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Alesia Benedict, Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW) and Job and Career Transition Coach (JCTC) is the Director of GetInterviews.com, a firm that aids senior and C-level executives through their job search.
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Does your resume read like a dusty, out-of-print book? Our expert resume writers can transform your skills and experience from a "tragic comedy" to a bestseller "must read".
Alesia Benedict, Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW) and Job and Career Transition Coach (JCTC) is the Director of GetInterviews.com, a firm that aids senior and C-level executives through their job search.
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Ramp It Up Tip
Map Your Future
Not sure which career direction to take? Try writing down a list of 5-10 companies whose product or service you admire. Then think about which division(s) of these companies you'd want to work in, if you could. What might your role be? This brainstorming strategy can jump-start inspiring ideas of where your career path could lead.
-Alexandra Jenkins
Ramp It Down Tip
Know What's On The Table
If you resign prior to vesting, make sure you are clear about what (if anything) you will be leaving on the table. Check into stock options, tenure, retirement, bonuses and any other financial benefits that may be effected. You may find that staying a bit longer can offer a significant financial perk.
-Ilene Schaffer
Your Question, Our Answer
E Tip: How to Efficiently Keep In Touch With Contacts
One of the greatest professional assets is who you know and who knows you. According to a study of over 600 MBA grads, with 56 % earning over $100,000, “Fifty-eight percent of respondents believe a person skilled at networking could see a ‘significant, substantial or dramatic’ impact on income — even up to a 100-percent increase.”
That means “soft work” like networking can have a pretty substantial ROI.
Summer Reading for Entrepreneurs Looking for Financing
Entrepreneur Corner
Still Invisible After All These Years...
Author: Sharon Hadary
Source: The Center for Women's Business Research
May 22,2007
Still Invisible After All These Years...
Author: Sharon Hadary
Source: The Center for Women's Business Research
May 22,2007
Tips for Parentpreneurs
By JESS MCCUAN
From SmartMoney
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Running a home-based business can be tough. But it's even tougher when you throw children into the mix.
Imagine trying to impress your clients with reports covered with crayon scribbles. Think it's hard to concentrate while your chatty co-worker spills the details of the previous night's date? Wait until you're trying to devise a clever marketing scheme with a three-year-old wailing in the background.
Becoming Your Own Boss As a Woman at Mid-Career
Wall Street Journal
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By DANA MATTIOLI
A mentor's advice can be an asset to those starting their own business. V. Cheryl Womack, chairperson of the nonprofit organization Leading Women Entrepreneurs of the World, encourages women business owners to provide guidance to others aspiring to entrepreneurial goals. Ms. Womack, who founded and sold five businesses in the trucking industry, joined the Kansas City, Mo., organization in 2002.
Growing Fast -- and Smart
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So, you're ready to seize that business opportunity? First, answer these five questions.
Wall Street Journal
By DONALD N. SULL
June 16, 2007; Page R8
Much of the literature on entrepreneurship focuses on how to find and evaluate opportunities. But for many entrepreneurs and managers, seeing the opportunity is the easy part. The real challenge lies in seizing it.
THESE FIRMS ARE BITE-SIZING
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San Francisco Chronicle
A profitable feast: Food-related entrepreneurs are turning the Bay Area into a free range of innovation, and their customers are eating it up
How small business fake being bigger than they are
Interesting article I got through the Warrilow Weekly. I thought it
may give some of you ideas on how to make your business look bigger,
or just make your work easier.
From Warrilow Weekly
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
How small business fake being bigger than they are
There are a number of emerging tools and tricks entrepreneurs are
using to look big while running their businesses from small,
temporary or non-existent offices.
The Best Boss in the World: You!
Do you relish the idea of working for someone really talented, committed and smart? Then working for yourself might just be the ticket. We've all heard the statistics that say 1 in 2 small businesses fail. But what about those that succeed? What makes them tick? We have a crash course on getting your brilliant business idea off the ground.
Think about starting a business as a journey. You need a vision of where you want to go, a map and compass for finding your way and lots of mile markers along the way. Even though it's trite to say that every great journey begins with a step, it is true. Here is how you make your first steps:
1. Talk - to everyone you trust. Brainstorm with mentors, friends and family about your idea. Will it fill a need? Does your idea have "legs'? Once you have exhausted your inner circle, branch out to acquaintances who may offer valuable insight. Remember to wear your thickest skin. You may need some extra protection when you hear some honest feedback on your idea. Take the criticism and encouragement and run with it.
2. Read - every business journal, newspaper, book and blog you can on the subject. Chances are someone has tried to start a business just like yours and is willing to share their insight.
Need some inspiration? The following books give insight on how others made it and what makes them great:
Losing My Virginity: How I've Survived, Had Fun and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way by Richard Branson
Start-up: a Silicon Valley Adventure by Jerry Kaplan
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't by Jim Collins
Making of a Blockbuster: How Wayne Huizenga Built a Sports and Entertainment Empire from Trash, Grit and Videotape by Gail DeGeorge
3. Research - do your homework! Determine the market for your product or service - what is it now and what will it be in the future? Who are the competitors? What are your biggest obstacles to entry?
4. Write - time to pick up the pencil and get started on a business plan. This helps organize your ideas, forces you to answer the tough questions and gives your plan some structure. Check out a new online software program, PlanHQ, which helps entrepreneurs not only through the planning process but guides them after the venture begins.
5. Partner - new businesses have a greater chance of success if they headed by a partnership, rather than a sole practitioner. If you choose this route, make sure your partner shares your values, vision and workstyle.
While starting a new venture is never easy, the rewards are endless. Take that first step!