Posted in Book Review, Women Entrepreneurs on May 21st, 2009 View Comments
I finished reading a book that was written just for me — the techno-dolt that I am. It’s called How to Be a Geek Goddess: Practical Advice for Using Computers with Smarts and Style by Christina Tynan-Wood. If you’re already a VA Geek Goddess (as most of you are!), don’t get this book — unless, [...]
Posted in Common Challenges, Networking, Referral building, Relationship-building, Women Entrepreneurs on March 10th, 2009 View Comments
This question came up on LinkedIn a few weeks ago: What do you do at a Business Networking meeting when you meet a competitor who seems to know everyone … and you don’t…? I felt compelled to leave this reply: I tend to use my natural defense mechanism (to be disarmingly charming) to my advantage. [...]
Posted in Articles, Filling the Pipeline, In the press, Interview, Marketing Strategies, Must Read, Public Speaking, Selling Your Services, Women Entrepreneurs on September 22nd, 2008 View Comments
Colleague and public speaking expert, Suzannah Baum president of Ideal Communications, wrote this article for WomenEntrepreneur.com. You’ll find great tips to help you get started public speaking (including a few quotes from yours truly!). Enjoy. Speak Better: 5 Tips for Polished Presentations by Suzannah Baum Public speaking is a marketing tool that keeps on giving, [...]
Posted in Coaching, In the press, Interview, Women Entrepreneurs on June 10th, 2008 View Comments
Fellow coaching colleague and Montrealer, Julie Cusmariu, Intuitive Consultant, Life Coach, Speaker and Writer, was fortunate enough to get some press coverage a few weeks ago in our largest local newspaper, The Gazette. I love Julie’s analogy, differentiating coaching from therapy: “Therapy is more like archaeology – you’re digging things up, you’re excavating, you’re looking [...]
Posted in Resources, Women Entrepreneurs on October 22nd, 2007 View Comments
Sorry guys, this one’s just for the ladies… Pass it on to all the women in your network! Entrepreneur.com, the online home of Entrepreneur Magazine, has recently launched a new entrepreneurial women’s web site called WomenEntrepreneur.com. WomenEntrepreneur.com is a new online community where women business owners connect with each other and interact with columnists and [...]
Posted in Resources, Women Entrepreneurs on August 23rd, 2007 View Comments
If you’re looking for online resources just for women entrepreneurs, you’ll want to check out The Woman Entrepreneurs Toolbox: 100 Networking Resources, Guides and Links over on Bootstrapper. It’s a one-stop-shop of 100 useful links separated under 7 headings: Blogs, Tools, Networking & Organizations, Government Resources, How-To, Inspiring Stories and Books. [While you're there, check [...]
