Category Archives: Small Business

Numbers Don’t Lie: Here are 5 numbers you need to look at

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Numbers don’t lie. On the other hand, we often lie to ourselves when we don’t know the numbers. Gut decisions are good, but if we can access the numbers to help us make better decisions, the numbers are invaluable.

Number 5What numbers am I talking about? Results-based numbers including the following five:

1. Future Sales: A number, presented monthly, of new prospects, hot prospects, potential sales, future clients in your pipeline,

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Emilia DiMenco: Certifying Women-Owned Businesses and Dramatically Accelerating Growth

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How can you fast track your career and perceived as a valuable asset in your organization?

Let Emilia Dimenco answer those questions for you.

As the President and CEO of Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC), Emilia talks about the various support they offer to several types of businesses.

Having a successful 30-year career in the financial services, Emilia shares her experience in investment banking and the value of sponsorship in accelerating her career – from being an intern into becoming a leader in various financial organizations.

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6 Absolutes for Your Website in 2016

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Yes, your website needs to have a great design with layout, graphics and photography and be responsive (so that it looks great on any device). But there are some absolutes for your site that need to be taken into account as well. When considering what your website must have in 2016, start with these 6 absolutes.

1. Clearly define the “one thing” that you want prospects to know about your firm (i.e. our team sets us apart).

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Debra Ruh: Inclusion for People with Disabilities is Not a Charity

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Debra explains how accommodating to specific needs of employees can increase the productivity and culture of an organization – just like what happened to Cisco and Cannon.

As a global disability inclusion strategist, Debra discusses how global corporations and governments are taking measures to integrate people with disability into the workforce.

Being a longtime entrepreneur, Debra shares her adventures and misadventures in creating her businesses. Things like building a for-profit organization,

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How to Avoid Making Bad Decisions

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Avoid Bad DecisionsSometimes in business we make oddly poor decisions. Perhaps we hired that PR firm on their promise to do amazing things. Or we invested in a “home-run idea” that we heard about. When we look back on some of our choices and decisions we wonder later – what was I thinking?

I think part of the explanation for poor decision-making comes down to us moving too quickly through our workload to get everything done.

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