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Archive for February 2008

February 14th, 2008

BCR Leading Ladies: Rita Dove, First Black Poet Laureate of the United States

RITA DOVE became the first black US poet laureate, and the youngest to boot, in 1993, and served as a poetry consultant to the Library of Congress from 1993 to 1995. She was also the second African American poet to win a Pulitzer Prize for poetry, awarded in 1987. (The first was Gwendolyn Brooks, who […]

By Kristen King -- 0 comments

February 13th, 2008

Business Women Link Love

There are a phenomenal number of women in business today, with an alarming rate of growth expected in most all industries. While on my journeys and searchings as a woman in business, I frequently come across sites and blogs of awesome businesswomen. To share a few:
Women Corp - helping women build profitable and successful companies
Bamboo Women […]

By Bridget Wright -- 3 comments

February 13th, 2008

A Woman’s Wishing Well…Not!

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February 12th, 2008

Introducing a New BCR Feature: Transition Tuesday

Career transitions are among the scariest life changes. From the uncertainty that comes with leaving a familiar situation to the fear of making a mistake or not earning enough to meet yoru lifestyle needs, there are a lot of concerns and questions to answer.
Starting next week, every Tuesday I’ll guide you through one element of […]

By Kristen King -- 0 comments

February 12th, 2008

BCR Leading Ladies: Carol Moseley Braun, First Black Woman Senator

CAROL MOSELEY BRAUN was the first, and so far the only, African American woman elected to a seat in the US Senate, and the only woman to date elected from the state of Illinois. Braun represented Illinois in the Senate from 1993-1999 after serving in the Illinois House of Representatives as assistant majority leader in […]

By Kristen King -- 2 comments

February 11th, 2008

Business Women and Wine Do Mix!

I made a post last week about women and wine bottle labels. I got a comment from Jennifer about this great website about, guess what…Women in Winery. I thought that this was such a cool thing, I wanted to show them some link love and ask everyone to visit them and check them out.
Hip Chicks […]

By Bridget Wright -- 1 comment

February 11th, 2008

Business Marketing Monday: Cross-Promote With Another Business

Have you ever considered working with another business to promote YOURS? People do it all of the time, especially in businesses that are similar or offer complementary services. Take for instance:
the local video rental place and the piza delivery folks
wedding videographers and print photographers
massage therapists with health-food stores or natural physicians
make-up artists with photographers
To take […]

By Bridget Wright -- 0 comments

February 10th, 2008

Guest Article: Restless Brain Syndrome, or Breaking Up With My Freelance Career

by CJ
In college, I was more interested in boys and partying than in preparing myself for a career, so it should have been no surprise when, on graduation day, I hadn’t a clue what to do next. I floundered for a couple of months (and yes, I moved back home with my parents) and then […]

By Kristen King -- 0 comments

February 8th, 2008

BCR Leading Ladies: Congresswoman Maxine Waters

An interview by Kotecki-Vest, an editor with BlogHer. Listen to Congresswoman Maxine Waters as she gives her views on the subject of Super Tuesday.

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February 8th, 2008

Today’s Fri-Dea - Business Ideas For Women - Professional Organizer

Do you love to organize, set things in order and establish a way of doing things?

What about clean lines, neat shelves and all-purpose baskets …do you goose-bump out thinking about that?

If the idea of those things appeal to you and your personality likes things to be “in order” the business of professionally […]

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