As a career woman, you're likely juggling between different things: your job, running a home, taking care of your relationships, keeping fit, among other things. With so much on your hands and less time than you need to get everything done, advancing your nursing career may seem nothing but wishful thinking. This is especially true if you were considering attending a physical … [Read more...]
4 Overlooked Elements to Starting a Successful Business
Sponsored by Retail Management Solutions: In order to reach financial stability, entrepreneurs have to wear a lot of hats. Success in business isn’t predicated on one smart idea or one sound plan. Rather, if you want to make sure your business gets ahead of the competition, you’ll have to manage the minutiae and cover as much ground as possible. Fortunately, we’re here to … [Read more...]
The Hottest Small Business Trends
Sponsored by Glasscubes: When you’re a small business, you can feel like a minnow in a sea of sharks. Know that there will always be more experienced and reputable companies than yours, but you’ve got something bigger companies don’t; the ability to adapt. When you’re a small company, it’s easier to implement new technology and initiatives. Communicating with your team … [Read more...]
The Pros and Cons of Offering Coupons
Sponsored by Piucodicisconto.com: Successful business models require attracting a loyal customer-base. To reach the point of getting customers who are loyal, you need to cater your message to a large audience at first, don’t you? This calls for promotional campaigns. Many organizations, new and old, use coupons as a way of attracting people’s attention towards what they are … [Read more...]
4 Questions to Ask Yourself before Turning Your Hobby into a Business
Sponsored by InfoTrack: A lot of people have been starting online businesses recently, and it's a welcomed trend. Customers just have to browse through a seller’s online product inventory, fill out the online order form, submit their payment information, and wait for the product. Other sellers even go as far as to get services like InfoTrack’s Electronic Contract for Sale … [Read more...]
8 Powerful Strategies to Improve Your Credit Score
Sponsored by CafeCredit: As a woman in business, your credit score can determine whether you succeed or fail. Without sufficient credit, even the best business plan will often go nowhere. A lower credit score can mean being denied credit cards or loans. These are valuable assets that can help your business grow and thrive! Here are some great tips that can help you … [Read more...]
Top 45 Blogs for Business Majors Includes WomenOnBusiness.com
This week, DegreeJungle.com released its list of the top 45 blogs for business majors, and WomenOnBusiness.com ranked 27th on the list! The WomenOnBusiness.com blog is in good company on this list. Instead of rehashing a list of the most popular blogs that appear on these kinds of lists again and again, the DegreeJungle.com list includes a wider variety of business blogs … [Read more...]
The Winds of Change
Just when you think you have it all worked out; when you know exactly what the next few months of your life are gonna look like, a Southern wind blows in and changes direction, without the convenience of the weatherman giving you a heads up. That's what happened to me in a short twelve hour period last Tuesday. The announcement was made that the company I've been working … [Read more...]
There’s Still Time
If you are like me, you know how precious time is. You’ve also suddenly realized that twenty (or thirty) years have flown by in a flash. Aside from a dozen or so life-changing and amazing moments I can’t recall everything I’ve done in all those years that mattered, I mean really, really mattered; I can probably better tell you what I haven’t done. This quote by Henry Van … [Read more...]
Do You Dare Rock the Boat?
You should. We all should. If I've heard it once this week I've heard it 17 times; living your life for the approval of others will cause you to drown in your own disappointment. Well I didn't hear it exactly like that, but that's how it made me feel. Striving for approval means a little less you and a lot more of what "they" want to see from you. THEY will eventually … [Read more...]