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Women Get Ready, Get Set and Go Global

1,372 Views POSTED ON September 7th, 2009

Today, women are starting businesses at twice the rate of men and becoming a major force both in the traditional and the new global e-business marketplace.

Women account for 30 percent of the businesses that export more than half of their products. “Women-owned firms participating in the global marketplace grow more rapidly than women-owned businesses that are primarily domestic,” SBA Administrator, Aida Alvarez said. “They are more apt to develop a new product or service and expand domestically. At the SBA (http://www.onlinewbc.org/), we have several programs in place to help women-owned businesses take advantage of the outstanding opportunities available through international trade.”

With the recession continuing, many work at home moms need to find a way to add to their family income by doing some work from home. Though there are a lot of scams online preying on people who want to work from home, there are also several legitimate opportunities. All of these ideas are especially suitable for work at home moms.

One such job is customer service. A company that provides customer service reps to other companies will hire you to take phone calls for various types of businesses. Although the call center company will find you and train you, they usually employ you as an independent contractor, which means you’re operating your own small business. In this job you can take orders, field questions and complaints or collect debt, depending on the client’s needs.

What Is A Work From Home Mom?

303 Views POSTED ON August 13th, 2009

One of the people who want to work from home the worst are mothers, and why not! Raising kids is a big responsibility and many parents do not want to turn that over to a day care person. The problem is being able to basically handle two full time jobs, working at home to make money and working at being a mom.

In this article we are not going to look at what you do to make money.

This article is about juggling the many duties you are about to take on.

Here are 4 tips that will help you work from home successfully and answer what is a work from home mom.

Women Entrepreneurs - 9 Keys To Get Up And Running

1,184 Views POSTED ON March 28th, 2009

Yeesh. Women outpace men in new businesses about 2 to 3. Latina women in particular are entering entrepreneurial ranks full speed ahead, outpacing every other demographic group.
So why the heck are women losing ground in the venture capital pool? Less than four percent of venture-backed companies are headed by women, the lowest in ten years.
It’s not that the money isn’t there. On the contrary, there are billions and billions of dollars in new venture capital funds and new angel groups. I track those funds, and I know there is a lot of money there.
So how come women aren’t getting their fair share?

How To Choose The Right Furniture For Your Office

632 Views POSTED ON October 26th, 2008

Long gone are the days when office furniture meant a simple computer desk and a filing cabinet. In this day and age, we have all sorts of technology to accommodate for. There are photocopiers, drafting tables, large networks of workstations, and much more to take into account.

Getting the best deal on this excess in office furniture can be tough. And the question arises as to whether not the extra money is worth it in the first place- so what is a business to do?

New Challenges in your Career World

354 Views POSTED ON January 9th, 2008

When a company decided to employ you, of course it is because of the skills you have met their requirements. However, to keep your job last forever and to have a better career, you not just need skills; you also need flexibility, street smarts, and people know-how. Currently, work-world seems to be a field of […]

How to Overcome Your Chewing Habit while Working

439 Views POSTED ON December 27th, 2007

Depression because of your job will make you think to do something to overcome it. Some psychologists say that some persons will do an oral activities such as chew, eat or even scream, to deal with their depression. Well, now let’s talk about chewing habit. Chewing habit not only comes because of depressed moments, but […]