It has been 13 years since I wrote my first book, “The Girls’ Guide to Power and Success.” (Where does the time go?) My book was a precursor to “Lean In” by Sheryl Sandberg. It focused on strategies to help women succeed in traditional career paths as well in their own businesses. One of the […]
After several years of tepid growth, business travel is on the rise. The Global Business Travel Association recently upgraded its 2013 forecast from 4.6 percent to over 5 percent growth this year. Additionally two major airlines released their second-quarter results which showed a strong business travel segment. Both airlines anticipate this trend will continue through […]
Technology is the lifeblood of any small business today. According to a recent survey from Brother International Corporation, 75 percent of small business owners say that a crashed computer is more disruptive to their business than a sick employee. Alarmingly, only 28 percent of small business owners said they completely understand the concept of cloud computing, and 42 percent of respondents said they are not using cloud computing at all.