I have entered a contest to be sent to the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos 2010. Here is my video submission - am anxiously awaiting the judges’ decision on finalists. Wish me luck - and, please add comments and ratings if you’re so inclined. I will let you know if I am a [...]

It’s the color of the season, the color of an open heart, and the new black - gratitude.
Never before in my life have I felt such an outpouring of gratefulness, generosity, and caring as I have witnessed over the last several weeks. Don’t know if I was just wearing the right clothes, or smelled just [...]

Here is the latest release of stories about amazing female entrepreneurs and the challenges (and rewards) they experience in building and running their business. Enjoy!
Fione Tan in the Top 10 National Women Entrepreneurs Award 2008
PressZoom (press release) - Amsterdam,Netherlands
Fione Tan, President and CEO of eOneNet, is among the top 10 women entrepreneurs in the [...]

Sometimes being an entrepreneur seems expensive and seriously daunting, but I have words of encouragement today. There are many affordable (and yes, free) ways to promote yourself beyond expensive ad campaigns and here are some ideas to get you going.

Barter your services for promotional sponsorship ads for area events.
Write topically relevant articles and submit to [...]

by Vicki Flaugher, CEO of SmartWoman Guides in celebration of Blog Action Day to discuss poverty and it’s solutions.
Microfinancing, according to Wikipedia, refers to the provision of financial services to poor or low-income clients, including consumers and the self-employed. The term also refers to the practice of sustainably delivering those services.
More broadly, it refers to a [...]

The offer below was sent to me and I just had to share it with you today. I participated in the bonus offering by providing my SmartWoman Marketing Mindset Series: Traffic 101 audio and am so excited to be involved with such a fabulous and charitable event. We talk a lot about how giving and networking builds your business [...]

Learn about the Goal Guy’s 100 day challenge to finish out the year with a bang!

Start Day of my “30 products in 30 Days” project. Follow me on twitter or via RSS to keep up with the fun!

Get connected with free publicity resources from Warren Whitlock (and laugh out loud with a baby!)

Are you curious about what the Internet thinks of you? If so, Google yourself!
We are all focused on satisfying our clients, developing products and services, and all the other administrative, sales, and marketing activities that go with running a business. It’s not always so easy to take a step out of our bubbles and see how [...]