Incorporating your business is a very important step and a huge milestone for any small business owner or side hustler. Many are eager to Incorporate because it makes you feel official. Others see incorporation as the first step to really running your business...
This is our second episode of the She Runs It Panel Discussions, and we talked about Debt Free Funding for your business, and what it means to fund your enterprise. Our panelists have expertise in the areas of crowdfunding, small business grants, venture capitalism,...
Today we're talking about free money in the form of venture capital and small business grants for women of color business owners. Growing up as a smart black girl in the Silicon Valley, I was always put on the accelerated track as far as education. I was in the...
My mother was/is a hard working immigrant. She's an old school Boomer who believes in the value of hard work and she came from a place where Black people run stuff (big up, Jamaica). On the outset she was a great role model. And yet, the way my mother relates to money...
On our first ever She Runs It Panel Discussion, it’s a Women of Color panel interview with five dynamic black women business owners, and I’m so excited for them to share some of their experience, and what it means for them to be black women in business in our very...
Budgeting For Two Last week we talked a little bit about budgeting, and how quick, easy and painless it is to actually get started writing and keeping a monthly budget. Today I wanted to jump on and talk a little bit about how to share financial responsibility with...
A Network For Women Entrepreneurs The Ewomen Network is designed to help entrepreneur women grow into their greatness for the explicit purpose of changing the world. When good women make good money, they do good things. And its true. Earning money isn’t about greed,...
A resolution is about deciding and you can do that at any time, and all year long. Who are you resolved to be? In this season of Kwanzaa, I am reminded to be an engaged community participant. No more crabs in a barrel. I want a world where women help each other succeed. That’s my vision for the Femme Totale community.
Still, With the Work Life Balance Question For some reason in the past week, both my LinkedIn and my Facebook feeds have been flooded with questions around the work life balance phenomenon. It’s interesting, only because I thought the term “work life balance” had been...
Don't Take Feedback Personally A common phrase bandied about regarding professionalism is “don't take it personally”. There is a particular time and place to employ this mantra. Many an employee has received constructive feedback and then quickly dismissed it,...
Politics on LinkedIn makes sense and here’s why. Brands are About Beliefs Implicit in branding are core values. That’s why great mission and vision statements focus on behaviors and impact instead of sales and operations. A mission statement is deeply rooted in the...
We are not alone in our leadership crisis. Stranger times have been traversed. And all signs point to evolution, not obliteration.
The Problem with Calling People ‘Resilient’ "You’re so resilient." It sounds like a compliment—but is it? During the February Facilitator Forum, we explored the question: How is resilience a compliment? Through this dialogue, one thing became abundantly clear: many of...
What Does Decolonized Leadership Mean? When thinking about leadership at large, countless books have been written on management, leadership, and how to “get it right.” Some of my early favorites included works by Dale Carnegie, Ken Blanchard, Jim Collins, and Napoleon...
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