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A lot to be excited about

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Posted in: Entrepreneurship, General, Women & Business | 2 comments | On: 08/01/2012

2012 is going to be a goodie. I’m going to make it that way. Let’s check out what’s already on the plan.
We’ve got some exciting events coming up at Business Chicks. First up is Tony Hsieh who’s the CEO of Zappos.com which sold to Amazon [...]

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Perfecting your pitch

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Posted in: Entrepreneurship, General | No comments | On: 06/12/2011

I went to a fab event last night run by the Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network (DWEN). The event was designed to equip attendees with the skills needed to perfect your business pitch, and it fulfilled on this (and more.)
There was a panel of three seasoned [...]

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5 tips for overcoming procrastination

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Posted in: Entrepreneurship, General | 6 comments | On: 23/11/2011

I came up with this post while I was busy procrastinating over writing a feature for Latte (the Business Chicks magazine.) In each issue of Latte I interview a female entrepreneur who’s doing cool things. I’ve had the fortune of interviewing Camilla Franks (the kaftan [...]

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What was the highlight of your week?

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Posted in: Entrepreneurship, General | 4 comments | On: 04/11/2011

I’ve had a great week this week, starting off with Halloween. My husband dressed our daughter up as a scary princess and covered her face with make-up and used most of my bottle of mousse to get her hair to stand on end. Her kindy [...]

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Social media 101

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Posted in: Entrepreneurship, General | 23 comments | On: 24/10/2011

Over the weekend I found five minutes to look at my LinkedIn account. There were 84 requests sitting there waiting for me, and I found myself hitting delete over and over again.
I’m just amazed that people still don’t understand basic social media etiquette. When you’re [...]

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