This is a guest post by Vernetta Freeney, one of the most active and effective networking women I’ve ever met online. Please welcome Vernetta to the HBW Community! As I write this for you, I can honestly say I am in a happy place in my professional career. But it hasn’t always been that way. In [...]
Last night, I received an email from a woman I’ve never met before in my life. As far as I know, she and I have never even corresponded virtually, so her communication was that much more confusing. I deleted the email almost as soon as I read it, so I’ll have to paraphrase the gist [...]
This is a guest post by Sydelle Moore, CEO of Sydelle Cosmetics. Please welcome Sydelle to the HBW Community! Transitioning into thinking of yourself as an entrepreneur forces you to reevaluate a lot of the basic things you’ve been taught and tests your resolve. The first step to starting any new business is mental preparation. Here are some [...]
Earlier this week, I finished teaching the first live run of my 4-week online Launch Yourself course. I loved being able to work with dozens of women who just needed a push and some strategic guidance. It’s been inspiring to see so many ladies taking action and finally starting their dream businesses this year! Here’s some great early [...]
“Trust in what you love, continue to do it, and it will take you where you need to go.” – Natalie Goldberg I love talking about the possibilities of entrepreneurship and the freedom it can bring into your life. But I also believe it’s just as important to talk about the pitfalls as well. Today’s [...]
Right now, I’m working with a group of 36 awesome women in my new Launch Yourself course. Every week, we get together over the phone to talk about one aspect of starting their business. At the end of each call, I assign some homework for them to complete during the week. For example, in Week [...]
Last night, I taught a free teleseminar called Launch Yourself: 4 Steps to Start Your Business in 2013. The one-hour call was an introduction to my new course starting on January 22, Launch Yourself: A Roadmap for Introducing Your Business to the World.
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Today, I attended a half-day workshop hosted by the Virginia Chapter of the National Speakers Association. The workshop was called “The Story Finder: How to Create New Stories in 10 Minutes or Less!” and was presented by a fantastic speaker named Ed Tate. As a first-time attendee, I only had to pay $47, yet I easily [...]
When I was working in the nonprofit field, my main area of expertise was in fundraising. This means I pretty much spent eight years of my career asking people for money to support charitable causes. Yet ironically, when I decided to take my business full-time in 2010, I had a hard time marketing myself, let [...]
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