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• Asking for Money Ain’t Easy – But a Strategic Venture Capital Partner Can Accelerate Business Growth.

  I was never one to ask for money, even as a kid. I started earning my own money when I was five years old. Yes, of course the money came from my parents, but they gave me little jobs to do in the family business to earn it. When I was 15 I started my... Posted Nov 02 2008, 12:46 PM by Susan Wilson Solovic with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: women business owners, The Girls' Guide to Building a Million Dollar Business, venture capital, Springboard enterprises, SBTV.com/Susan Wilson Solovic, Paley Center for Media

• New Program Helps Women Business Owners Gain Access to Federal Contracts

  The federal government spends billions and billions of dollars every year on purchases ranging from toilet paper, conference tables and training to Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle units. I have no idea what that last thing... Posted Sep 11 2008, 01:11 PM by Susan Wilson Solovic with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: women business owners, Up From the Dust, Mary Schnack, American Express, WIPP Women Impacting Public Policy, SBTV.com, Susan Wilson Solovic, expert, training, Department of Defense, United States Government, small business education, small business television, Federal Contracting, CCR, Northrop Grumman, 5% goal, Federal Procurement, Central Contracting Registration, Give Me Five, Federal legislation, OPEN

• My Encounter With a Woman Who Changed History: Dr. Sarah Weddington.

  Hundreds of women business owners turned out for the Women's Leadership Exchange Summit in Long Beach, California. It was a day filled with amazing keynote speakers, training seminars and of course, lots of networking. I'm always impressed with... Posted Aug 14 2008, 08:01 AM by Susan Wilson Solovic with | with no comments Filed under: women business owners, Women's Leadership Exchange, networking, WLE, attorney, SBTV.com, Susan Wilson Solovic, conference, small business information, small business television, Roe v. Wade, expert, small business tools, SBTV, training, Dr. Sarah Weddington, Boston, Helen Grenier, seminars, small business events calendar, U.S. Supreme Court, women's rights, Long Beach, iRobot, legal brief, Weddington Center

• Vision to Venture For Women Entrepreneurs Rolls Across the Country

  Despite the inconvenience of a broken elbow, I've been having a fabulous time. I've been part of the Vision to Venture event for women entrepreneurs created by Microsoft Office Live Small Business . We launched in St. Louis on April 2 and since... Posted Apr 26 2008, 01:15 PM by Susan Wilson Solovic with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: women business owners, marketing, Duct Tape Marketing, John Jantsch, success tips, SBTV.com, Susan Wilson Solovic, The Girls' Guide to Building a Million Dollar Business, Microsoft, Vision to Venture, online marketing, Rich Sloan, Microsoft Office Live Small Business, Women Entrepreneurs, small business tetelevision, Startup Nation, free webcast, website

• What Do Mickey and Minnie Mouse Have in Common with Wildly Successful Business Women? Walt Disney World

  Walt Disney World's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa is where you'll find hundreds of successful women business owners gathered for the 2008 Enterprising Women Magazine's annual Enterprising Women of the Year Awards. And yes, that's where... Posted Feb 27 2008, 01:22 PM by Susan Wilson Solovic with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: women business owners, Enterprising Women, Disney World, sales, www.SBTV.com, Susan Wilson Solovic, The Girls' Guide to Building a Million Dollar Business, Enterprising Women of the Year, bookstores, www.Amazon.com, Donna Vandiver, business awards, Manilow Suites, Pamela Chambers O'Rourke, Rebecca Herwick. Global Products, Walt Disney World, The Vandiver Group, Icon Information Consultants, revenue, Francine Manilow

• NAWBO Criticizes the SBA's Proposed Rules on Set-Aside Program for Women

  A few days ago I blogged about the SBA's proposed rules on a federal set-aside program for women owned businesses . Now, NAWBO -- National Association of Women Business Owners is joining other women's groups in criticizing the SBA. Lisa Kaiser... Posted Jan 14 2008, 05:30 PM by Susan Wilson Solovic with | with no comments Filed under: women business owners, NAWBO, SBA, Small Business Administration, National Association of Women Business Owners, federal agencies, federal government contracts, blog

• Women’s Leadership Exchange Launches New Organization for Women Leaders

  Wow! I just returned from the first meeting of Women's Leadership Exchange's new LEXCI program. LEXCI stands for Leadership Executive Circle and it's designed to help women business leaders heighten their success and to build business relationships... Posted Jan 08 2008, 07:11 PM by Susan Wilson Solovic with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: women business owners, Women's Leadership Exchange, coaching, mentoring, WLE, New York small business, mentor, peer advisory, leadership

• Women Business Owners Have Much to be Thankful for This Holiday

  Imagine living in a world where singing and dancing is forbidden. Where women aren't allowed to wear jewelry and painted fingernails result in fingers being cut off. A world where women aren't allowed to work and they can't go outside their... Posted Nov 21 2007, 03:18 PM by Susan Wilson Solovic with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: women business owners, WIPP, MBA, WIPP Institute, Peace through Business, Barbara Kasoff, Women Impacting Public Policy, Northwood Univeristy, entrepreneurship, Karen Hughes, First Lady Laura Bush, AT&T, Farsi, Afghanistan, financials, entrepreneurial training, Kabul, Taliban, Terry Neese

• Politics and Policy Impacts Your Business: Get Involved

  Terry Neese, co-founder of Women Impacting Public Policy always says: “If you’re not involved in politics then politics will run your business.” What she means is that many of us who are running small businesses don’t take time to know and understand... Posted Oct 31 2007, 08:59 PM by Susan Wilson Solovic with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: women business owners, NAWBO, politics, WIPP, NASE, affordable health care, NFIB, Health care, Longaberger, policy, NWBC

• Enterprising Women Magazine Awards

  If you aren't familiar with Enterprising Women magazine, you should be. It's mission is to reflect and amplify the voices of entrepreneurial women, to share their stories of risk and success, to chronicle their growing political, economic and... Posted Oct 15 2007, 12:35 PM by Susan Wilson Solovic with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: women business owners, Enterprising Women, Disney World, Women's Leadership Exchange, QVC, human resources

• Short on cash? Why not barter?

  For my regular small business segment on KSDK-TV today, I talked about the increased popularity of bartering. Personally, I've always been a fan of bartering. I even tried to barter with a plastic surgeon once. Didn't work, so I still have the... Posted Oct 03 2007, 12:41 PM by Susan Wilson Solovic with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: cash flow, women business owners, tax, barter