Please join me in welcoming Monika Beck to the Women on Business team! Monika will be writing articles for Women on Business on a weekly basis. She has a strong background in business, so keep your eyes open for her unique insights as an entrepreneur and professional computer programmer! You can learn more about Monika in her bio below. About Monika Beck Monika Beck is … [Read more...]
Toni Nelson Joins the Women on Business Contributor Team
I am happy to announce that Toni Nelson, professional coach and personality marketing strategist, has joined the Women on Business team of contributors. Please join me in welcoming her to Women on Business, and stay tuned for her articles, which are coming soon! You can learn more about Toni in her bio below. About Toni Nelson With almost 30 years of entrepreneurial … [Read more...]
5 Keys to Instilling Confidence in Female Employees
I’ve been a CMW — a “chief motivator for women” — for most of my life. From helping to raise my kid sister to raising my four daughters and running a company of predominantly female employees, I’ve learned that a confident woman is a powerhouse for success. Confidence is key to being a successful businesswoman, but all too often, women lack the confidence they need to … [Read more...]
The Big Dream of a Small Company
I had an interesting conversation today about strategy and growth. What was different about this conversation was that the tone of it just made sense. As my firm has grown and matured, things have changed. The stakes have become bigger, the rewards better and the disappointments more bitter. As I wondered aloud ‘am I dreaming too large’ these are the nuggets the conversation … [Read more...]
Silvia Pellegrini Joins the Women on Business Contributor Team
I'm very happy to announce that the Women on Business team of contributors continues to grow with the addition of Silvia Pellegrini of SP Consultancy. Silvia is the author of 7 Steps to Grow Your Business with Events and brings a wealth of knowledge about event management and more to the Women on Business community. About Silvia Pellegrini Silvia Pellegrini is an … [Read more...]
Ch..Ch..Changes
I know that I’ve spoken of this before and I hate that I am writing about it again, but if I just had this situation chances are that many of my readers are struggling with something similar as well. I have a colleague that I worked with and the relationship crashed and burned. To me it was a part of business, while we did not work well together I didn’t see it as anything … [Read more...]
The Knicks and Your Business
Reorganization is a part of business, it’s as common as copy machines and coffee cups. What else is common? How often they fail at creating anything different in an organization. The Knicks seem to be on to something, so here is what you need to know. Get back to basics The Knicks are bringing back Steve Mills and with over 26 years’ experience, but the genius thing? They are … [Read more...]
Women Catch the Entrepreneurial Spirit and Win
Sponsored by VISA Business: Over the past 15 years, the number of women-owned businesses has grown by 54%. Today, there are over 8 million women-owned businesses, and women are founding businesses at a rate 1.5 times higher than the national average. Those women-owned businesses generate revenues of $1.3 trillion and employ 7.7 million people. That’s 40% more people than … [Read more...]
3 Ways to Increase Your Self-Worth and Your Marketplace Value
Guest Post by Kate Northrup (author bio is available at the end of the article): The key to financial success for women in business is knowing what we’re worth. Money is just a stand in for what we value. As humans we made up money to trade value for value. We start businesses to make money, at least in part. So, if we want to make more money, and I’ve yet to meet a … [Read more...]
Why Consultants Suck
I know what you’re thinking…I’m a consultant so either this is a self-loathing mea culpa or I have a point. Bear with me because I do in fact have a point. The thing about consultants is that we generally are really skilled at something, that’s why we’re consultants. But we are workers, fixers, problem solvers. We aren’t business owners and that is something that I have come up … [Read more...]