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May31
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Make Mine a $Million Business Workshops and Celebration on June 2, 2006 Workshops and celebration ($60), 3:30 to 6:30 pm: go to http://www.nawbo.org Celebration only ($28), 5 to 6:30 pm: http://www.makemineamillion.org Location: Westin St. Francis Hotel, Union Square, San Francisco
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May24
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Come join me over at the Westin in San Francisco next Friday for the MakeMineaMillion.org presentations: I've been invited as a guest of the publicity team and I'll be blogging about these women entrepreneurs who are committed to developing...
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Here is a snapshot that I read about in the Washington Post, from a March 5 2006 article entitled "Our Financial Failings: Family Savings Look Scary Across the Board" by staff writer Neil Irwin: Meet the typical American family. It...
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Larry Stay, my colleague over at GrowYourFunds.com is Devoted to understanding the basics and fundamentals of investing If you want advice from someone who is succeeding as a financial advisor with over 30+ years of experience, go over and hear...
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May22
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Somewhere along the way I seem to remember learning that "If you want something done, ask a busy person," meaning that busy people take control of their time and are able to accomplish more.This particularly holds for women who are...
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May21
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"Everyone should have a coach."In my opinion, it is very important for women, particularly women of color, to actively seek out and work with a mentor (or someone with more knowledge, experience, or background) who can help guide us towards...
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May17
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Part of my joy in life is using my organizing skills to bring people together, specifically women and more directly, women of color.I think that within any circle where people are gathered with a specific intent, the right resources, the...
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The final report is out from the Census for 2004 data about Asian business owners: it's all about California, New York, Texas, New Jersey, Hawaii, Illinois, and Florida! Those five states have the largest number of Asian-owned businesses in the...
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Every week for the past few years, I've been receiving a little e-mail called "Thought of the Week" in my Inbox. The messages come from Nipun Mehta, a former Sun Microsystems employee who now volunteers through CharityFocus, a nonprofit he...
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I've been browsing the Makemineamillion.org website and it is chock-full with great information and the opportunity to make connections, check it out at www.makemineamillion.orgThe project's goal is to help women-owned businesses reach and exceed the million-dollar revenue mark through support,...
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It's Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and wow, we had some fun at the mayor's proclamation in San Francisco last week. There was Food! Dancing! Singing! and Centenarians (we were celebrating 100 years of heritage since the1906 SF earthquake)! And...
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The other day, while surfing around for minority-owned businesses, I came across a Google ad for One United, which bills itself as the first black-owned internet bank and the largest black-owned bank in the country (they're offering a decent 4.5%...
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May16
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I feel sorry for Kaavya Viswanathan, but at the same time, I totally understand the pressures she must be feeling. Viswanathan, the author of "How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life" published by Little Brown &...
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May 5
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1) Where did you get started in your business?I have just started my own company, PrymeJenomix, LLC. I am currently offering scientific and technical consulting with near future goals of performing ocular genetic screening services. I am located in Philadelphia,...
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