Monthly Archives: October 2010

Lessons Learned: Just Because I Want the Market to Want Me Doesn’t Mean It Will

Posted on October 29, 2010

by Anne Giles Clelland, Handshake 2.0 During the dot-com boom, I started a World Wide Web business. It failed. Ten years later—we’ll call it during Web 2.0—I started an Internet business. A part of it is failing. The reason for … Continue reading →

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Pick a Rulebook: Dealing with Strong Woman Syndrome

Posted on October 28, 2010

by Jackie Dana, Getting Dirty Designs Troublemaker. Annoying. Loud. Bitch. Extreme words, and unpleasant… but perhaps a little familiar? If you’ve ever heard any of those words used to describe you or another woman you know, it might be because … Continue reading →

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Kick the But: Think Small to Go Big

Posted on October 25, 2010

By Natalia Sylvester, blog editor Think small. It’s the opposite of everything we hear in inspirational speeches, or in interviews with successful businesspeople who made it because they dreamed big. It goes completely against that saying, “Shoot for the moon, … Continue reading →

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Watch Your Language: Letting Go of the “Shoulds”

Posted on October 21, 2010

By Ana Ottman, community manager I’ve noticed something recently. It is a habit that is highly contagious and counterproductive to your business success. It is the case of the “Shoulds”. The Diagnosis As in: “I should have invited that person … Continue reading →

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Sharp Talk with Cathy Curtis, Curtis Financial Planning

Posted on October 19, 2010

Interview by Natalia Sylvester, blog editor About this time last year, a good friend of mine suggested I get in touch with a financial planner. There were so many changes going on in my life at the time–I was newly … Continue reading →

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Lessons Learned: The Business of Being an Artist and an Entrepreneur

Posted on October 15, 2010

By Mary Garcia, maryraks.com I am a businesswoman and a bellydancer. I remember how burned I felt the first few times I told people that phrase and their eyes glazed over at the second title, as if the word “bellydancer” … Continue reading →

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What’s Ahead for the Sharp Skirts Community

Posted on October 13, 2010

by Ana Ottman, community manager The Sharp Skirts community has catapulted onto the entrepreneurial scene this fall as the place to go for knowledge-based information about your business. As the new Community Manager, it’s my job to make sure that … Continue reading →

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Insert Indignation Here

Posted on October 11, 2010

Insulting. Naive. Short-sighted. Ignorant. Harmful. I spent the weekend mulling these adjectives in my head, trying to figure out which was the best descriptor for this ridiculous post on TechCrunch by Penelope Trunk (it pains me to even link to … Continue reading →

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Kick the But: Starting Over Isn’t Really Starting Over

Posted on October 8, 2010

by Ana Ottman, community manager When you contemplate starting your own business, you may feel like you’re starting all over again. (Isn’t that is a confidence killer.) You’re not. You carry your previous life with you when you start any … Continue reading →

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What You Can Learn from Virgin America

Posted on October 7, 2010

By Maria Ross, Red Slice OK, I have a major brand crush on Virgin America. Huge. I sigh when I see their logo at the airport, thrill when I’m able to fly them on quick trips down to San Francisco, … Continue reading →

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