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Is Woman Owned Business Certification Worth It?

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It’s a time consuming and costly process, so it’s important to determine whether or not becoming WOB certified will offer enough benefits to your business before you start the certification process. For example, P&G looks for women and minority owned contractors. It’s not worth the effort for most WOB.

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Managing Virtual Teams: Three Keys to Success

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But in today’s global workforce, the task of managing virtual teams complicates the management process and throws additional challenges into the mix. According to a 2010 Virtual Teams Survey Report, respondents identified lack of clear leadership as a major obstacle for virtual teams and cited the need for an improved management process.

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Employee Volunteer Programs Make A Difference In The Community

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We have done the United Way program for six years and our fundraising goals keep increasing. TC: Leading by example where management actually volunteers rather than just being on a board. When reviewing a sponsorship request we go through the decision making process and part of the decision is whether it comes with volunteer time.

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You Are The Company’s Greatest Asset

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In other cases one or two employees may understand the majority of the processes in place for operating the business. An example of this is if a Director was negotiating a partnership opportunity that was scheduled to generate revenue for the company. In some cases it will even cover the more vague items like a loss of opportunity.

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Post Layoff – To Take A Lower Salary or Not

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Be ready to answer with solid examples highlighting your skills and accomplishments to stand out from the competition. The goal is to be the number 1 candidate and leave no doubt in the interviewer’s mind that you can solve problems for him/her. You’ll sound more confident. Lastly, be sure to go two or three deep in your preparation.

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Raising Capital Through Angel Investors

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For example if you are expanding and need to purchase $300,000 in new equipment a bank would traditionally finance this type of purchase. Having the supporting documents for every claim prior to meeting will help speed up the process and increase your chance of success. Can this money come from traditional financing?

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w Can You Make Your Resolution a Reality? It's all in the Timing

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I bring this up today as it is currently the time of year when we are fired with resolutions, goals, plans…. What’s an example of ‘beats’ with a movie? Women Leaders and Male Partnership In any learning process, there is a tendency to go. Marlene Dietrich didn’t speak often, but in this instance it was worth waiting for.