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Small Biz Self-Bailout Contest

Survival of the smartest! Office Depot is awarding more than $1,000,000 in prizes in the Office Depot—Adopt a Small Business Contest. 500 small businesses will win more than $2,000 in prizes! Want to enter? Upload a two-minute video about what your business is doing to survive during these hard times and how Office Depot can help you get through the challenges. The entry deadline is 11:59 PM EDT on July 31, 2009. By entering the contest, you have a chance to win $1,300 Office Depot gift card,… Continue

Added by Kaira Sturdivant Rouda on July 7, 2009 at 5:16pm — No Comments

Summer (Business) Reading Selections

As I began packing my suitcase for summer vacation, I realized it was time to pick out my summer reading. This is usually a big decision for me, as I am sure it is for many of you too. So I thought I would share a few great books (or magazines) to take along on vacations…to help your business. Here are a few recommendations: • Marketing to Women:… Continue

Added by Kaira Sturdivant Rouda on June 23, 2009 at 3:06pm — No Comments

Learning to Say No

By nature, women are nurturers—the ones always helping others. While it’s admirable that we are always trying to be there for others, between work and family, our lives can get chaotic. In striving to be SuperMom, we often forget how and when to say no. Then, being overcommitted with no time for ourselves, we’re left feeling frazzled, burnt-out, despondent and not much good to anyone. Fortunately,… Continue

Added by Kaira Sturdivant Rouda on May 1, 2009 at 10:02am — No Comments

Jump-start Your Personal Brand Today!

Whether you like gardening, ballroom dancing, pushing the envelope or flying under the radar, your innermost traits should be exhibited in your own personal brand. This being said, I challenge those of you who haven’t used a glue stick in awhile to create a brand board that displays your personality and passions. What’s a brand board? It’s a poster board that you transform into a montage of pictures and images that accurately represent your personality. Are you calm and green; fresh and blue; o… Continue

Added by Kaira Sturdivant Rouda on October 31, 2008 at 10:48am — No Comments