http://Icanbringhomethebacon.com For Women Who Don't Leave Money On The Table Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:15:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The panel that I created and pitched for SXSW, The Broke Diaries: Blogging and Twittering about Living on The Cheap, will be on Friday, March 12 at 2PM The panelists: Larry Chiang Duck9.com Hayes Davis CheapTweets.com Emily Farris KC FreePress Faye Penn Brokelyn.com Moderated by me (Nichelle Stephens) http://Icanbringhomethebacon.com/2010/02/24/sxsw-interactive-the-broke-diaries-on-march-12/ When it comes to professional degrees, women don't pursue MBAs. According to the article on Women's eNews, "Women clearly view business school as a more challenging and less welcoming atmosphere, however."They more often go into law or medicine. NYU and other business schools are trying to change that by offering ... http://Icanbringhomethebacon.com/2010/01/22/business-schools-sweeten-lure-for-women/ From Small Biz Daily, there's a nice article about women entrepreneurs bringing more jobs for the economy.  Here's a snippet. Writing on ForbesWoman.com, she notes, data from the Center for Women’s Business Ownership show that the 8 million women-owned businesses in the U.S. account for more than 23 million jobs—16 percent ... http://Icanbringhomethebacon.com/2010/01/07/women-bring-it/ Brokelyn interviews the founder of LearnVest Alexa Von Tobel. I am a fan of LearnVest which is a personal finance site for women. Alexa talks about how she raised a million dollars for her startup. Congrats! BTW, I am also a fan of Brokelyn blog whose founder, Faye ... http://Icanbringhomethebacon.com/2010/01/05/brokelyn-interviews-learnvests-alexa-von-tobel/ I just found out that October is Women's Small Business Month.  A new study shows that small businesses run by women are growing the economy. The benchmark study, The Economic Impact of Women-Owned Businesses in the United States, showed that women-owned companies generate some $3 trillion in revenue and employ 23 ... http://Icanbringhomethebacon.com/2009/10/09/october-is-womens-small-business-month/ 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. http://Icanbringhomethebacon.com/2009/10/05/workshoppreview-teleseminar-on-business-partnerships/ So lately I've been working at home, which gives me lots of time....at home.  Here's some of my favorite things about working at home (in no particular order): Lunch! $10 Midtown deli sandwich and chips replaced by 3 bowls of generic Cocoa Puffs and a banana. The (more than occasional) TLC break. ... http://Icanbringhomethebacon.com/2009/09/02/working-at-home-top-5-advantages/ 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 ... http://Icanbringhomethebacon.com/2009/08/27/nyc-conferencesnetworking-for-entrepreneurs-in-september/ Are you looking for a change from your 9-5? Are you debating about following your passion? Thinking about taking that leap into entrepreneurship? Last week I came across a very interesting video on this topic. The video was created by Caren Magill, the Founder & Chief Media Strategist of Digital ... http://Icanbringhomethebacon.com/2009/08/25/leaning-into-entrepreneurship/ Looks interesting.  Wonder if there's a future podcast or something on-line?Social Media Workshop for Women http://Icanbringhomethebacon.com/2009/08/07/dc-area-social-media-workshop/