Ideas worth acting on
Explore stories and practical lessons from women in sales, technology, startups, and entrepreneurship.
No matter how hard you try. No matter how much effort and work you put into the deal. No matter how much your prospect might like you. No matter how much he or she might trust you in the sales process. No matter how many hours you work. A deal is not won until you have the order in. You…
Read storyWhen I first graduated college I spent the summer in Nantucket working as a nanny and selling belts to people on vacation. I graduated from a small, private liberal arts school in Florida. I have a degree in International Business from Rollins College. There are all kinds of women. These women as we know them, started out as young girls.…
Read storyWhile looking through my stream of “women in tech” keyword sets on Twitter I came across this great video about how and why we need more women in tech. They take a stance that I never really have heard. It is more about why we need more women in tech because we have jobs that they could and should have.…
Read story1. Make the demo about their needs and their wants. 2. Don’t focus on what you want to do. 3. Ask your prospect or company that you are doing to what they would like to see and why. 4. Don’t forget your own agenda and your own goals of this part of the sales process but don’t let that over-ride…
Read storyFill out the short questionnaire below so I can spotlight you as a woman working in tech! First name * Last name * Email address * Role * Company Name * What do you think women should know about your role? For example if they have never heard of your job what would you want them to know about your job? Why do you think…
Read storyI have had women come up to me at tech events and ask me why are we still talking about this? We were talking about women in tech when I was your age… Well, the conversation about women in tech is something that is ever evolving and changing. I personally don’t see it going anywhere. But, instead of talking about…
Read storyIf there is a problem that you keep running into, it is chronic and very problematic for a big market –go after it. If you think you have the solution you should try to solve it. Try a lot of different things in your career. Try them early and often. Prove yourself to the company that you work for or…
Read storyWomen have a great deal of power and are constantly performing incredible feats that deserve recognition. If you want to learn from spectacular entrepreneurs and business women we hope you will join the chats. Leading up to the Women’s Leadership Forum, The Ad Club is hosting a weekly Twitter chat series aimed to: Inspire and connect women interested in business, marketing,…
Read storySheryl Sandberg, COO of FaceBook just gave a TED talk about women in the workplace and how we can get more women in upper management positions. She delved into what our problems are and how can we fix these problems to even out the number. We need to start now. Women at the top, C level jobs are around 15-16…
Read storyThe week before the new year brings a lot of feelings, emotions and ideas. What lies ahead this year? What did I do this year that was stupid? What did I do this year that was great? You look back and think about your accomplishments and your downfalls. What have you learned? What can you do better this upcoming year?…
Read storyWe bought thewomenpreneurs.com because womenpreneurs.com is not available. Don’t you just hate it when people squat on a URL for no reason. That’s okay we are moving on and moving on strong.. This doesn’t mean that we are leaving Boston or not going to create content about awesome women entrepreneurs here. We just want to be able to share the…
Read storyOur goal here at Boston WomenPreneurs is to create an over-arching social network (not FaceBook, unlike LinkedIn, not Twitter, not any of those) that will be specific to women entrepreneurs. This online and offline community will allow women entrepreneurs to socialize and learn in a way that will help to create more businesses and startups. This goal is one that…
Read storyDavid Cancel of Performable Creating a data driven startup. Timing is everything. Marketing, big data, analytics. “98 percent of the people that come to your website leave and they never come back.” 3 lessons learned the hard way: 1. The middle sucks. Don’t be in the middle. That is the valley of death. 2. Your “demo” is useless. No one cares about…
Read storyBoston WomenPreneurs was created for women entrepreneurs here in the Boston and Cambridge area. The premise and basis for creating this showcase online forum of amazing women creating startups and working for startups was so we TOGETHER could create a community of women who are working towards making influential changes in our economy. Women who are motivated, women who are…
Read storyMassChallenge is the world’s largest global startup competition and accelerator program taking place right here in the Innovation District of Boston. The competition started just as any other startup does. With an initial idea to help entrepreneurs create viable companies MassChallenge has ignited a global renaissance. The companies chosen to move forward in MassChallenge are accelerating the development of high growth, high impact…
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