Thinking of joining forces?  Nina Kaufman, of “Ask the Business Lawyer,” has developed a workshop on business partnerships and is holding a preview teleseminar tomorrow, Tuesday, October 6th at 800 PM.Visit Entrepreneurial Prenup for information and registration.

Hang up those beach towels and let’s get back to work!

•  The BOC Women’s Business Center is holding its fifth annual “21st Century Business Woman” conference on September 10th in Staten Island.  For more information, click here.
• The American Business Woman’s Association is holding a number of events in September.  On September 15th, there’s a neat-looking conference about building your business - “Building a Business You can Sell.”  Click here for the complete calendar of events.
• On September 16th,  NYC Small Business Services  is holding a workshop targeted to Latina-run businesses, about selling your services/products to the government.  Click here for more information.

Have a productive Fall!

Looks interesting.  Wonder if there’s a future podcast or something on-line?Social Media Workshop for Women

Wednesday night I attended The Runway Project’s brainstorming session that brought together a group of independent workers for a discussion about how to determine your prices. As a person who is just starting out on my own this is the biggest challenge I am dealing with.

Here is what I learn:

• You must have a vision of where you want to go and how you going to get there.
• Know what your cost of living is. Also make sure you have at least 6-8 of living expenses to live off just in case you hit a dry spell. Knowing how much you need on a month-to-month basis would allow you to assess what your minimum rate should be.
• Be honest about what you are good at and what you can accomplish in the allocated time.
• Don’t devalue your own services. Giving away your services pass the point the point of building your portfolio will bring down you value. Also doing work for next to nothing will not only hurt your bottom line but your business won’t be able to survive.
• Think about other things that you can do in between projects that can bring in additional income.
• When it comes to discussing price with a client, allow them to tell you what they can afford or what they are expecting to pay for your services. Your rates shouldn’t be the first thing discussed.
• Doing a job for free? Presents client with an invoices with the balance of zero, but include the lines items to show the worth of your services.

Cool Quotes:

“A friend of mine applies the ‘bitch’ factor.” When a client is a particular pain, she pads the numbers in anticipation of fickleness.

Regarding potential clients who lowball you: “There has to be a point where you just say f*** you.”

Brainstorm: Factors to Consider When Determining Your Price
The Runway Project
Twitter: @runwayproject

This event was hosted by the good folks of New Work City, a community coworking space in NYC. For more info please check out or their twitter page at @nwc.

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On Wednesday, June 3rd, there’s a cool afternoon talk, Womenomics, It’s about women and management at the 92Y Tribeca,  featuring authors Claire Shipman and Katty Kay.

Join a discussion that examines how women’s management style is ideally suited to the new business world and how women can have more time and freedom in their jobs without falling off the professional ladder. In their new book Womenomics: Write Your Own Rules for Success, veteran journalists Claire Shipman and Katty Kay show professional women how they can redefine success, be more productive and find jobs that don’t require an all-or-nothing lifestyle.

92YTribeca
200 Hudson Street
Wed, Jun 3, 2009, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Price: $16