We created a new Women in Consulting member benefit late in 2009, the WIC Mentoring Program. Our successful six-week pilot run ended in mid-October. The pilot included seven mentees who agreed to help us test the new program. These were WIC members who were interested in the program, but also ready to invest some time Read more...

WICsters: I want to turn you on to a great FREE resource called HARO, an acronym for Help A Reporter Out. HARO’s tagline is “Everyone’s An Expert At Something.” This dynamic "get publicity without breaking a sweat" site reveals a nifty secret: all members of the media -- from national TV producers and local radio Read more...

I had the pleasure of attending WIC's general meeting last Thursday, where Kate Purmal shared insights into how we can make 2010 our best year yet...without breaking our necks! I particularly like that last part! As part of the networking exercise, everyone was asked to answer the following question: If you could choose between the Read more...

Research from The Guardian Life Small Business Research Institute, as outlined in "Women Business Owners to Lead the Nation in Job Creation " by Rieva Lesonsky, shows that by 2018, women entrepreneurs will be responsible for creating between 5 million and 5.5 million new jobs nationwide," more than half the new jobs expected. According to Read more...

Does your email inbox have 3,000 emails in it?  Do you lose important emails because they are buried deep in your inbox?  Don’t let email overwhelm you.  Take control of your inbox with these easy steps:  Clean Out Your Inbox Daily – The best way to avoid email overwhelm is to clean out your inbox Read more...

I just finished reading an interesting post on Copyblogger by Sonia Simone. I love people who aren't afraid to question the status quo or express an opposing viewpoint to acceptable practices. I love it even when I don't agree with them, because it keeps the conversation going, ensures we don't get complacent, and pushes us to Read more...

In fact, through the worst recession in nearly a century, we grew our community to be nearly 500 strong--with our ranks of full members swelling by nearly 40% this year. And we did all this as an entirely volunteer run organization, with over 100 consultants taking on pro bono consulting roles for WIC.

I love finding nifty tools, those little gadgets, programs, and the like that make life easier. In fact, when I redid my aveconsulting.com site recently, I added a section in the Visitor's Toolbox where I list some of my faves. I'll definitely add this newest one to the list. If you use subcontractors -- or Read more...

It seems that the recession is finally ending. But if you’re like me, my business took a beating and I have some major planning to do to be poised for opportunities in 2010. However, it seems so overwhelming to do it all by myself. Luckily, WIC has a workshop on December 1st that can help Read more...

I read a nice article on Raintoday.com that deals with a scenario that most consultants face at one time or another: What to Say When a Client Claims Your Price Is too High” by Charles H. Green, Contributing Editor, Raintoday.com. It’s a good read, so make sure to check out the full article. “If you're Read more...