The best funny icebreaker questions are easy to answer, appropriate for the group, and just unexpected enough to pull people out of work mode. They invite personality without pressuring anyone to share something that makes them uncomfortable. We pulled together this massive list of funny icebreakers – some tried and true and some more unique – so you always have a question … [Read more...]
14 Million Women-Owned Businesses and a Networking Gap that a $30 Print Order Can Close
Brought to you by HelloPrint: There are now 14 million women-owned businesses in this country that employ 12.2 million people and earn $2.7 trillion every year. Over the last five years, the number of women-owned businesses is doubling the national average. Even more impressively, businesses owned by women of color are growing at 4.7 times the national rate. The … [Read more...]
The Power of Networking for Women Entrepreneurs: Building Connections for Success
As a woman entrepreneur navigating the competitive business landscape, I’ve come to understand the incredible power of networking in the past few years. Building connections has been instrumental in my journey and in the success of countless other women entrepreneurs. Many people think I’m making connections over coffee whenever I say I want to expand my network. This is what … [Read more...]
The COACH Approach – How to Build Meaningful Relationships at Work and Home
I recently completed a course in collaboration with Harvard University, examining the significance of a culture encouraging healthy practices within companies. A part of the course focused on how you can embrace personal health and wellness to ensure strong relationships to flourish. Although, these skills may seem simple, they are often forgotten! I found Dr Elizabeth … [Read more...]
How to Nail that Networking Email in 8 Easy Steps
We’re all working from home right now, and missing those in-person networking opportunities that were once in abundance. Some may rejoice at this notion, but being able to network successfully is essential for any career. Working from home gives you a whole new opportunity to brush up your networking email skills. Here’s 8 short tips, plus an example of a networking email … [Read more...]
5 Types of People Every Entrepreneur Needs in Their Network
We all know that building a network is important. Yet thoughtless networking can be a time drain with no results. The key to building a successful network, like anything in life, is knowing what you want and why you want it. Your network is like food: it can be nourishing and make you feel great, or it can be junk with no nutritional value. Like food, a good network is … [Read more...]
Strategic Networking is Key for Women Professionals
Strategic networking can be quite time consuming and requires commitment to attend various gatherings. Often, this marketing activity isn’t even at the top of women professionals' to-do lists. With a crowded set of appointments on the calendar, adding a networking event at the end of a grueling day with strangers somehow loses its appeal. Yet, strategic networking can be a … [Read more...]
You Only Get One Chance to Recognize a Good First Impression
I recently read an article indicating that using emoticons in professional correspondence might make a wrong first impression. The author shared a recent study published in the Journal of Social Psychological and Personality Science: Effects of Smiling Emoticons on Virtual First Impressions. The results indicate that including the adorable smiley in your work email might be … [Read more...]
Networking Like a Pro
I think we can all admit that as much as we may not like it, networking can be crucial to success in business, regardless of the industry you are in. Whether you’re a lawyer, technology guru, writer, or in sales or marketing, virtually ANY career path can be enhanced by networking. It’s all about WHO you know, not WHAT you know, right? Turns out…this is true! When I was … [Read more...]
The Unspoken Rules of a Handshake that You Should Know
If you thought the handshake was just a customary way of greeting someone, think again. There is more to a handshake than the verbal interaction that takes place during the meeting of hands. The concept of a handshake dates back at least as far as Ancient Greece, when shaking hands was more socially acceptable than bowing or curtseying. Shaking hands was a way for both … [Read more...]