June, 2011

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DIY, the Small Business Mirage

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Unedited guest post by Alina Popescu (learn more about Alina at the end of this post). For most women running a small business, constantly growing it also means cutting all unnecessary costs and trying to save whenever possible. If a fee seems a bit much for a certain service they might want to contract, they turn to the Do it Yourself/DIY approach.

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29 Fortune 500 Companies Have No Women on Boards

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In a new ranking of public companies without women in top leadership from Bloomberg Businessweek.com, it was revealed that 5.8% of the companies in the S&P 500, “remain all male in decision-making roles, with no women on the board of directors or among the company’s top five highest-paid officers.&#. Perhaps the most surprising company on this list is Discovery Communications, the company that produces Animal Planet and the Oprah Winfrey Network.

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Discover How You Can Benefit from Content Marketing

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Following is an edited excerpt from my latest book, Content Marketing for Dummies , which teaches individuals and business owners how to create and publish online content that can help you reach your goals. The primary benefits of content marketing are building brand awareness and developing relationships with your target consumer audience and online influencers.

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What is Your Leadership Vision?

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I have just finished reading “ The Female Vision ” by Sally Helgesen and Julie Johnson. It is worth the time. And the time is now. We are in such a powerful, yet vulnerable position in leadership in the workplace at this time when everything seems upside down and inside out. I will get back to The Female Vision in a minute. First, I digress to make a point.

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Why Women Execs are Twice as Likely to Leave Their Jobs

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Recently I blogged about research indicating that women executives are more than twice as likely to leave their jobs as men. As reported in U.S. News , the researchers determined that 7.2% of women executives in the survey left their jobs, compared to 3.8% of men. This consisted of both voluntary and involuntary. departures. Read the entire article here.

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Can You Be Successful In Your Business’s Culture?

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Are you having a difficult time excelling in your business’s corporate culture? Are you in an environment where you can succeed? Whether you work for a Fortune 500, small business, or a start-up, the question remains the same. This question is about much more than fitting in. I’m not talking about getting along with others and doing what you need to do get your job done.

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Step Out of Your Comfort Zone

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Post by Jane K. Stimmler , contributing Women on Business writer. Recently it was announced that Jill Abramson will be the next Executive Editor of The New York Times. Ms. Abramson is the first woman to lead the organization and another example of a woman breaking through the barriers to obtain a top job. She is to be congratulated on what is clearly a victory in the gender equality wars.

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