October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). In 2001, the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) was established to help both employers and employees navigate the rules and regulations governing disabled employee policies. At that time, the ODEP assumed responsibility for NDEAM, and this celebration of the many important and varied contributions of America’s […]
“Once I know it, I get bored,” explains Marjorie Alfus, scientist, television producer, successful entrepreneur, lawyer, real estate developer, lobbyist, philanthropist, and healthcare pioneer. Talk about reinventing yourself! Marjorie Alfus is someone who has successfully navigated numerous iterations of her career. It’s hard to believe one woman could accomplish all these things in a single […]
Every day, it seems another security breach makes headline news. Companies such as Apple, Twitter, Facebook, The New York Times — even federal government agencies have fallen victim to cyber-crime this year. Just last week my business credit card company fraud department alerted me my account had been compromised in a cyber-attack. While big companies […]
Why are you in business? To make money, right? Yes there may be other reasons, but at the end of the day if you aren’t making money, you’re out of business. But there is more to building a successful business than just generating sales. As a successful business owner you need to understand how to […]
One of the young women I mentor worked for me as an intern earlier this year and is completing her degree in marketing communications. She read or heard me mention eLance as a good resource for freelancers to find jobs. On her own, she started posting and bidding on jobs. Last week, she told me […]