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Our Workshops team has put together an awesome Social Media Workshop this next Monday in Santa Clara. This workshop is not a repeat of last years content but focused towards people at all stages of social media proficiency to help them learn to utilize, socialize, and monetize their business online. Come join us for this Read more...
The WIC sponsorship team is excited to announce that we’ve added a new type of sponsorship to our program. You’re now able to purchase a banner ad on the WIC website. Banner ads are located in the top right-hand corner of every page on the WIC website and run for one month. If you’d like Read more...
Meet Katie Phetteplace, Esq. Partner at Starr Finley, LLP this month to discuss the impact your company's formation can have on it's growth, taxation, as well as your overall success. Consultants face a unique challenge in choosing what type of business to form, Katie will help you navigate the options in a simple way that Read more...
Is your love of books creating feelings of overwhelm? If so, it may be time to evaluate your personal and business book collection. Here are a few tips to help you get started: If you didn't like the book, let it go. If you are not going to refer to it again, let it go. If a Read more...
As I was preparing to write my first blog post for Women in Consulting there were a number of possible topics vying for attention. However, the one that seemed most pertinent as a starting place was this. Being passionately interested in social media I read and talk about it a lot and it struck me Read more...
Market research can be an invaluable tool to help client companies make the right decisions and take the most effective actions. It can also be more of an academic study. Learn tips how to make your market research both actionable and meaningful.
You’ve probably experienced it yourself—the endless to-do list! Every item is like one of the Hydra’s heads. Kill off one and two more pop up in its place! This condition is even deadlier if you’re running your own business. What to do? There are some great tools that can help you. Read Read more...
Do you remember the pit in your stomach that would form when you faced test questions in school that you couldn’t answer? Maybe you felt anxiety as you glanced at peers who were busily writing or turning the pages of the test while you stared at your page, feeling helpless. Perhaps you wrote answers that Read more...
Do you have a facebook fan page? If so, or are starting one soon, here are five tips to make your page more effective.
What do great project managers do that other people don’t? That was one of the questions I asked the WIC Community list recently as I researched an article I was writing. Knowing that WIC, as a community, includes many great project managers, I wanted to hear what WIC list readers thought about great project management Read more...