| December 8, 2009 | News for women business owners |
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- Whitman presents sleeker image in California politics
Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, 53, "is no longer the frumpy corporate mascot who was once photographed in a beige turtleneck and high-waisted slacks, surrounded by a team of Silicon Valley executives," according to this Time article. Now in the gubernatorial race in California, Whitman has become polished and sleek as she touts her career experience. TIME
(12/14) 
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- 2 female business owners put face on economic woes
 Two female business owners in the Washington, D.C., area -- Denise D'Amour, who owns a bicycle shop, and Rose Wang who heads an information-technology consultancy -- talk to CNN about the troubles they have had this year as banks stopped lending money that could have helped them cope with the recession. Although both remain optimistic about their futures, Wang laid off 10% of her workers and D'Amour is closing her shop. CNN
(12/7)
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- Clever tweets fodder for T-shirt company
Coin That Phrase is among a handful of startups that rely on social media for their business models. The T-shirt company invites users to design shirts and collect royalties from their sales, even letting them take ownership of an insightful tweet or Facebook status update. "I had this idea five years ago, but the missing piece was the social-networking component," says founder Noel Burkman. Chicago Tribune
(12/7)
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- How the App Store is changing everything -- even Apple
The enormous popularity of the iPhone App Store has led some analysts to compare the product's impact to AOL's role in expanding Internet access in the 1990s, terming it a "revolutionary trend" whose effect could still extend even further. "The iPhone is something different. It's changing our behavior. The game that Apple is playing is to become the Microsoft of the smartphone market," said Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty. NYTimes.com
(12/5)
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- Business coach advises women to follow passion, seek help
 Elisa Balabram, business coach and author of "Ask Others/Trust Yourself," says it is important for women entrepreneurs to pay attention to their passion and intuition and get over discomfort of asking for help. Balabram says many women have told her they failed to pursue their business interests because the men around them have not been encouraging. Entrepreneur magazine
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A survey by the Center for Women's Business Research indicates women business owners are beginning to see recovery. Only 7% of the survey respondents predicted the economy will get worse in the next six months while 54% see conditions improving. 
