Post by Jane K. Stimmler, contributing Women on Business writer. It's the time of holiday cheer - and you likely have a party (or two or three) on your calendar. Enjoy! That is, unless it's your office party or a client event. In that case, the smart move would be to consider it work. There's always a fine line between work and personal life, and no place is that more … [Read more...]
Archives for 2011
Business Pitches Unravelled
With high unemployment rates and economic insecurity reaching more than 1 in 5 Americans, many people are turning their sights to self-employment and small businesses. When starting a small business you need to convince investors that funding you is the start of a beneficial relationship. The following will help you with getting past your nerves and some guidelines for making … [Read more...]
The Real Richness of the Holidays
The following TED talk on regret sparked some interesting emotions in me. I had a flash of remembering writing a freshman college paper on regret. My hypothesis was that if I paid attention to EVERYTHING I did and said I would live a life free of regret. Hummmm... I got an "A" for the quality of writing and research on that paper. I also had a comment by my professor that … [Read more...]
Should You Allow Your Employees to Follow you on Twitter and Facebook?
According to Janine Popick CEO and Founder of Vertical Response, she explains her reasons why she may or may not allow some employees to follow her on twitter or facebook. Here are some great tips to remember depending on your style and use of social media with your employees. You do not have to be “Big Brother”, but it is a good way to pay attention to what your … [Read more...]
Atex appoints Global Communications Manager
PRESS RELEASE Following rapid growth and continued success, leading software company Atex is strengthening its sales and marketing team with the appointment of Nicola Brookes as Global Communications Manager. Nicola joins from Oxfordshire-based PR consultancy Loud Group and brings eight years’ experience in the PR and marketing industry, to the company. Previous clients … [Read more...]
Women in Business Challenge
PRESS RELEASE “Although many women are starting a business they need to overcome more cultural and economic barriers than men, especially in developing countries. BiD Network, ING and ICCO are committed to support women entrepreneurs not just because equality is the right thing to do but also because they are building vibrant businesses which fight poverty locally.” says … [Read more...]
Monique Neeley Joins the WomenOnBusiness.com Team as News and Insights Editor
I'm very happy to announce that the WomenOnBusiness.com team continues to grow, and this week Monique Neeley has joined the site as our new News and Insights Editor. Monique will dive deep into the online conversations happening about women in business each week and bring the best and most interesting news and insights to WomenOnBusiness.com. Stay tuned for her articles … [Read more...]
Football’s Advice to Business
What can a high school football coach teach entrepreneurs? Well it turns out, she can teach us plenty. That’s right, She. Last weekend as my girls played in the park, I read a story on Natalie Randolph by the Washington Post’s James Wagner. The article contained everything you would expect to see on a woman in a man’s sport, but I saw some important lessons in her leadership … [Read more...]
Women: The New Voices of Unions
In a day and age where the people are again rising up to fight for the rights of your every day person, the Occupy movements are starting to force us to look at the issues in our society for the working class. Due to the worries over money, health care, benefits and decently paying jobs that don’t work you to pieces, organized labor unions are making a come back. New voices for … [Read more...]
Christiana Shi: Women in Power
Christina Shi is the Chief Operating Officer at Nike, Inc. and when you look into her progress and career path she brings a whole new meaning to the company slogan of “just do it”. Through her career, Christiana has taken a lot of risks. She started as a management consultant working for McKinsey & Co. where she started building the network that would eventually launch … [Read more...]