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Archive for February 2008

February 7th, 2008

Testing, Testing, One, Two, Three…

Thanks to some crazy technical issues at b5media this week, posting has been difficult if not impossible throughout the Business Channel and the whole b5 network. The problem is now under control and we’ll be back to your daily posts in no time! Thanks for bearing with us.
- Kristen & Bridget
(photo via SXC.hu)
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By Kristen King -- 0 comments

February 6th, 2008

Chick Wine For the Female Connoisseur

It’s finally here. Our very own wine. CBS News has this special report about women and their attraction to wine bottle labels - the labels that make us buy certain brands of the good stuff. We especially like the labels with the little animals on them.
Enjoy!

Tags: CBS News reports, wine connoisseurs, wine labels, women, women-in-businessShare […]

By Bridget Wright -- 1 comment

February 6th, 2008

Golf Anyone?

Tags: business-women, women playing golf, women-in-businessShare This

By Bridget Wright -- 3 comments

February 5th, 2008

BCR Leading Ladies: Sojourner Truth

That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place! And ain’t I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and […]

By Kristen King -- 0 comments

February 4th, 2008

Top Women Bloggers Carnival Winners

I ran across this blog that features a weekly round-up of winners of a blogging carnival. Unfortunatley, BCR didn’t make the list, but it was very entertaining to see who did and what their contribution to the carnival was.
Congratulations to them all!
Bridget
Tags: , Blog Carnivals, women, women-bloggers, women-in-businessShare This

By Bridget Wright -- 1 comment

February 4th, 2008

Business Marketing Monday: Free Lunch For A Client

Who doesn’t like free lunches? Everyone does! Call one of your clients up and tell them you’d like to treat them to lunch. They’ll love it! You decide the winning factors, i.e.,
The Best Client
The Worst Client (that should get some orders!)
The Client Who Hasn’t Ordered In A While
The Fairly New Client
You get the idea. […]

By Bridget Wright -- 9 comments

February 2nd, 2008

What Business Owners Can Learn from Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, and Tom Brady

I posted about this over at Lively Women in regard to women’s health, but I also wanted to put a business spin on things.
There’s something about an attractive, charismatic player that gets non-football fans interested in football, and Tom Brady and the Manning brothers are prime examples. From Family Guy to Saturday Night Live […]

By Kristen King -- 4 comments

February 1st, 2008

Today’s Fri-Dea - Business Ideas For Women - Freelance Photography

Taking pictures at the family reunion or at Aunt Sadie’s wedding may have finally paid off! Freelance photography as a side business or a full-time income producing business may be just the business that you are looking for. If you have a knack for taking stunning photos and are able to catch those “Kodak moments” […]

By Bridget Wright -- 0 comments

February 1st, 2008

Fri-Deas: Business Ideas For Women

Introducing Business Ideas for Women coming to you each Friday!
Every Friday, I will bring you a business idea that as a female you can use to get started in business. This can be as an entrepreneur, a franchise owner, a small business owner or a step up the corporate ladder. Whatever successful ideas we have […]

By Bridget Wright -- 0 comments

February 1st, 2008

BCR Leading Ladies: Madam C.J. Walker

“I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to the washtub. From there I was promoted to the cook kitchen. And from there I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair goods and preparations…I have built my own factory on my own ground.”
Madam C.J. […]

By Bridget Wright -- 7 comments