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New Member Update, 5/15/12

Laura Rubinstein, a social media marketing consultant from CA

WOO-HOO…. This week we’re pumped to welcome 10 fabulous new Professional Listing Members! We hope you’ll visit their Profiles (click on the hyperlinked names), and send a Welcome Intro note when you can. You never know where that intro may lead! And don’t forget to check our main Directory page often – as new Professional… [Continue Reading]

Making It As an Indie Musician

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When singer-songwriter Natalie Brown lost a record deal in 2000, she started her own label with a partner, and they released the record together. That first album, Let the Candle Burn, kicked off on internet sites such as Amazon and iTunes — and Brown has never looked back. Being independent is difficult, she acknowledges, but… [Continue Reading]

Make a Good First Impression

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Mary Taylor Zimmerman has studied gymnastics, ballet, karate, diving and skiing. She’s backpacked through Europe and trekked the Himalayas. She’s also overcome myriad health problems: a car accident that compromised her ability to walk, fibromyalgia that she keeps in check through constant vigilance over diet and fitness, and a blood disease that has to be… [Continue Reading]

New Member Update 5/8/12

Catherine Farman, a website designer and developer

We really thrilled to welcome 15 new fabulous members this week! We hope you’ll visit their Profiles (click on the hyperlinked names), and send a Welcome Intro note when you can. You never know where that intro may lead! And don’t forget to check our Directory often – new Professional Listings are published every day…. [Continue Reading]

New Member Update, 5/1/12

Wendy Newman, The Pesonal Brand Coach from CA

WOO-HOO – we were rockin’ this past week and welcomed 18 new Professional Listing Members! We hope you’ll visit their Profiles (click on the hyperlinked names), and send a Welcome Intro note when you can. You never know where that intro may lead! And don’t forget to check our Directory often – new Professional Listings… [Continue Reading]

Crowdfunding Live: New Twist to Hot Phenomenon

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When event planner Aggie Kobrin discovered crowdfunding six months ago, the possibilities galvanized her into action. The crowdfunding premise is simple. If you have an idea, you ask for a little bit of seed money from a lot of people to fund it. The money is not a donation – it’s more along the lines… [Continue Reading]

Grandma’s Whoopie Pies

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This recipe is for my Grandma Loretta’s famous whoopie pies. When my grandmother passed away, my mother inherited her little treasure chest filled with recipes — all handwritten on note cards.  I stumbled upon these cards and decided to try making these delicious morsels myself. The recipe makes about 14 whoopie pies — just enough for a lovely… [Continue Reading]

A New Way to Finance Your Business

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Deborah Brenner walked away from $1.5 million in investor funding for her wine cooperative, Women of the Vine. “The problem that I found, as I started meeting with institutional investors, is that it all gets focused on the exit strategy,” Brenner says. “I want to create jobs, not just sell out to the highest bidder… [Continue Reading]

New Member Update, 4/24/12

Marketing Strategist Jennifer Peek, from MO

We’re crazy about our new Professional Listing Members, hailing from all over the USA and two from the UK! Why? Because they are an ambitious, talented women, each with their own unique dreams and objectives – and circles of influence. So, we encourage you to reach out and introduce yourself  - share a pithy blurb about… [Continue Reading]

Survivor Takes A Big Bite Out of Life

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Cheryl Isaac came to America from war-torn Liberia, where as a 9-year-old she hid under a bed in a church shelter while bullets flew by outside. Since arriving in the U.S. as a teenager, she has embraced the opportunities available to her in this country. “Knowing each day could be your last, once you have… [Continue Reading]

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