Summertime is usually a downtime for business but you shouldn’t stop networking. Take advantage of this quiet period to be creative and network in a different way by reactivating your contacts. Since there are less events and people have more free time, use this opportunity to invite people for a social happy hour or join [...]

No one has to tell you that it’s a different world out there. The market is going through drastic changes, and you may think you need a scorecard to keep up.  Just overhearing snippets of conversations from passersby on cell phones or people sitting next to you in a coffee shop can be eye opening. [...]

What was your education and professional experience? Were they helpful to starting your business? Prior to Oneupweb, I attended college with a focus on commercial advertising photography, worked as a forensic photographer, a mounted policewoman in Florida, and was a pretty serious musher with my own sled-dog team in Alaska. When I stopped racing competitively, [...]

I was never supposed to be a sales trainer, coach and author. I was supposed to be a ballerina. Many years ago however, I needed a day job, so I got a job with a telemarketing company and the rest is history. Here I am many years later, “The Queen of Cold Calling.” Dancing is [...]

After spending the last four years organizing business networking events, I still don’t have the answer to why some people go to them. The only goal for most people who attend networking events seems to be to collect business cards. They have the feeling of a great event if they come back home with 30 [...]

One of the reasons that many people start their own home-business is for the many tax advantages that are available to people working from home. If you are running your business from home then you could get tax deductions for a portion of your home, some of the costs of the business, etc. If you [...]

We live and work in an extremely fast paced world where technology has provided us with the tools to more easily perform our jobs.  However, the pace at which we all work coupled with the instant access to information has made it more important than ever for us to maintain a healthy work-life balance.  In [...]

The current economic landscape looks dismal and challenging, marked by millions of layoffs, dwindling investments, and untold personal and professional uncertainty. It’s enough to send any sane person into a state of fear and panic, isn’t it? But fear and panic don’t lead to progress and opportunity. The world is changing, perhaps faster than any [...]

During our last WomenandBiz.com writers’ networking meeting, one of our contributors, Laura Allen, suggested the theme Back to Basics. Regardless of your business situation, it is important not to overlook the basics of running a successful business. Here are a few basic and essential suggestions to keep in mind: Treat clients well – return phone [...]