by Chrysta Bairre Is work-life balance an outdated concept? These days I rarely hear of employers touting work-life balance to entice top talent and I see very few articles proclaiming the importance of balance. This is a significant shift from the focus placed on work-life balance just a few years ago. Do women in business no […]
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An End To The 140 Life As We Know It by @LUCYrk78
by Lucy Rendler-Kaplan | Featured Contributor It’s hard to imagine life without Twitter for those of us that spend hours upon hours on it each day. If you are like me, you have definitely made the joke “I even have conversations in person in 140 characters!” more times than you’d like to admit. But there […]
7 Social Media Marketing Strategy Myths that Need to Stop by @SocialSavvyGeek
by Laura E. Pence | Featured Contributor There are many things that business owners “know” about marketing. Unfortunately, there are some rumors and myths that persist in online marketing even though there is little, if any, truth to them in practice. Without further ado, here are the 7 most common misconceptions that I face from […]
Not everyone is going to like you… by @companyofwomen
by Anne Day Hard to believe isn’t it? But that’s what my friend was telling me, and while I know she’s right, it’s a hard pill to swallow. Yet, always the pleaser, like many women, I know that need to be liked has led me down a path that I didn’t necessarily want to travel. […]
A New Way to Set Goals
Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash by Valerie Jones Happy New Year! It’s a shiny, brand-new year, and many of you will be working on setting goals for your business and your personal life this month. January is the month of new beginnings. A fresh start. Time to look at things differently, or […]
5 Reasons You Need a Career Coach by @nkwebbgroup1
by Nicole K. Webb | Featured Contributor When you think of a coach, the first thing that typically comes to mind is a sports coach: the individual you see clapping their hands on the football field or nodding their head on the basketball court. They’re the ones wearing the nice suit, providing direction to the […]
5 Awesome Travel Jobs…and Where to Find Them by @cherireadwrites
by Cheri Read | Featured Contributor Do you sit in your cubicle all day, secretly dreaming of the day you can escape the grind, shuck the heels, and travel the Caribbean? Or maybe your idea of paradise is riding horseback in the Smoky Mountains. Whatever your dream, does it seem like the only way to […]
While You’re Working on Your Fitness, I’ll Be Working On My Finances by @themilliongirl
by Angela Ozar | Featured Contributor Counting your money is a lot more fun than counting your calories. If you focus this year on your personal finances, you may find that your money is hanging around longer than that juice cleanse. Here are a few ways you can buff up your bank account. 1. Ditch […]
Turn Your Hobby Into a Career
by Rory Gardiner The thing I hear most often when people find out I’m a musician is “what is your real job”? They don’t understand that the arts is a career, not just a hobby, for some people. When I tell them that I make a living as a musician, the next most common question […]
What Is A Sales Funnel – and Do You Need One? by @AlmostPractical
by Neena Nandagopal | Featured Contributor Everyone is talking about the sales funnel nowadays. As an entrepreneur you are probably thinking that you need one to grow your business. But that tiny voice in the back of your mind is probably saying. “What the heck is a sales funnel?” No need to be embarrassed. The […]
