| November 10, 2009 | News for women business owners |
 |  |
| Top Story |  |  |
|
- Female leaders in auto industry share tips of the trade
Female leaders in the auto industry shared experiences last week in a panel discussion at the International Autobody Congress and Exposition in Las Vegas. "I've always been of the mind that my success or failure doesn't have anything to do with me being a woman," said Camille Eber, owner of Roth & Miller Autobody in Portland, Ore. "My success is based on whatever level of commitment or persistence that I put into the effort, combined with my abilities and knowledge." Search-AutoParts.com/Automotive Body Repair News
(11/5) 
| Business Trends | | |
|
- Cepeda: Bureaucracy hinders minority, female contractors
Minority firms and female contractors are getting left behind even amid an effort to hand out more federal contracts to them because they do not have the experience to navigate the bureaucracy, writes Esther J. Cepeda. Cepeda notes that several organizations and agencies are attempting to level the playing field by offering workshops and resources to help minorities and women win contracts. The Huffington Post
(11/6)
- Nordstrom seeks to woo women business owners in Delaware
Nordstrom has put out a call to let minority- and women-owned businesses know what the company will need from vendors when it opens a store in Delaware. Executives at the Seattle-based retailer say diversity programs are established before each store is built. That is a practice that is becoming more normal, says Rhonda Malatesta of the National Association of Women In Construction's Delaware chapter. The News Journal (Wilmington, Del.)
(11/3)
| Small Business Spotlight | | |
|
- Quilters offer patchwork of American-made products
Rita Day and Beth Worley started their business, Quilter's Patch, in the late 1990s when they got the opportunity to buy a "long arm" quilting machine from a retiring quilter. Business increased so quickly the pair had to work late two nights a week to keep up; three years ago they brought in Shirley Mobley, who has added embroidery, soap making and jewelry making to the business. Abilene Reporter-News (Texas)
(11/8)
| Social Media Buzz | | |
|
- 5 tips for catchy headlines
Write strong headlines that capture readers' short attention spans by using active voice, being sassy and purposely saving some of the details for the story, Geoff Livingston writes. "The open-ended nature teases readers," he notes. The Buzz Bin
(11/9)
| NAWBO (R) News | | |
|
| Weekly Poll | | |
|
-
Does your company use social media as part of its CRM strategy?
 | Yes. |
| No. |
| No, but we expect to soon. |
| I don't know. |
| Technology | | |
|
- Online gender game offers insight on hiring, promotion
A Web site developed by the Center for Work Life Law at the University of California's Hastings College of the Law invites people to engage in a game called "Gender Bias Bingo." The site offers a controversial contribution to the debate over gender bias with links to empirical research about how gender affects performance assessments in hiring and promotion. NYTimes.com/Economix blog
(11/9)
| Best Practices | | |
|
| Policy Update | | |
|
- Asian chamber member questions SBA's success
A Small Business Administration official told a meeting of the Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce last week that the Obama administration is making progress on its commitment to small-business contracts, but many of the participants expressed doubts. Richmond lawyer Lakshmi Challa says minority- and women-owned businesses feel they are not getting their fair share of federal contracts. Richmond Times-Dispatch (Va.)
(11/6)
| Lifestyle | | |
|
- 3 short walks burn as many calories as a long one
Jean Harvey-Berino, dean of the University of Vermont's Nutrition Department, said women do not have to go into overload to lose weight by exercising more. "If we're talking about just being more active and we're talking about burning calories, energy expenditure, it doesn't matter whether it's in one long bout or multiple short bouts," she says. "You can take three 10-minute walks [that are] just as good as one 30-minute walk." WCAX-TV (Burlington, Vt.)
(11/9)
| SmartQuote | | |
|
 | Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much."
--Oscar Wilde,
Irish writer
|
| |
| Advertise |
|
Corporate Sales Director:
Tom O'Brien 212-450-1679
|
|
|
| |
|
Read more at SmartBrief.com |
|
A powerful website for SmartBrief readers including:
|
|
|
|
| |
| About NAWBO® |
Founded in 1975, NAWBO® propels women entrepreneurs into economic, social
and political spheres of power worldwide. Thirty years later, NAWBO® is
still the only organization that solely represents the interest of women
entrepreneurs in all industries. NAWBO® and Women Mean BusinessTM are
registered trademarks of the National Association of Women Business
Owners. For more information, please visit www.nawbo.org.
|
| |
| Connect with NAWBO |
 |
|
| |
| |
| | Recent Nawbo® SmartBrief Issues:
- Thursday, November 05, 2009
- Tuesday, November 03, 2009
- Thursday, October 29, 2009
- Tuesday, October 27, 2009
- Thursday, October 22, 2009
| | | Lead Editor: Devlyn Ray
Mailing Address:
SmartBrief, Inc.®, 1100 H ST NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20005 | |
| |
|
| © 1999-2011 SmartBrief, Inc.® Legal Information |
|
