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Re: What’s Your Approach? Living the Holidays as a Woman and Entrepreneur

thursdayb — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:18:55 -0000

@Shonali, I'm ready for a pretty relaxing break. A little celebrating, a lot of time to rest up for the coming year. Hope your holidays are excellent as well!

Re: What’s Your Approach? Living the Holidays as a Woman and Entrepreneur

Shonali — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:43:02 -0000

I'm with you, Thursday. It's really easy to get disconnected by being hyper-connected at the same time. We all need time to chill and the holidays offer the perfect time to do so. I hope you have a great one!

Re: The Frugal Startup: How to Minimize Costs for Your Online Business

Online Business — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:00:19 -0000

The article is well written with links to website where you can hire cheap freelancers. The important part which can make your business model successful is to get a suitable partner which would share his experience and make your business model successful.

Re: If You Can Dream It: 5 Reasons Why You Should Love Doing Business Online

Online business — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:57:21 -0000

I agree that having a online business needs dedication and one need to set goals and meet them if they want to be successful in online business.

Re: “TV News Reporter Called in One Hour”: Brainstorms and Benefits of Content Sharing - 5 Minute Video Chat

weightlosspills — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:29:42 -0000

The fact that he was on the Hajj implies he is a muslim but, apparently, not muslim enough. What happened to asking an apostate to recant before chopping his head off? But I suppose Mo will understand if fervor got the better of them.

Re: 16 Characteristics of Greatness: An Entrepreneur Studies Don Yaeger

UncorkedVentures — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:28:48 -0000

Very cool article. I appreciate your ability to find examples from multiple disciplines from business to sports to the military. I think the most important thing to an entrepreneur is to have a vision and be willing to work toward that vision despite the inevitable hardships that happen along the way.

Re: Would Your Small Business Agree? Human Resources Would Be So Much Easier Without Humans

UncorkedVentures — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:26:23 -0000

My business partner is a former head of HR, so we're a little different than most companies with a employee number under 10....that being said it is extremely difficult to find the time to create the types of work conditions and hiring practices that are expected by job seekers these days.

Re: You Would Have Thought the Money Was Made of Rubber Bands: CEO Marissa Levin on Starting Her Business from a Costco Line of Credit

NetSpendcom — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:17:41 -0000

Thanks for shear this info. This type of post is what people must read.

Re: Chief Troublemaker Asks: Is It Time to Unfriend People in Your Social Networks?

patriciaframe — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:45:34 -0000

Perhaps many folks are getting smarter about social media uses - as Joanna points out, who do you want to know what. While I keep Facebook for family and old friends myself, know many see it as a numbers game to have a lot of connections. I am always a bit startled by folks I do not know at all who want to link to me on LinkedIn - most understand when I explain but periodically someone gets indignant. Maybe I should keep this to send to such people!

But it is still a relatively new technology and social norms have not caught up yet.
Or maybe it is just that I am too lazy to befriend people online and then have to work to figure out who they are when they ask for something - VBG.

Re: Chief Troublemaker Asks: Is It Time to Unfriend People in Your Social Networks?

Jeunelle — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:30:08 -0000

I was just having this same thought recently while cleaning up my twitter, friendfeed and facebook accounts. I only add people who interest me. I don't add for the sake of quantity, I add for quality.

I spot quality tweets and can quickly weed out the noise and spam that clogs up those platforms which prevent me from catching the good informative tweets and information.

I don't conform to any quick twitter gadgets to help grow my twitter account to 1 million twitter follows. That doesn't interest me and how the heck can I possibly friend and communicate with all those people if I had 1 million twitter follows?

What matters to me is the friendships made, the communication, the information shared and received from the people I decide to follow.

For me it's about quality not quantity however I realize other people do have accounts on these platforms and may open these accounts for other agendas in mind.

Responsibly I think everyone should ask themselves why they have those accounts open in the first place and what they really want to get out of them? Are you contributing to the spam or providing decent information to share with your followers on those platforms?

My new term is "social etiquette", a smart way to effectively communicate online.

Re: Contact the editor

adrianaddesso — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:09:58 -0000

Hi Jill! I´m Adrian from Connaxis an Outsourcing company based in Argentina. I´ve been looking for the coolest blogs about business and related stuff and I really like yours because you can perfectly understand everything. Our company has started a crowdsourcing platform for entrepreneurs and small businesses,would you mind taking a look at it? the address is http://www.guerra-creativa.com
It´s a pretty cool idea and as I already told you, we are looking for nice blogs and websites that could be interested about this information.So, if you´d like to talk about it in your blog, feel free to ask for all the info that you need.Well that´s all, I hope you can answer me ASAP.
Thanks! Adrian Addesso

Re: 4 Bloggers and Their Business: Why This Year Rocked!

jillfoster — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:51:00 -0000

Hi ERandomThree - Thanks for visiting. Would you clarify your question please? By all means, please share what you're thankful for in your business this year in the comments too!

Re: 4 Bloggers and Their Business: Why This Year Rocked!

erandomthree — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:14:09 -0000

That's interesting.. How does one add their name in the list?

Re: 4 Insights: An Entrepreneur Gives Thanks for Progress

Carla Briceno — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:41:03 -0000

Thank you for your kind comment of support and please share your experience with the WGB community when the opportunity arises.

Re: 4 Insights: An Entrepreneur Gives Thanks for Progress

Carla Briceno — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:34:03 -0000

LaVerne,

From your comment, it is clear that you are passionate about what you are working on and passion is the KEY in being a successful entreprenuer. I wish you the best as you move forward in making a difference!

Re: 3 Business Ideas: Experiment Often, Carefully, and Singly

laurenhala — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:32:41 -0000

Hi Gayle-
Love what CareerCup is all about! It's a win for both sides ;)

#1 & #2 are essential entrepreneur lessons that took me too long to learn!

Re: #3- I find that creative individuals and entrepreneurs often fear organization b/c of the misconception that it will limit their creativity and the structure will be too imposing. However, many who finally do are surprised by how freeing it can actually be.

Your thoughts? Does being organized come naturally for you?

Re: 4 Insights: An Entrepreneur Gives Thanks for Progress

anandaleeke — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:49:58 -0000

Carla, Thank you for sharing yoru insights. I totally agree. My attorney Lauren, life coach/yoga teacher/copy editor Yael, body wisdom coach Ken, and I have been practicing many of the principles you mentioned. We all see the difference.

Re: 4 Insights: An Entrepreneur Gives Thanks for Progress

lavernelesznik — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:49:35 -0000

Hello, As a woman and business owner, it took a while for distributors to take me serious. My degree was in Nursing. I had alot to learn about business. I made alot of mistakes, but my thoughts are:"If you aren't making mistakes, your not working hard enough!" I truly love what I do. I want to make a change in what our families put into our bodies. I would like to have an opportunity to help other women take their food ideas "from kicthen to market".

Best Regards,
LaVerne Lesznik
Cottage Hill Farm
President, Owner

Re: Contact the editor

jillbowman — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:17:20 -0000

Jill,
I love your site and mission. I have a website for teenage girls, lookilulu.com, that profiles inspiring career women. Our mission is to help young women see possible types of careers. Over 50 profiles of women from lawyers to artists are currently on lookilulu.

We wold love to include your profile.
Please let me know if you are interested in becoming part of our Lookilulu tribe to inspire girls.

Thanks,

Jill Hubbard Bowman
Founder & President

Re: 5 Measures to Apply for Meeting Qualified Prospects

yvonne_PLM — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:58:41 -0000

Thanks Francie for another great article. The "lag before you bag" concept is often missed when business planning for service companies or it is often unrealistic.

Re: Contact the editor

Bonnielee Cuevas — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:51:26 -0000

Dear Jill. Sharing a Media Release: Step into the Heels of Social Success

Washington, DC, December 3, 2009: Success in Heels has announced their holiday celebratory and networking event. The event hosted by Success in Heels on Thursday, December 3, 2009 is open to both men and women professionals and entrepreneurs to celebrate in a chic and groundbreaking social networking event from 6-10pm at DC Wisdom, 1432 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Washington D.C. 20003. This exclusive event will give attendees VIP exclusivity, access to elite prospects and leads, discounted cocktails set in the stylish DC Wisdom, cocktail parlour.

Success in Heels, a media company, has begun creating opportunities for women through entrepreneurship and inspiring them through tools, resources, social connections, Diva Business & Style Coaching, and Virtual Assistant Services. Founder Bonnielee Cuevas is a victorious Mompreneur that opened Success in Heels in a way like no other company. Her company celebrates everything about being a woman and gives them an avenue to find their own style in the entrepreneurial industry. In a world where opportunities don’t come often for women she decided to empower them to create their own.

Registration is $20.00 and RSVP for the December 3, 2009 Success in Heels event must be done via their website at www.successinheels.com by November 30, 2009 as reservations are limited to 60 guests to maintain the exclusivity of the event. For more info visit: www.successinheels.com
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Re: Growing Your Business: 6 Factors to Consider Before You Rent Out Office Space

digital signage — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:06:42 -0000

the guidance given over here before renting the office is quite wonderful.

Re: New Series: Small Business Success with Discipline, Metrics, and Prospecting

best_business_phone — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:37:31 -0000

Great! Thank for information, I'm looking for it for a long time,

Re: Idea Creation, Research, Plan, and Pitch: Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Summer Workshop

xmashampers — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:14:06 -0000

"...remains mindful of how to teach life balance while launching new business dreams..." This is clear example of positive thinking with a purpose. Should be emulated by those whose concept of doing business was filled with negativity.

Re: If You Can Dream It: 5 Reasons Why You Should Love Doing Business Online

xmashampers — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:04:13 -0000

The feeling of fulfillment when people responds warmly. But we cannot achieve it overnight. Perseverance should be at the forefront always. xmas hampers