Women entrepreneurship is now a common phrase, but early in this century, women just started to get their basic rights. Slowly women came into the workforce and the field of business. At the end of 1940s, women became more involved in corporate and industrial work, but with the evolution of internet use and accessibility of social media, the nature of women's work has … [Read more...]
How to Overcome Biases that Work Against Business Women
Many business women feel they get confusing messages from their organizations about how to become leaders. Recently, a woman client came to me for coaching because her boss told her that she needed to smile more to get promoted. She wanted me to teach her to smile more, but she was bewildered about what this feedback really meant. Another woman client came for coaching … [Read more...]
3 Must Do’s When Relocating Your Business
Moving and/or expanding your business can be very exciting and nerve-racking at the same time. You have to find new vendors, new resources, new contacts, etc. You have to update, transfer and cancel a myriad of things. The stress of setting up shop can be overwhelming, but it can also be avoided with a simple plan of action that is focused and maximizes your time and … [Read more...]
How To Be A Better Business Leader – 5 Top Tips
Failure and financial disasters are operational hazards as far as company directors are concerned and it is only those of us who can overcome setbacks that really stand a chance of becoming truly excellent business leaders. With that in mind, here are some simple but hopefully helpful tips on how we all might improve our business leadership skills: 1. Be proactive as a … [Read more...]
How to Market Your Best Asset
One of the biggest challenges for small businesses and budding entrepreneurs is effective marketing on a shoestring or with no budget. You can’t get or do any better than word of mouth. Word of mouth is mainly based on an impression you made with a client or prospect who would like to do business with you in the future. That impression has value. You can trade on that … [Read more...]
Earn Respect and Get Recognition as a Woman Entrepreneur
Men and Women are considered as equals when it comes to recognition in the society. Really, does it really happen? I personally believe it mostly happens in books and newspapers. We, women have to struggle a lot to get our due respect and recognition for our own positions, which we have achieved through our hard work and excellence. When it comes to women entrepreneurs, … [Read more...]
Do You Inspire Trust at Work?
Trust is a popular buzzword in the workplace today. Organizational management gurus are quick to tell us that workplace trust is an essential ingredient for improving profitability and building an engaged employee culture. How can you inspire trust among your employees? It starts with the leadership. Here are three tips to help you inspire trust at work: 1. Model respect … [Read more...]
5 Ways To Build Website Credibility
At a networking event, I met a woman who said she was spending thousands of dollars a month on her website and she wasn’t getting the results she desired. Her eyes welled up with tears because she couldn’t figure out what she was doing wrong. My heart went out to her because she was where I was over five years ago. I was familiar with the frustration and overwhelm that you … [Read more...]