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The 'Exhaustion' Defense: Do You Buy It? -- Wednesday's Woman

Posted by Gayle Kesten 12:29 PM ET | Jul 22, 2009

The story of a working mom who permitted two tweens to take three younger children for an afternoon at their local Montana mall has sparked an online outcry I haven't seen since the Mommy Wars.

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Menus4Moms Founder Mary Ann Kelley: Wednesday's Woman

Posted by Gayle Kesten 11:41 AM ET | Jul 15, 2009

When Mary Ann Kelley began home-schooling her children 10 years ago, little did she know the education she was about to give herself. An idea for a Web site, and then another, catapulted Kelley into a world of coding, advertising, affiliate programs, e-newsletters, and plenty more -- and what she has learned she generously shares.

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How To Say No -- And Live With Yourself: Wednesday's Woman

Courtesy of Business Know-How 12:35 PM ET | Jul 1, 2009

The following is an excerpt from the book Womenomics: Write Your Own Rules for Success, by Claire Shipman, senior national correspondent for ABC News' Good Morning America, and Katty Kay, Washington correspondent and anchor for BBC World News America.

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Shustir.com Co-Founder Shu Kim: Wednesday's Woman

Posted by Gayle Kesten 02:00 PM ET | Jun 24, 2009

Shu Kim's family emigrated from Seoul, South Korea, to New York when she was only three; ironically, a work assignment took her back many years later. In retrospect Kim realized the time she spent in her birthplace helped her tap into her entrepreneurial roots.

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TwiddleMuff Maker Margaret Light: Wednesday's Woman

Posted by Gayle Kesten 12:05 PM ET | Jun 17, 2009

Not everybody is fortunate enough to know their grandparents. Margaret Light was, and not only did they provide her with a sense of stability while she was growing up -- her family moved every few years -- but one also served as the catalyst for a business that's now in its third year.

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Social Media: Where The Girls Are

Posted by Gayle Kesten 11:16 AM ET | Jun 10, 2009

My browser automatically launches five Web sites: two blogs, two social networks, and my Google RSS reader. So feel free to consider me a poster child for a new study that measures the popularity (read: power) of social media among the U.S. female Internet population.

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RosieKnows.com Founder Rosemary Blandford: Wednesday's Woman

Posted by Gayle Kesten 09:40 AM ET | Jun 3, 2009

From ER nurse to health teacher to stay-at-home mom to small-business owner, Rosemary "Rosie" Blandford's metamorphosis is an inspiring "how to" lesson all on its own.

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Spiral Shell Web Founder CM Boryslawskyj: Wednesday's Woman

Posted by Gayle Kesten 11:08 AM ET | May 27, 2009

Give to get -- that was a key takeaway from a panel I attended last week about how small businesses should incorporate social media into their marketing. It's also a mantra some people follow in their daily lives, with the emphasis on give.

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Connected-Women Founder Runa Magnusdottir: Wednesday's Woman

Posted by Gayle Kesten 09:35 AM ET | May 20, 2009

I had a list of the questions I planned to ask Runa Magnusdottir, founder of a social networking site for women entrepreneurs that's based in Reykjavik, Iceland. Her story, I knew, would be inspiring and full of takeaways. But you know what I really wanted to know?

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3 Top Takeaways From The Women Who Tech Telesummit: Wednesday's Woman

Posted by Gayle Kesten 01:19 PM ET | May 13, 2009

I'm not sure what phrase replaces "standing room only" when you're referring to a teleconference, but whatever that might be is a fitting description for yesterday's Women Who Tech telesummit.

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Women Who Tech Teleconference

Posted by Gayle Kesten 10:36 AM ET | May 6, 2009

Can anyone predict the weather for New York next Tuesday? That's when I plan to park myself at my spring/summer home office (a.k.a. the deck) for the better chunk of the day while dialed into the "Women Who Tech" second annual teleconference for women in technology.

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NWBOC President Janet Harris-Lange Discusses Certification: Wednesday's Woman

Posted by Gayle Kesten 01:55 PM ET | Apr 29, 2009

Last month I began the discussion about why you might consider becoming certified as a women-owned business. The National Women Business Owners Corporation (NWBOC) is one of the main organizations that can make the designation a reality, and late last week I had the pleasure of interviewing its president, Janet Harris-Lange.

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Traditional Gender Roles Fading To Black? Wednesday's Woman

Posted by Gayle Kesten 10:12 AM ET | Apr 22, 2009

Even evolution requires equilibrium, according to the latest Families and Work Institute report about gender roles.

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$10K Grants For 5 Socially Conscious Entrepreneurs: Wednesday's Woman

Posted by Gayle Kesten 09:15 AM ET | Apr 8, 2009

Now here's what I like to see: recognition and rewards for business owners who are cognizant of the world around them.

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Ketra Oberlander: Wednesday's Woman Of Possibilities

Posted by Gayle Kesten 09:00 AM ET | Apr 1, 2009

Each and every Wednesday's Women I profile has motivated me to change a thought pattern that was knowingly or unknowingly holding me back (and hopefully for you, as well). That sentiment remains unchanged -- yet totally redefined -- now that I know Ketra Oberlander.

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Woman-Owned Business Certification Considerations: Wednesday's Woman

Posted by Gayle Kesten 02:05 PM ET | Mar 25, 2009

Staying current involves more than updating your Twitter status. It can also include bolstering your status by becoming certified as a woman-owned business (WOB).

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Wednesday's Woman: Tax Expert Barbara Weltman

Posted by Gayle Kesten 12:21 PM ET | Mar 18, 2009

I have as hard a time understanding the myriad tax, legal, and financial issues impacting small businesses as the next guy and gal. The difference is I've spoken to the quintessential authority about those topics, and you're about learn from her, too.

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Wednesday's Woman: IAC Professional's Heather Villa Makes Bookkeeping 'EZ'

Posted by Gayle Kesten 01:25 PM ET | Mar 11, 2009

One of the most laborious tasks on a small-business owner's to-do list is bookkeeping. QuickBooks, of course, is a popular solution, but, according to Heather Villa, it's overkill for businesses that make less than $300,000 per year.

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Wednesday's Woman: Tees For Change Founder Andreea Ayers

Posted by Gayle Kesten 02:47 PM ET | Mar 4, 2009

Most people thought Andreea Ayers was out of her mind when she wanted to deliver her baby at home. And from that criticism, an idea for a business was born.

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Wednesday's Woman: The Delicate Art Of Giving Constructive Criticism

Posted by Gayle Kesten 03:05 PM ET | Feb 25, 2009

Perhaps I hang with a sensitive bunch, but constructive criticism is a real toughie for most of my working women sisters.

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Wednesday's Woman: Dawn Rivers Baker, Editor & Publisher of The MicroEnterprise Journal

Posted by Gayle Kesten 12:11 PM ET | Feb 18, 2009

Dawn Rivers Baker has been covering the microbusiness beat for a decade, focusing on public policy and legislation -- complicated topics that make many an eyeball glaze over.

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Wednesday's Woman: Contest For Moms In Business

Posted by Gayle Kesten 01:06 PM ET | Feb 11, 2009

I joined the ranks of working mothers nearly a decade ago. My early memories are of perpetually rushing from home to daycare to work for a midsize media company, and then reversing course come 5:30 p.m. Yet, despite the many responsibilities, one of the few hats I didn't wear was that of a business owner.

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Wednesday's Woman: Smart Networking's Liz Lynch

Posted by Gayle Kesten 11:25 AM ET | Jan 28, 2009

Five minutes. That's how long Liz Lynch lasted at her first networking event. "But I knew I had to learn to network if I was going to succeed as an entrepreneur," she says.

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Wednesday's Woman: Mean Girls At Work

Posted by Gayle Kesten 02:35 PM ET | Jan 21, 2009

Back in the '80s, my cousin had a fulfilling marketing career at a big-name financial management company. But the landscape changed when, back from maternity leave, she was assigned a new boss who turned out to be a witch on wheels.

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Wednesday's Woman: Angela Jia Kim Savors Her Success

Posted by Gayle Kesten 12:16 PM ET | Jan 14, 2009

Think you had a busy 2008? Try spending 200-plus days on tour as a concert pianist while running your own company and launching a social network for female entrepreneurs that took off from the get-go. Welcome to the year of the multitalented Angela Jia Kim.

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