NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Are you giving away your wealth and leadership power? Denise Duffield-Thomas shares 50 warning signs that you're giving away too much, and her list is filled with useful information for business women. For example, following are just 10 of the warning signs she shares: Business Letting your clients decide your working hours for you (giving in to late … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2012
Top 10 Economic Facts of Workplace Diversity
NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Having a diverse workforce not only benefits company innovation and productivity but it also benefits the economy. From driving economic growth to being competitive in a globalized world, workplace diversity is critical to economic and business success. The Center for American Progress shares the top ten economic benefits of diversity in the … [Read more...]
What we need in incubators
Around the country politicians, industry leaders and small businesses have screamed their support for small business development centers and universities to get involved in creating business incubators that help build and sustain small business. The goal is admirable, small businesses stimulate economies and create more jobs. But there is an undercurrent of dissatisfaction … [Read more...]
Survey Says Women Make up More than Half of Breadwinners
NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: According to new research by Prudential Financial, 53% of women are primary breadwinners. The Wall Street Journal reports: "Female breadwinners are more likely than other women to maintain completely separate finances from their partners (27% versus 15%). And they are three times more likely to have financial accounts that their husband doesn’t … [Read more...]
Companies for Social Good
I have noticed recently an increase in companies that have been started to meet the needs of a community and do Social Good. This trend has the ability to shape our world in a positive way that everyone can be a part of. The Puget Sound Business Journal reported that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the USAID awarded $3.2 million to two Haitian providers of mobile … [Read more...]
Discrimination is an Equal Opportunity Offender
NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE Discrimination can take many forms, and "good-looking" women are not immune to its reach, despite what most people think. It turns out, everyone can be affected by discrimination and it's never justified. Mark Henricks of American Express Open writes: A 2010 paper by a University of Colorado Denver Business School researcher found that attractive women … [Read more...]
The Growing Influence of Philanthropic Women
NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE The population of philanthropic women is growing as women's wealth and clout grows. As a result, the world of charitable giving is changing. Reuters reports: As more women give, they are likely to change not only what is funded but how they raise money, because female philanthropists often prefer to raise money in a group. Three years ago, the Red … [Read more...]
21 Most Powerful Women In Mobile Advertising
NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: When Business Insider compiled its Mobile Power 2012 list, not one woman made the cut. A new list of the 21 most important women in mobile advertising is now available to try to fix that glaring mistake, but even Business Insider admits there are flaws which go way beyond its list: "While there are plenty of influential women in the business, most … [Read more...]
92% of Employers Use Social Media For Recruiting
It's not a secret that employers use social media to find and research job candidates, but did you know that 9 out of 10 employers are using social recruiting? The numbers are higher than most people probably think according to the 2012 Social Recruiting Survey from Jobvite. Thanks to social recruiting, the 1,000+ human resources and recruiting professionals who responded to … [Read more...]
How to Rule the World (or at least your calendar)
Woman Entrepreneur Working From Home I have been working at home and running a business for quite a few years now. I have a husband and two small children. So far we are all still alive and the house hasn’t burned down. This is only because I have figured out a few things. Having talked to other women who work from home I discovered similar challenges and concerns are shared … [Read more...]