Shared Leadership for the Future
No one argues that women tend to care for everyone on their list before taking care of themselves. Children, pets, husband (significant other), parents, in-laws (out-laws), friends, community, and the list goes on. Women entrepreneurs (small business owners) add employees, customers, and vendors to the list. And way down at the bottom of the list -- if added at all is - Me.
Topics: small business owner, women entrepreneurs, entrepreneur
For many small business owners and entrepreneurs it has been a difficult year - a year of uncertainty about customer budgets and employee benefits. Cash flow has been irregular and return on investment scarce, but the 2012 finish line is in sight and confidence for a banner 2013 is starting to blossom.
Topics: small business owner, women entrepreneurs, women entrepreneur
New businesses are started every day all around the world. The entrepreneurs that launch them have spent countless hours planning, strategizing, marketing and worrying about the how, what, when, where of the company. Most, however, haven't stopped to ask themselves why?
Topics: women entrepreneurs, woman entrepreneur, small business
As a business coach working with women entrepreneurs I listen intently to the day to day stresses and workplace situations that make every entrepreneur want to scream...."I'm mad as HELL and I'm not going to take this anymore" ....and then moments later "I love doing what I do!"
Topics: women entrepreneurs, entrepreneurs, women
Topics: small business owner, women entrepreneurs, women entrepreneur
Topics: women entrepreneurs, woman entrepreneur, small business
Like you, I'm still waiting for a woman to run, NO I MEAN, be nominated and run, for President. But, that's not the purpose for this blog. There are a lot of lessons that women entrepreneurs can learn from the recent Presidential election and there is no better time than now to get started.
Topics: women entrepreneurs, entrepreneurs, business owners
All entrepreneurs are confronted daily by difficult people. They are male and female, customers, employees and vendors, and they can make every small business owner's life a living HELL.
Topics: small business owner, women entrepreneurs, entrepreneurs
The holiday season is just ahead. Every women entrepreneur is stressed to the max preparing to juggle the responsibilities of work and family. The recent added stress of Hurricane Sandy is just one more unexpected disturbance to an already crowded list of To-Dos. Yes, I'll say it out loud...when schools are closed and kids are home women's businesses suffer economically. When transportation is compromised (streets are closed, trains, buses and MBTAs are shut down), all businesses lose revenue opportunities as time is money.
Topics: women entrepreneurs, women's health, entrepreneurial success
