NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: An important part of building a business and a career is networking, but many people hate networking. How can you turn your disdain for networking into a love of networking? Vanessa Merit Nornberg of Inc.com offers three ways to make your networking efforts more successful and more comfortable. She explains: 1. Listening is the best way to start a … [Read more...]

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: How do you manage your money while you're growing your small business? Money is tight and it's more important than ever to make sure your finances are secure as you dive into the world of being an entrepreneur. Melinda Emerson of SmallBizLady asked financial expert, bestselling author, and financial editor of The Today Show on NBC, Jean Chatzky, to … [Read more...]

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Did you know only 15% of angel investors are women? As part of its "This Is What an Angel Investor Looks Like" series, Women 2.0 asks prominent female angel investors to share advice for people who want to attract investors to their businesses. Angie Chang of Women 2.0 interviewed Joanne Wilson, an angel investor based in New York City, and shared some … [Read more...]

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Is Apple a men-only club? That's what Jonny Evans of Computerworld wondered as he perused the Apple executive profiles this week. He found that 100% of the Apple leadership team is male, and just one woman, Andrea Jung of Avon, is an Apple board member. In fact, Apple's leadership lacks diversity overall, not just gender diversity. However, diversity … [Read more...]

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Each year, women bloggers around the world meet up at the BlogHer Publishing Network conference. BlogHer '12 inspired Hillary Batchelder of SmartBlog on Leadership to share five women's leadership lessons that she learned while attending the conference: Strength comes in numbers, but it only takes one voice to lead. Value your voice -- and in your own … [Read more...]

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: How do you create teams that employees actually want to be a part of and are excited and motivated to participate in? Georgia Feiste of Lead Change Group says that the path to powerful and effective leadership iscommon purpose. She explains: ← Leader Athletes: Training Long for the Long Run Lead Yourself First: The Empowering Magic of Detachment … [Read more...]

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: How do women become successful in sales? Author and sales expert Jill Konrath spoke with Corey Eridon of HubSpot about the role of women in sales, including sales success, gender quotas, and getting ahead. Corey shares some of Jill's insights that were captured during the interview: Corey: What are some of the challenges women face in a sales role? … [Read more...]

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Do you have the leadership skills necessary to be a successful woman in business? According to the Guardian, there are four key qualities you need to have and four key things you need to do when directing your team in order to be a successful leader. 4 Tips to Develop Your Leadership Qualities Get a mentor Develop your confidence Regularly audit your … [Read more...]

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Over the course of twenty years (1990 to 2010), women inventors doubled their share of patents granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and 18% of all patents issued to U.S. inventor were issued to women. The data comes from the Intellectual Property and Women Entrepreneurs study by the National Women's Business Council, which also reports that … [Read more...]

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Research by Randstad Canada identified what women and men want from employers, so recruiters can more successfully attract and retain the right talent. The results show very different priorities between male and female employees. The Network of Executive Women reported: "Although the majority of both male and female employees in Canada say they want … [Read more...]