Warren Buffett recognizes value when he sees it. His style of investing in high-quality, underpriced companies has made him one of the richest men in the world. Women are an under valued resource who are key to America’s prosperity wrote Buffett in an essay in Fortune.

How to Network to Grow Your Business

by Geri Stengel on May 2, 2013 - 12:20am

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If women entrepreneurs want to grow their businesses, they need to network. That means stop behaving like shy little girls: Put yourself out there, especially when the economy is slow.

5 Ways to Improve Your Networking

by Guest Blogger on Mar 26, 2013 - 12:20am

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by Lauren Fritsch

I’ve received a ton of questions lately about networking: how to do it effectively, how not to be the weirdo, how is it like dating, how to follow up, how not to waste your time with losers, what is different about networking with women vs. men, how to network online, networking mistakes amateurs make.

I Think I Can, I Think I Can … I Know I Will!

by Geri Stengel on Aug 25, 2011 - 12:20am

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I’m a Pollyanna, always optimistic, always seeing the glass half full instead of half empty.

Be a Winner: Learn From Mistakes – Yours and Those of Others

by Geri Stengel on Mar 1, 2011 - 12:12am

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Failing doesn’t make you a failure; it makes you a learner. If you don’t think that this applies to running a business or nonprofit, think again. Bad experience is a great business leader.

Learning Opportunities Expand for Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs

by Geri Stengel on Feb 15, 2011 - 11:29am

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The benefits chronicled by graduates of training programs for entrepreneurs are many and varied. In its press release announcing that 1,000 entrepreneurs have now graduated from the Kauffman FastTrac program it sponsored, New York City lauded both the new levels of growth achieved by individual entrepreneurs and the benefits to the city’s economic recovery.

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How do Small Businesses Grow? Experience and Money

by Geri Stengel on Jan 20, 2011 - 12:11am

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"The U.S. economy looks to be in better shape, but a full recovery will only be achieved once small firms begin to prosper" and "We do want businesses that are viable and have good business plans and lots of experience backing them up to get loans."

Both those statements come from Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve as quoted in The Wall Street Journal.

Trends in 2011 Will Be Same as They Were in 2010: Collaboration, Social Media, Integrity

by Geri Stengel on Dec 21, 2010 - 9:04am

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Every conference I went to in 2010 stressed collaboration, whether in new forms of financing for social good, both nonprofit and social enterprises, or among co-workers, within sectors or across sectors to generate new products/services. If you didn't get the memo, check out some of the posts from the Social Impact Exchange 2010 Conference.

Expanding an Entrepreneur's Network Fires Up Her Business

by Geri Stengel on Dec 2, 2010 - 7:00am

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I can't resist: I have to tell you about another entrepreneur who, to her surprise, has found networking and lifelong learning enriching and even essential.

Sharon Ng doesn't know where to start when she recounts the benefits of networking, going back to "school," and listening to people she thought had nothing to offer her. She had, after all, developed a unique and effective way of teaching Mandarin, French, and Spanish to children. Who could help her with that niche business?

2 Keys to Stamina for Entrepreneurs: Network and Learning

by Geri Stengel on Nov 12, 2010 - 3:39pm

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It's not like Philip Kent Kiracofe is a new kid on the block. He's led successful ventures in real estate, venture capital, and online services. As to the usual entrepreneurial skills – ability to take risks, undaunted in the face of challenge – he may have extra, judging by his avocations of mountain climbing and Ironman competitions.

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