As your small business grows, you’ll be faced with many decisions. One of the biggest decisions you’ll need to make is whether or not you should expand into new markets. Before you seize the opportunity to enter a new market, you need to evaluate the pros and cons of the expansion. Do your research before you jump on an opportunity, because you could put your existing … [Read more...]
6 Steps To Make Your WordPress Site More Secure
WordPress is one of the most popular blogging platforms on the web today for a lot of reasons. It is easy to use, open-source, affordable, and highly customizable. These great features have resulted in WordPress being the product of choice for 10s of millions of site owners all over the world. While the success of WordPress is a testament to its quality, it has also made … [Read more...]
Creating Twitter Lists to Build Relationships that Turn into Sales
Sponsored by Visa Business: Building and maintaining relationships is a key component of a successful small business strategy. In fact, fostering small business relationships can give you a unique competitive advantage. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to cost a lot of money for you to build and maintain connections with current and potential customers. For example, you can … [Read more...]
A. Michelle Blakeley Joins the Women on Business Contributor Team
Please join me in welcoming A. Michelle Blakeley to the team of Women on Business contributors. A. Michelle is an expert at growing small businesses with simplicity. She has over two decades of experience in sustainable, holistic and progressive business practices and will surely bring unique insights to Women on Business! You can learn more about A. Michelle in her bio … [Read more...]
Women on Business Welcomes Contributor Asavari Sharma
Please welcome Asavari Sharma to the team of contributing writers for Women on Business! Asavari will bring a unique international voice from New Delhi, India to Women on Business, so stay tuned to read her insights. You can learn more about Asavari in her bio below. About Asavari Sharma Asavari is a digital writer based in New Delhi. Her background in mass … [Read more...]
Top Ten Due Diligence Mistakes Made by Board Candidates
What are the most common due diligence mistakes made by board candidates? Here is a list of the top ten: Mistake 1 Framing the board opportunity as more of an honor than a responsibility. Solution: Think of the board seat as a job. Consider the hours and the task as the most significant in your professional career. Mistake 2 Not identifying the lack of alignment in risk … [Read more...]
Making The Right First Impression
The room sounded like a loud roar. Everyone was anxiously waiting for the first presentation of the day. What new information would they be hearing? How would they be able to apply it? The chairperson walked up to the podium and the room went silent. As she introduced the presenter everyone watched as the speaker, dressed in shorts and flip-flops walked on the … [Read more...]
Asking for More Money: Is It a No-Win Scenario for Women?
Sponsored by Benedictine University: Women get a lot of criticism for being less effective negotiators, and statistically, they deserve it. In her book “Women Don’t Ask for It,” Linda C. Babcock of Carnegie Mellon’s Negotiation Academy for Women offers these surprising insights into women’s negotiating behaviors: 20 percent. The percentage of adult women, which equals … [Read more...]