When I heard Carolyn Rodz, CEO of Alice speak so openly and candidly at a small business summit about business failure, I knew I wanted her to speak to the women of NAWBO Houston. Our planned meeting got pushed back due to the wildfires in California. So we rescheduled for April 2020. We had no […]
Today’s Woman Business Owner The 2017 State of Women-Owned Business Report says that there are 11.6 million women businesses in the U.S. as of January 2017. You are in such good company! We’re starting businesses, employing people in our communities, and the number of women generating a half million dollars in revenue or more has […]
It’s the hope and dream of every entrepreneur and small business owner. The day your business turns the corner and is officially profitable! It’s the long-awaited day when you’re no longer operating at a loss and your profitability projections and bank balance become one. [Cue angelic chorus] Congratulations! Growth has been steady and you’ve got […]
There are a number of articles and blog posts on how those with entrepreneurial aspirations can start their businesses on a shoestring budget. My question has always been, well whose shoestring are we talking about? A toddler’s shoestring is very different from that of, oh let’s say Shaquille O’Neal’s shoestring. Huge difference! I’ve worked with […]
I survived covering my first event as a blogger! I actually enjoyed it and it reminded me of my days when I worked for a newspaper and would accompany the photographer on a shoot. I’m thankful for good friend Mr. Ken Jones who taught me you move around until you get the shot you want. […]
How did I feel when I heard that Beyonce would be singing Take My Hand during the Grammy’s instead of Ledisi—the talented singer who played Mahalia Jackson in the Selma movie and delivered an incredible performance? I was livid. I even tweeted about the shade being thrown to dark girls with natural hair not […]
I grew up watching Sesame Street and Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood as a child. I loved both shows. Lessons on being kind and using my imagination stick with me to this day. When my husband and I had our children, these programs once again became a part of my life as a new generation learned about […]
True story. I started my business out of necessity. I had just left a nice job at a nonprofit organization for what I thought was a bigger and better opportunity with a new homebuilder. It was 2008 and the housing market was hot. Well, you know the story. The bottom fell out of the market […]
If life were only this perfect path. We’d travel the path that would take us from one mountain top to the next. But that’s not how real life works. We all know there are valleys and detours and wrong way turns that, well, keeps the journey interesting. Sometimes, you even have to start over. Some […]
I recently conducted an informal survey on the collaboration habits of women business owners. You can read the report here and find the infographic here. I believe the results of this small sample reveal a much larger trend taking place in the marketplace. When survey participants were asked their industry, nearly 35 percent of respondents […]