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Entries from March 2010
Qualities of a Leader
March 24th, 2010 by Lauren · 1 Comment
Tags: Entrepreneurial Inspiration · HR for the Self-Employed · Resources for Women in Business
The New Boss of Me
March 23rd, 2010 by Emira · 2 Comments
As Lauren mentioned, I started Maternity leave the beginning of February, and on February 9th at 9:56am my daughter Lena was born. She’s six weeks old today and I’m sitting here marveling at how fast the time is going while I get my first uninterrupted visit at the computer (with baby monitor at my side) [...]
Tags: Motherhood & Business · Our Story
WomanzWorld Interview and Book Giveaway
March 22nd, 2010 by Lauren · No Comments
I recently had the great pleasure of meeting Natalie Sisson, a Vancouver-by-way-of-New-Zealand (and very well-traveled) entrepreneur whose intelligence and energy are inspiring. She maintains a blog called WomanzWorld, where she posts video & written interviews with women entrepreneurs, along with resources and advice. I highly recommend you check it out. Natalie was sweet enough to [...]
Tags: Business Advice · Entrepreneurial Inspiration · Our Story · Resources for Women in Business · The Boss of You: The Book
Stepping (Gingerly) Into Sales: Tales from a Reluctant Salesperson
March 17th, 2010 by Lauren · 8 Comments
When my business partner Emira announced that she was expecting a baby, my delight at her good news was accompanied by a creeping feeling of dread about taking on some of her key responsibilities at work while she went on maternity leave. See, we’d always divided the workload between us so that while I handled [...]
Tags: HR for the Self-Employed · Our Story · Thoughts






