Wise Woman Shining » business owner woman http://www.wisewomanshining.com Inspiring Women Business Owners Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:59:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Busy Business Women–It’s Important to Slow Downhttp://www.wisewomanshining.com/busy-business-women-its-important-to-slow-down/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=busy-business-women-its-important-to-slow-down http://www.wisewomanshining.com/busy-business-women-its-important-to-slow-down/#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:35:05 +0000 caseydawes http://www.wisewomanshining.com/?p=1115 A death of a person close to you always brings a time of reflection. My ex-husband died last week. We’d been divorced for over a decade, but still talked a few times a month. It’s hitting me harder than I ever anticipated it would. People in my life, especially my wonderful clients, are giving me [...]]]> http://www.wisewomanshining.com/busy-business-women-its-important-to-slow-down/feed/ 0 Tom Wolfe Was Right…in a Wayhttp://www.wisewomanshining.com/tom-wolfe-was-right-in-a-way/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tom-wolfe-was-right-in-a-way http://www.wisewomanshining.com/tom-wolfe-was-right-in-a-way/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 14:55:48 +0000 caseydawes http://www.wisewomanshining.com/?p=931 About 20 years ago I became involved in a nascent organization called IDUG (International DB2 Users Group). It was an exciting time, the organization was in a growth phase, and we were building something that was useful to others. Somewhere along the way they elected me President. It was an honor to be the first [...]]]> http://www.wisewomanshining.com/tom-wolfe-was-right-in-a-way/feed/ 0 The Loss of the Man on the Floorhttp://www.wisewomanshining.com/the-loss-of-the-man-on-the-floor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-loss-of-the-man-on-the-floor http://www.wisewomanshining.com/the-loss-of-the-man-on-the-floor/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:30:26 +0000 caseydawes http://www.wisewomanshining.com/?p=725 In the 1990s there was a great rush to outsource to “anywhere but the US.” The rational was to save money because the outsourced tasks were repetitive and non-essential. Innovation and management could be done in America, it was reasoned, because that was the part of the business that required experience and specialized industry knowledge.

[...]]]> http://www.wisewomanshining.com/the-loss-of-the-man-on-the-floor/feed/ 0 Women Entrepreneurs–Learn How to Set Up Your Customer Management Systemhttp://www.wisewomanshining.com/women-entrepreneurs-learn-how-to-set-up-your-customer-management-system/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=women-entrepreneurs-learn-how-to-set-up-your-customer-management-system http://www.wisewomanshining.com/women-entrepreneurs-learn-how-to-set-up-your-customer-management-system/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:41:00 +0000 caseydawes http://www.wisewomanshining.com/?p=717 When I coach a woman entrepreneur, I encourage them to apply a laser focus to their lives and business, eliminating what is no longer serving them and embracing the things that will help them move forward.

I also apply the same discipline to myself. Tax time is a great time to clean out old inventory, [...]]]> http://www.wisewomanshining.com/women-entrepreneurs-learn-how-to-set-up-your-customer-management-system/feed/ 0 Does Social Networking Belong in Your Business Plan?http://www.wisewomanshining.com/does-social-networking-belong-in-your-business-plan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=does-social-networking-belong-in-your-business-plan http://www.wisewomanshining.com/does-social-networking-belong-in-your-business-plan/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:05:01 +0000 caseydawes http://www.wisewomanshining.com/?p=570 Over the past month, I’ve noticed that many women entrepreneurs are writing about doing their business plans.  Bravo!  If you want a strong, successful business, having a living business plan is very important!

Living Business Plan

What’s a living business plan? It’s a plan that you actually, use, update, get coffee on, thumb through and [...]]]> http://www.wisewomanshining.com/does-social-networking-belong-in-your-business-plan/feed/ 0 Where is the Power in Social Networking?http://www.wisewomanshining.com/where-is-the-power-in-social-networking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-is-the-power-in-social-networking http://www.wisewomanshining.com/where-is-the-power-in-social-networking/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:59:55 +0000 caseydawes http://www.wisewomanshining.com/?p=563 Warning:  I’m probably going to ruffle a few feathers here…

On January 20, 2010 a post entitled 9 Powerful Social Networking Sites for Women Entrepreneurs was published by A.Michelle Blakeley. It was quickly picked up by several other bloggers. Many twittered its, including me.

As it goes, it’s a good list. The problem for me [...]]]> http://www.wisewomanshining.com/where-is-the-power-in-social-networking/feed/ 2 The Business Budget for Women Entrepreneurshttp://www.wisewomanshining.com/the-business-budget-for-women-entrepreneurs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-business-budget-for-women-entrepreneurs http://www.wisewomanshining.com/the-business-budget-for-women-entrepreneurs/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:32:17 +0000 caseydawes http://www.wisewomanshining.com/?p=503 Starting off the new year means creating a foundation of reality and adding dollop of good intentions!

One of the pieces of the foundation is your business budget.  Most women business owners hate making a budget!  They automatically think in terms of restrictions…a budget is your money on a diet.  And whatever we’ve learned in the [...]]]> http://www.wisewomanshining.com/the-business-budget-for-women-entrepreneurs/feed/ 0