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Tips to Balancing a Family, Full Time Career and School Post date: Friday, March 30, 2012 - 1:55pm Type: Blog entry You’ve decided to pursue your dream of earning a bachelor’s or advanced college degree. The research is going well, but the reality of balancing your home life, work and school is quickly becoming a vivid fear. Keeping that many balls...	Deciding Whether to Start a Business Post date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 7:10pm Type: Story For many in the marketplace, the prospect of starting up a business is appealing. Want to work for yourself, call the shots, be the big boss, set your own prices? Here are some questions to ask as you go through the pre-evaluation process. 1)...
6 Steps to Achieve Career Success, by Ford R. Myers Post date: Monday, February 6, 2012 - 3:45pm Type: Blog entry Americans make all kinds of New Year's resolutions - to lose weight, to stop smoking, or spend more time with family and friends. However, you never hear anyone say, "I'm committed to improving my career status." Ford R. Myers...	2012 Top Ten Resolutions for Women Business Owners Post date: Friday, December 30, 2011 - 12:47pm Type: Blog entry Janet W Christy, author of Capitalizing on Being Woman Owned and 101 Winning Marketing Actions for Small Businesses offers her sixth annual version of the Top Ten Resolutions for Women Business Owners. 1) Cast...
New at the Job? 4 Ways to Make a Seamless Transition Post date: Sunday, December 11, 2011 - 9:01am Type: Blog entry Being the “new kid on the block” at work can be both fun and frustrating. For one, the newness of it all—new co-workers, new challenges, new environment—makes for a stimulating experience. With all the novelty, however,...	Finding Success... and Staying Single Post date: Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 3:08pm Type: Blog entry Throughout Asia, there is a growing trend among women to hold off marriage until later in life or even to completely forgo the act. In doing so, women are having less children and doing so at later ages, resulting in a significant drop in the...
The Success of Women Executives Post date: Thursday, November 3, 2011 - 1:20am Type: Blog entry The making of a successful woman executive in business or government isn't a unique thing. What makes such women noticeable is that they've learned to master a career game that's been dominated by men for decades. Since the 1980s, such...	Diversifying your Income Streams Post date: Sunday, October 16, 2011 - 3:44am Type: Story When I hear the tales of so many people who are laid-off from their jobs, I feel that, as women and as wives, mothers, friends, and sisters, we have an absolute responsibility to increase our abilities, to give ourselves permission to take risks,...
Women Starting Businesses Have An Edge Post date: Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 2:07pm Type: Blog entry The presence of women-owned businesses in the United States is substantial, but they still continue to represent a minority. Though the 7.2 million majority-women-owned businesses – 1.2...	Tips on How to Become a Career Coach- Career Coaching Tools to Help You on Your Coaching Job Post date: Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 1:05am Type: Blog entry If your problem is how to become a career coach with the ability to satisfy clients then you must find a way to develop yourself into one. How can you teach your clients about personal development if you yourself haven’t gone through...
Breaking into Traditionally Masculine Fields Post date: Monday, October 3, 2011 - 8:00pm Type: Group Post With women's suffrage just under one hundred years old and gender-based pay discrimination still a major issue in our society, it's safe to say gender equality has not yet been fully achieved. This environment can make it extremely...	Teach your Business Coaching or Personal Business Coach Clients How to Optimize Their Time Post date: Friday, September 23, 2011 - 12:02am Type: Blog entry Teach all of business or personal coach clients how to control their time. One of the most effective ways for your business coaching clients to achieve this is to employ associates or specialists on an as-needed basis. You, as a ...
How to Earn Money by Working at Home Post date: Friday, September 9, 2011 - 10:54am Type: Blog entry All of us have hit road blocks on the career front. Sometimes it’s just a small stumble, soon remedied by a new offer of employment. But with the economy in its current state, a hiccup can easily turn into a hiatus (whether you...	Making a Difference through STEM Education Post date: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 - 2:26am Type: Blog entry There's a huge need for science and math teachers in America. Research shows that the most effective way to promote high-levels of student success is to have excellent educators in every classroom, but the demand for teachers in the STEM fields (...
6 Steps to Start a Life Coaching Career Post date: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 11:37pm Type: Blog entry Starting a life coaching career can be difficult. Most coaches have a hard time figuring out where to start and how to do so. Some are afraid to make the necessary investments because of the uncertainties they face. Both new and veteran coaches...	A Fitness or Personal Weight Loss Coach Teaches Clients How to Set Goals Post date: Thursday, August 18, 2011 - 12:44am Type: Success Story A fitness coach or personal weight loss coach helps his clients set goals. A fitness coach always helps his clients enhance their health. One way to help your clients maintain a healthy lifestyle is to become their personal weight loss coach. A...
4 Tips for Women who Desire a Leadership Role in the Workplace Post date: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 3:16am Type: Success Story Several studies have shown that, for whatever reason, there are not as many women assuming leadership roles in the workforce. There are many possible explanations for this gap between men and women in positions of authority, but nothing is...	Who Says your Life has to be a Certain Way? Post date: Saturday, July 16, 2011 - 12:06am Type: Blog entry There are many who tell you that your life has to fulfill a certain path, namely: 1) Graduate from high school. 2) Earn a college degree. 3) Get a good job. 4) Get married. 5) Get a house. 6) Have your child. 7) Move to a larger...
Effective Leadership Traits Post date: Monday, July 4, 2011 - 12:13pm Type: Blog entry What are some ways you can be a better leader? This is a question many business owners and managers should take time to ask themselves. You may have heard that some individuals are “born leaders,” but most good leaders are molded by...	Starting Up Your Start Up with Incubators and Accelerators Post date: Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 1:38pm Type: Blog entry You hear entrepreneurs discussing business incubators or accelerators as viable means to assist startup businesses with fiscal or structural issues. But what exactly are these business solutions and how common is female participation? ...