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Archive for the ‘Business Advice’ Category

April 24th, 2008

Mixed Reviews About Home Business Magazine

I’ve been reading Home Business Magazine for close to a year, and I’ve even been quoted in a cover story, but I can’t help but feel disappointed every time an issue arrives in my mailbox. The thing is, some of the articles are flat-out fantastic. They really, really are. But others, like the cover story […]

By Kristen King -- 1 comment

April 24th, 2008

Memo to All PR People & Publicists: Stop Being So Dumb and Do Your Flipping Job

In case you missed that day in in PR/publicist school, your job is to make my life EASIER, not more difficult.
Let’s try this another way:
Blogger = Media. Me = Blogger. Therefore, Me = Media.
So if you want if you want me to interview your client, feature your product, review your book, promo your wares, WHATEVER, […]

By Kristen King -- 10 comments

April 16th, 2008

Don’t Answer That Call!

[photo: google.com images]
When you’re a busy professional, you have very little time for non-essential things like funny emails, water cooler chit chat and the most annoying of all - trivial phone calls! There are time when I have been bombarded with “emergency” phone calls from friends and family who thought that maybe I’d really like […]

By Bridget Wright -- 2 comments

April 4th, 2008

Women in Business Balancing Family and Career

There is something interesting about women who are in business, whether it’s for themselves or whether it’s in Corporate America.
They are all trying to balance both a career and family.
Whether they have four children, a dog and two cats, or whether it was just them and a parakeet, women have always had the challenge […]

By Bridget Wright -- 0 comments

April 2nd, 2008

Do Women in Business Need Mentors?

As a female in the business world, I have learned through a lot of trial-and-error what works and what doesn’t work. I have never had the opportunity to have a mentor and have really never had anyone local to me that I could look to for advice and mimicking as a business owner. Although there […]

By Bridget Wright -- 2 comments

March 18th, 2008

Transition Tuesday: First Real Job

In this two-part series, fashion student Nicole adjusts to her first real job out of college. Watch for some real life advice and tips.
Part 1:

Part 2:

What advice do you have for recent grads? Biz Chicks Rule will delve into this topic during the month of April.
Tags: women in business, women and business, business advice for […]

By Kristen King -- 0 comments

March 11th, 2008

Transition Tuesday: Going Back to Work After Taking Time Off for Kids

In this fun and energetic video from Parents, "It Moms" Marni Renison and Holly Resnick go over the dos and don’ts of returning to the workplace after a few years off the clock. We all know that being a mom is as much of a business as working in an office, but the tasks are […]

By Kristen King -- 0 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

January 14th, 2008

Starting A Business - The First Thing To Do

I took a look at this insightful post that Kristen made a few weeks ago that is so true. While my wonderful co-blogger and I will be writing and offering information on business and career planning, did you know the most important thing in any successful buisness is a good business plan? Yes, it’s true. […]

By Bridget Wright -- 4 comments

January 11th, 2008

What I Learned About Business Strategizing By Watching My 3-Year Old Son Play Wii Tennis

Yes, it’s true. I get my business tips from a 3-year old.
He stayed home today with a little cough (he has asthma) and the first thing he wanted to do when he found out that he didn’t have to go to school today was, “Can I play the Wii game Mommy, pllleeeeaaaassseee?” So, I […]

By Bridget Wright -- 6 comments

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