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Busy Business Women–It’s Important to Slow Down

caseydawes — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:35:05 +0000

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 [...]

Three Hiring Tips for the Small Business Owner

caseydawes — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:45:19 +0000

Many of my entrepreneur women clients are hiring right now and finding it an extremely frustrating process. From applicants who claim that they are “expert” at everything they put on their resume, to new hires that don’t follow company policy, many women entrepreneurs and questioning the benefits of having employees.

In a period of great [...]

International Woman’s Day and Women Business Owners

caseydawes — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:54:00 +0000

I’m sure you know by now that the International Women’s Day was created for “celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future.”

As an entrepreneurial woman, what should you celebrate today? Here are my thoughts:

Your courage. It takes courage and determination to start a business–kind of like grabbing for [...]

Does Social Networking Belong in Your Business Plan?

caseydawes — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:05:01 +0000

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 [...]

Women Entrepreneurs, What’s Your Dream?

caseydawes — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:28:55 +0000

It still moves me to tears. I watched Susan Boyle’s original audition on YouTube again this morning, inspired by the show last night about her. She is an inspiration to everyone, I believe, because she is clear, authentic and oh, so very human. When asked about what she wanted, she said, “I’m trying to be [...]

Yoga, Cats and Women Entrepreneurs

caseydawes — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:33:07 +0000

Women run their businesses while handling the rest of their lives. It’s often a disjointed way to run a business, but it’s what we have. My morning’s yoga practice was a perfect allegory.

If you have cats, you know there’s a remarkable phenomenon that happens with a cat and a closed door. If the cat [...]

Focus and the Woman Entrepreneur

caseydawes — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:09:46 +0000

One of the business issues that keeps coming up for my women entrepreneur clients is that of focus. As women, we are used to multi-tasking — cooking dinner with a baby on our hip while carrying on a conversation with the two-year-old playing on the kitchen floor, for example. When we open our own business, [...]

2009 Amgen Tour Gets to Santa Cruz

caseydawes — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:41:33 +0000

Some of my friends are braving the weather in Santa Cruz to see the 2009 Amgen Tour. I’m not. I admire these folks for making the 115.9 mile ride from Sausalito and vying for position on Bonny Doon road in the rain. I’d rather taste the wine from Beauregard Vineyards if I trek to Bonny [...]

Conflict and the Woman Entrepreneur

caseydawes — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:02:14 +0000

I want to get this on the table first. I hate conflict. My stomach clenches and I find it hard to breathe every time I know I have to confront someone about something. I feel like crying every time someone raises their voice to me or, heaven forbid, gets MAD at me!

My name is [...]