Dear Women and Biz Reader,We hope you join us in celebrating our one year anniversary, and that this issue of Women & Biz helps you stop to think about your business and where you are today. It might be a good idea to take time to celebrate each of your accomplishments and start to plan [...]

Milestone is defined as “…a significant or important event.” It’s a word that can be used to refer to one’s career or life. My career milestone occurred after I made a major life decision, nine years ago, to return to New York. It has been ongoing ever since.
After moving, I worked for two years in [...]

For a longer time than I care to consider, technology planning has been mistakenly seen as an exercise only for “big businesses” or for businesses with a certain amount of revenue. Not so. Think about it logically – big businesses have Olympic-proportioned technology budgets with the funds to absorb blunders large and small. Smaller businesses [...]

Many of us still have a negative perception when we hear the word “networking” and as I always say, it’s a misunderstood word. My theory is that good networking skills build links and alliances with people we meet along our career path.
“The opposite of networking is not working”—you can learn from everyone you meet and [...]

Since this issue marks the one-year anniversary of Women and Biz, it seems appropriate to stop for a minute and think about how important it is to appreciate accomplishments and celebrate milestones.
The first year of publishing a magazine — like the first year of any business — presents an extraordinary challenge. It is a mixed [...]

When you think of the word ‘play’ what comes to mind? A Broadway Show…a children’s playground? Each of these venues share a common fundamental—namely imagination and the ability to change oneself into another character or to be in another place at whim.
Change is a constant and an essential catalyst for reinventing our selves, our lives, [...]

I’ve been a Business and Career Coach for seven years now. That’s a real milestone for me (and for coaching!) because when I started in the field, the profession was entirely new, and I was very concerned about whether it would catch on. It has turned out to be absolutely terrific work for me on [...]

As we celebrate Women & Biz one year anniversary, we decided to get an update from the entrepreneurs we interviewed! – Congratulations to all of you, and thank you for sharing your experiences with us.
- Check out how their businesses have grown and changed in this short period of time, I hope you also get [...]

It is hard not to feel inspired by Carolyn Gable’s experience and achievements. A mother of seven children and founder of New Age Transportation, Distribution & Warehousing Inc., Carolyn has an interesting message to pass on. Her faith and the passion for what she does, for her team and her clients contribute to her company [...]