The Boss of You

On October 26, 2003 — hard to believe it’s been that long — The New York Times published an article by Lisa Belkin that caused a commotion. “The Opt-Out Revolution” painted a picture of successful career women dropping out to have kids, and creating a neo-1950s nuclear family lifestyle.
The blogosphere reacted strongly, and with typically [...]

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Grace Bonney (aka design*sponge) is a seemingly endless font of wisdom & resources for entrepreneurs — particularly those of the design/arts/creative variety. Her Biz Ladies meetup last night hosted 160+(!) women, and generated a mini resource library covering the following topics:

Public Relations for the Independent Designer by Grace Bonney
Legal Tips and Reminders for the [...]

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Ach, the weather outside is frightful. But there are no delightful fires a-roaring… this is Wet Coast wintertime, grey clouds as far as the eye can see (which isn’t far), and cold, drizzling (and sometimes sheeting) rain. However, unlike in the movies, the storms outside don’t indicate inner turmoil or introspection over here — it’s [...]

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We’re diving in! More than a year(!) after we finished our first draft, we are lined up with a publisher (WOO! More on that later…) and it’s time to get to work. First stop: interviews. So, if you, or someone you know, would like to be a part of our book, please have a look [...]

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Karin Eriksson, she of the beautiful handcrafted pottery and quite a business gal in her own right, has posted a link to a site for Swedish female entrepreneurs. Sadly, I can’t read a lick of it, but for those who have some Swedish under their belt take a look and maybe let me know if [...]

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