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Can Your Business Benefit From Mentoring? - Click To Read Article
Merriam-Webster dictionary defines mentor as a trusted counselor or guide, a coach or tutor. Yet, in the last decade the word has taken on a very unique meaning in the world of business.

We Must Embrace Diversity - Click To Read Article
The importance of diversity in the workplace.

Why Mentors Are Important - Click To Read Article
There is a fine line between being a mentor or a mentee. The relationship must be give and take and must be a win-win in order to be productive. There are seven questions you must ask yourself to see if you are ready to participate in one of these roles. The bond between mentor and mentee can be the most powerful and influential relationship one will have in a lifetime.

Its Time For Women To Lead in America in Entrepreneurship - Click To Read Article
Women start two out of every three new businesses in the United States and today their commitment to small business and entrepreneurship can ease the unemployment that the country is mired in.

Setting the Bar Higher - Click To Read Article
Ask yourself: “When was the last time I challenged myself to reach beyond the expected?

Teamwork - Click To Read Article
You don’t have to look far to know that the message for success so far in 2004 is teamwork.

Work Life Balance - Click To Read Article
Millions of Americas go to a job they hate everyday – 5days a week 50 weeks per year.

Women And Power - Click To Read Article
Last week Forbes release d its list of the Top 100 most powerful women in the worl d. The list inclu de d women in government positions, corporate lea ders, mostly corporate America, celebrities an d even authors.

WOW Them With Your Speech - Click To Read Article
Entrepreneurs are called upon almost daily to deliver informative, as well as enthusiastic speeches. Learn how even the shyest of entrepreneurs can motivate the troops.

What Keeps You Up At Night - Click To Read Article
Whether you are an entrepreneur or an executive today’s business world provides plenty of worries.

What Are You Waiting For? - Click To Read Article
There is no time like today to get started with a plan. Taking action is the only way to get you to your goal.

To Tell the Truth - Click To Read Article
If you are a baby boomer, “To Tell the Truth” refers to a TV show where 4 quasi-celebrity panelists ask questions of three guests to and try anddetermine which guest is telling the truth out of bold-faced untruths. . The interviewers identify the truth-teller by watching body language and eye movement and listening for clues.

Take Time To Reflect - Click To Read Article
August – a time when most of us step back and take a breath from our busy lives. Maybe it’s that schoolgirl in all of us that regards this month as the time to gear up for the first day back into the trenches right after Labor Day.

The End Starts at the Beginning - Click To Read Article
Every entrepreneur must begin planning their exit strategy at the beginning. The months spent on writing a business plan must include a plan for the end of the business as well as the start.

Silence is NOT Golden - Click To Read Article
You must speak up in order to get what you deserve - an equal pay for equal work.

Seasonal Values - Click To Read Article
If you spend time reading the business pages of any major newspaper or watching the business news you are well aware that good values arenot synonymous with business in 2004.

Self Motivation - Click To Read Article
You must be your own inspiration. Your thoughts - positive and negative - effect what happens in your life.

RESPECT - Click To Read Article
What da ya want? Just a little respect.

Pay It Forward - Click To Read Article
How do women achieve the success they strive for?

Planning the End at the Beginning - Click To Read Article
Every business needs an exit strategy. Every business person must think exit strategy every day.

Nature vs Nurture - Click To Read Article
Thedrum beat continues over the remarks Lawrence H. Summers, president of Harvard University, made at a conference in January. Simply put, he questioned women’s aptitude for science and math compared to that of men’s. In fairness, he also spoke aboutdiscrimination and thedifferences in socialization of the sexes but it is his question of aptitude that keeps the subject alive anddebated.

Looking Back Planning Ahead - Click To Read Article
The importance of history in our day to day lives as entrepreneurs

Go and Get it - Click To Read Article
Business is out there. It’s up to you to go get it. Mergers and acquisitions are on the rise. Many CEOs have been putting their cash away for the past few years and are ready to take advantage of the steady economy and grow by acquiring. Hiring is up and although some layoffs have occurred from large mergers, there is available talent ready and able to fill the help wanted.

Giving Back - Click To Read Article
Corporate America reached a new low yesterday when the chief executive officer of Nestle S.A. asked Boston College’s Chief Executives’ Club “What the hell have we taken away from society by being a successful company that employs people? Companies shouldn’t feel obligated to give back to the community.”

Does Power Corrupt - Click To Read Article
Does power corrupt or is it the lack of accountability.

Competition - Click To Read Article
Competition is what helps us get better.

Carly Fiorina - Click To Read Article
We might not ever know for sure if Carly Fiorina heard Donald Trump’s trademarked words – “Your Fired! ” But what we do know for sure is Carly has left Hewlett Packard after six years as chairman and CEO at the request of the board of directors. Both businesswomen and businessmen across the country know we have lost a charismatic, high profile executive who was never afraid to stand up for her convictions.

Believe - Click To Read Article
It was the mantra in Boston for October and should be the mantra for each of us every day.

Build It and They Willl Come? - Click To Read Article
Your customer is king!

A New Years Plan - Click To Read Article
The future begins today.





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