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Small Business Lessons from Black Friday

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Avon CEO Andrea Jung Takes Seat on Apple's Board :: Women on Business

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NASDAQ: APPL ) has named Andrea Jung , CEO of Avon  (NYSE: AVP ), as the eigth member of its board of directors. Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO, stated that Jung will bring a “new dimension&# to the company’s board. Andrea Jung is the first woman and the first Asian to hold a seat on Apple’s board.Â

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EBay CEO Meg Whitman to Retire :: Women on Business

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Meg Whitman, 51, has been quoted saying a CEO should never stay with the same company for more than 10 years, because by that time the company needs a fresh outlook. She joined eBay in 1998 and now, 10 years later, she’s following her own advice and leaving the company she helped drive to online success.

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Bonnie Brooks of the Bay: Women in Power

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However with the start of Bonnie Brooks in the role of CEO for the company things are looking up. In comparison people are paying up to 10-15% increase in 2010-2011. Brooks isn’t simply a CEO though, she is a food connoisseur and globe trotter who has helped turn around other ailing brands in the past. So how did she do it?

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Can Leaders Take a Break? :: Women on Business

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2 Comments 1 Jen Gresham December 13th, 2010 at 12:00 pm Interesting post. 2 Linda C Smith December 17th, 2010 at 3:17 pm This is an interesting article and interesting that this topic would come up with female leaders at Purdue. I know of the CEO of a company who takes Fridays off during winter as “personal ski days.&#

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Female Leadership on the Decline in Canada :: Women on Business

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CEO, CMO, COO, CIO, CFO, etc.), Furthermore, of the 535 highest paid and most senior positions at those companies, only 5.8% are held by women (down from 6.9% in the prior year). One more disheartening statistic shows that only 26% of those companies have at least one woman in an executive officer’s position (e.g.,

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Choosing The Perfect Business Partner

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One day in September 2010, the name of an old school friend crossed my mind, so I reached out to him on Facebook. Along with CEO and co-owner Nancy Bigley, King-Myers has grown Bottle & Bottega into a successful franchise with seven locations in Illinois, Colorado and Oregon. And, as luck would have it, that’s just what happened.