So tonight is the big night in the world of celebrity actors, talented film directors and producers. It's a time to celebrate their brilliance. But what about all the hardworking dedicated crew involved who make movie magic possible? When do they get acknowledged and have their moment in the spotlight? If you think your business needs a little more of the red carpet treatment and you're sick of being behind the scenes then add some magic and sparkle today. Strut your stuff You get so caught up in our daily grind that we forget to step out, meet potential customers and partners and tell them why you're great. You don't work... [read more] Related posts:

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The Olympic spirit is gripping Vancouver right now and I feel so lucky to be living in this city to experience it. It's really quite an incredible experience to step out on the streets and see seven times as many people as you're used to. The energy is electric. I'm also loving being part of the MetroBlenz News Squad - a group of local bloggers in Vancouver who are sharing their experiences during the Olympics via posts, photos and videos. Yesterday I was lucky to attend a fantastic lunch seminar put on by the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs (FWE) at PricewaterhouseCoopers and blogged about it here on the MetroBlenz site. The theme... [read more] Related posts:

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Today I felt extremely human. Somewhere along the way I lost my Wonder Woman cape and instead turned intoMiss Cranky Pants with sleep deprivation. I was short with the friendly Google Analytics course instructor. I didn't enjoy the first day of the course I'd been looking forward to.  By the end of the day I was totally drained, more confused than ever and feeling like a total imbicile. Brian explained that today was more for developers and coders and tomorrow was more for marketers wanting to make real sense of all the information and I realised the others were equally as overwhelmed. Mistake No. 1  Assuming you're alone in this... [read more] Related posts:

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This is the fourth post in the Savvy Sunday Series where I aim to inspire us to all become Evolutionary Entrepreneurs. I've long admired professional female tennis players for their strength, dedication and grace under pressure. It's also one of the few sports where women are true equals with men in terms of prize money and audience popularity. That's no mean feat in the world of professional sports these days. This weekend Serena Williams won her 12th career Grand Slam singles title. She's been ranked World No. 1 on five consecutive occasions and has just set a record for a new Open era. That's pretty phenomenal. It makes my record of... [read more] Related posts:

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I woke up this morning at a silly hour of 3am. It happens to me often especially when my mind is overstimulated and I'm too excited to get on with my day and all that I want to achieve. I'm happy to say I've had a productive two hours already and my early start was topped off by seeing that Chris Guillebeau had written a great post about Seth Godin's new book Linchpin. I'm a huge fan of both so that the fact that Chris got to interview Seth was a double bonus. If you haven't checked out either of their blogs then I highly recommend you do. I was particularly drawn to Seth's response below that inspired me to write this post and... [read more] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

I'm an avid reader of GigaOm and the excellent articles they publish on all things related to startups, being an entrepreneur, funding, investors and more. What's more the team behind it know their stuff having been there and done it themselves countless times. So the advice is as real as it gets. In their latest post Michael Fisher and Marty Abbot talk about the Myths of startups vs the realities and I can relate to all of them. The comments following the article are just as insightful and prove that each of us experience a different ride when we step on the rollercoaster. Some people will hate it, throwup and get off the ride as... [read more] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

For some time I’ve been building up some fascinating data on the progress of female entrepreneurs around the world. I want to know what the situation is like for women in different countries when it comes to business. What factors come into play from a cultural perspective as well as from a historical and political standpoint. The spotlight this week is on female entrepreneurs in the USA. I was really heartened to read a recent article on Forbes.com that shows women are becoming the nation’s job-creation engine, starting new businesses and completely outdoing our male counterparts. Yes, women who own businesses in the US will be... [read more] Related posts:

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I’ve recently come across Liz Strauss who tweeted today to write a blog post in 4 minutes or less. I loved that notion, to challenge your normal routine and bust a gut to meet a tough deadline. She also put out a great tweet: What if everything you think is wrong with you is really a superpower? What a fantastic thought. I think, in the case of female entrepreneurs, that totally resonates. We women give ourselves a hard time about not being able to juggle enough things at one time, despite the fact that on the whole we can do way more than our fellow friends – men. We really can. So why do we berate ourselves about it? We’re... [read more] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

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