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Just read a great article, for everyone from those of you who think you don’t need a Web site to those of us who think we’re knowledgeable. Some of my favorite myths from Justin Kitch: 

My site is just for customers
My Internet strategy is my Web site

Read the full article here.

Here are two new award opportunities from Entrepreneur Magazine and UPS: Entrepreneur of the Year – to qualify the business must have been owned and operated by the entrepreneur through at least December 31, 2007, created as a startup and not the result of a “spin-off” from a pre-existing business and, during its existence, must not [...]

This is a great article by my friend and top business coach Suzy Girard-Ruttenberg.  She has worked with me and my money issues for a long time and I have to say that every woman business owner I’ve met has issues with money. 
Take this quiz and find out if you need to work on your [...]

I work with many Inc. 500 and 5000 companies and this is one of my favorite awards to help companies gain credibility and publicity. 
To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by the first week of 2004, and therefore able to show four full calendar years of sales.
Additionally, they must be [...]

I saw a recent episode of Oprah, where she was talking about a book in her book club, The Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett.  Well, it sounded dull originally, but Oprah extolled its virtues and I bought the book and loved it. Becoming an Oprah book club selection is still a public relations home [...]

I don’t cook, so we go out to restaurants a lot. We were thinking of going to a new casual pizza place on Saturday night, so I decided to order a salad for a takeout lunch one day to try it out. 
I ordered the salad and picked it up and noticed that they didn’t put bread [...]

As many of you know, I’m a big fan of businesses accepting credit cards.  And most of my clients pay me with an AMEX card. One of my pet peeves is when businesses don’t accept AMEX cards because they are too “expensive”.  They are a bit more expensive than accepting other cards, but most business people [...]

Last Tuesday I attended the Women in Charge conference in
Miami Beach, FL.  I was also a speaker on a panel.
 I’ve attended many conferences over the years, and I really enjoyed this one.  Here’s why: 

It was free – and included lunch and goodie bag!
I got to meet some awesome folks from Entrepreneur – not only lots [...]