Archive for September, 2009
5 Facts About Entrepreneurs That Will Surprise You
Posted on 30. Sep, 2009 by Natalie.
Think you need to be young, brilliant and loaded with start-up cash to be successful? Think again. I meet a lot of women who tell me they’ve often thought about starting their own businesses BUT… “I think I’m a little too old to get started now.” “I have zero start-up money.” “I’m married/have kids and [...]
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Become a Social Network Guru And Grow Your Business
Posted on 28. Sep, 2009 by Natalie.
There’s no need to be overwhelmed by the Social Networking phenomenon. Instead get excited about the possibilities. If you’re feeling this whole social networking shebang is too much to handle, I’d like you to take a different attitude to it today. Yes that’s right, look at it like you’re a kid in a candy store [...]
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Why Women Are a Powerful Force In Social Networks
Posted on 23. Sep, 2009 by Natalie.
So how important are social networks to women? ShesConnected has the latest scoop. As a cofounder of two businesses completely immersed in and dependent upon the power of social networks, I found this visually entertaining report from Shesconnected to be really valuable in giving us insights with which to really understand who we’re talking to [...]
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Fashion Entrepreneur Takes a Bite Of The Big Apple
Posted on 21. Sep, 2009 by Natalie.
In less than one year Malene Grotrian Design has developed a reputation as Vancouver`s premier haute couture designer and a talented young entrepreneur. After debuting at Vancouver Fashion Week in March this year and receiving the first standing ovation in VFW history, Malene Grotrian Design was the only Canadian designer personally invited to showcase her [...]
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Audiobooks May Just Be an Entrepreneur’s Best Friend
Posted on 16. Sep, 2009 by Natalie.
I have a reading list a mile long of business books that I’ve heard are good that I’ve been meaning to get to. I also have quite a large pile of half-read books strewn around my apartment that I’ve also been meaning to polish off. I’m positive that there are a ton of useful tidbits [...]
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Keeping It Real with Your Own Unique Online Brand
Posted on 14. Sep, 2009 by Natalie.
Many of us don’t think of ourselves as a brand, but that’s exactly what we are. Every day the way you present yourself, how you look, what you say in the world and the information you disseminate about yourself online are all part of the brand you are creating for yourself and putting out there [...]
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Invest In You and You Will Make a Fortune
Posted on 10. Sep, 2009 by Natalie.
I’ve met several amazing people over the past year since becoming an entrepreneur – people who have accelerated my thinking and caused me to take action in many areas of my life. I now have a small handful of mentors who I meet for coffee or lunch each month to discuss specific areas I’d like [...]
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Squidoo is Hiring… and They’re Paying a $5,000 Bounty
Posted on 08. Sep, 2009 by Natalie.
Do you know of anyone interested in adding clients like Starbucks, Schick and Dupont to their portfolio? Squidoo is looking for a Promotions & Advertising Sales Rep, and they’re offering a $5,000 bounty for anyone who helps them find their candidate. In case you haven’t come across Squidoo before, it’s a popular publishing platform and [...]
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One Smart Cookie’s Guide To Making More Dough
Posted on 06. Sep, 2009 by Natalie.
A talented, driven yet humble entrepreneur, Andrea Baxter is living proof of what can be accomplished both personally and financially in just two years. Along with her fellow Smart Cookies founders Angela Self, Katie Dunsworth, Robyn Gunn and Sandra Hanna they have written two books, appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show and are the hosts [...]
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Eliminate Overload and Clutter with a “Low Information Diet”
Posted on 04. Sep, 2009 by Natalie.
I’m a firm believer in Tim Ferris’ “Low Information Diet” philosophy. In fact, I’d say it’s downright essential if you want to succeed. And by succeed, I mean see real, tangible results in your business efforts and revenues in record time. When I finally struck out on my own several years ago to start my [...]

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