2010

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Small Business Saturday: Join the Movement to Drive Business to Small Business:

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No matter how much we have been impacted by the economy, we’ll all be out shopping for holiday gifts. But before you match your shopping list to your choice of retailers – online and off – think about how your purchases will impact the economy. Small business is the lifeline of our local economies. Small businesses have generated 60 to 80 percent of net new jobs annually over the last decade; and represent 99.7 % of all employer firms (according to the SBA).

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What Business Women Can Learn from George Steinbrenner

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Yes, I am a Yankee fan. I follow every game. I read the sports page. Well at least the stories about the Yankees. I love the players. And I have always been fascinated by George Steinbrenner, owner of the most successful franchise in baseball history., the Yankees. His passing this week truly saddened me. He was a man that left a true legacy. A man from which women leaders can learn a bit about leadership.

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Women's History Month: Acknowledging Six Women Named Alice

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Recently I went to see Tim Burton?s film ?Alice In Wonderland.? Much has been written about the Johnny Depp ? Tim Burton collaboration, the film?s record-breaking $116 million debut, and its 3D presentation. But little has been written about Alice, After all, isn?t ?Alice in Wonderland? all about Alice? Linda Wooverton wrote an inspired screenplay that glorifies Alice?

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"Big Brother" Proves Bully Bosses Don't Win on TV or in the Office

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It’s a little embarrassing to share my addiction to “Big Brother&# – the summer reality show on CBS that drops 14 strangers or houseguests into a fake house on a TV set for 3 months to compete for a $500,000 prize. I could blame my addiction on my husband, but I have to admit I’m hooked. It can be considered mindless entertainment, but believe it or not, Big Brother is loaded with what ‘to do’ and what ‘not to do’, if you want to be a successful le

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Yes, Virginia, You Can Get Business with Social Media

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Now I'm convinced. After attending the Women's Leadership Exchange Conference in NYC this week - yes, our very own conference - I heard enough from experts and REAL business owners to know that social media marketing is a critical part of the integrated marketing strategy. It needs to be added to the marketing mix like advertising and PR. But you need to know how!

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What's Happened to America? Huffington's "Third World America" Warns of the Worst and Offers Solutions - Share Your Story at [link] - Help America & Small Businesses!

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Here I sit, working on the weekend, as usual. (It takes 24/7 to keep going in 2010.) But today I’m not doing my normal work. I’m reading Arianna Huffington’s latest book “Third World America,&# which is riveting. Reading this book is like reading a dramatic fictional best-seller. But unfortunately, it is non-fiction. Arianna documents how America got in the current economic mess, with flashbacks into historic recessions and how leaders were able to turn them around.

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Relief At Last? Small Business Jobs Act Signed by President

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The top 10 songs for small businesses may be changing. Up until now, the most popular song was the Rolling Stones’ "I Can’t Get No Satisfaction&#. This week it may be “The Climb&# by Miley Cyrus. Throughout this recession, America’s small businesses have found it difficult to get credit. It’s true that the government allocated stimulus money through the Small Business Administration (SBA) early on, but few banks were in a lending mood.