GUILTY?
Gutsy women break barriers. Gutsy women lead the way. Gutsy women speak out when others remain silent. As I research the lives of women leaders who have earned the badge of being a change agent I have been curious about the down side of standing out from the crowd. I call it “the giraffe syndrome”. You know be careful about sticking your neck out, you never know what can … [Read more...]
Mom’s The Boss
As an entrepreneur and a mother you need a steel resolve and almost epic determination. Running a business is a very scary thing and the unique challenges presented by motherhood have a tendency to further complicate an already complicated situation. This is a situation close to my heart, so I am always on the lookout for companies and websites that support mother … [Read more...]
ShixyFeet.com Eliminates High Heels Slipping Off
PRESS RELEASE ATLANTA, March 21-- ShixyFeet.com offers fashionistas the opportunity to save their oversized shoes with a new pillow shoe insole. Customers that wear oversized shoes, will experience the heels moving around too much inside the footwear, the result can be painful blisters or dry, cracked heels and a great deal of slippage. ShixyFeet Insoles can help promote … [Read more...]
Economic Action Plan Invests in Jobs and Growth in Stratford
PRESS RELEASE STRATFORD, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 15, 2011) - Powernoodle Inc. will have greater opportunities to thrive and grow in the global marketplace, thanks to a new investment by the Government of Canada, announced today by the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario). Gary … [Read more...]
If Failure is NOT an Option, Then Why Do I Want It?
I don’t actually want to fail, but the fact is that we learn near to nothing when everything is going along perfectly. Last Friday I was speaking to the National Speakers Association, Illinois Chapter, and was relaying that over the years the best lessons I’ve learned as a speaker do not come from the positive feedback I receive, but the insightful comments on how I can … [Read more...]
Caregiverlist.com Connects Senior Caregivers with Professional Caregiving Jobs at Senior Home Care Agencies Nationwide
PRESS RELEASE As the U.S. population ages and seniors choose to remain in their own home as they age, more than 2,000 senior home care agencies have opened their doors in the last decade. To assist with educating consumers about the many job openings with these professional senior care companies and to assist companies to keep up with staffing needs, Caregiverlist.com … [Read more...]
Talkischeep.com Goes Beta
PRESS RELEASE (March 9th, 2011)-Africa Hannibal , search engine marketer for over four years and creator of Talkischeep.com will launch its beta version on Thursday , March 10th,2011 at 12pm . Aspiring, emerging and existing entrepreneurs will have the ability to adapt into the new changes within the social business networking directory. The beta version of Talkischeep.com … [Read more...]
International Women’s Day: The IT Job Board calls for more women in IT
PRESS RELEASE Following research[1] into its candidate database, The IT Job Board, the UK’s biggest IT specialist recruitment website, has revealed that only 16 percent of all job seekers are women. This confirms statistics[2] which highlight that women make up only one fifth of all employees in the IT sector. As a direct response to its findings, The IT Job Board has … [Read more...]
Leadership Leaps: Into the Unknown
I saw this quote and could not find anyone but “anonymous” to give it credit. It sounds like it really must be from a woman’s lips. “To get what we’ve never had, we must do what we’ve never done”. The quote seems so fitting as we watch a planet in crisis. Can you remember back to March 20, 2003? We had just entered the war in Iraq, that time of shock and awe. We always seem … [Read more...]