The 19th Global Summit for Women opened today in Santiago, Chile with 28 Ministers – including the first woman Minister (for education) from Saudi Arabia!! We are indeed making progress. Lead Specialist of the World Bank Group Gender Action... read more
On of the highlights for me from South by South West’s Interactive festival this year was the keynote from Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos, a $1 billion dollar online business that sells shoes (and quite a few other things).... read more
Despite not getting to the movies as often as I’d like, I enjoy the awards nights that seem to crowd around the first part of the year. Last night’s Golden Globe Awards main honoree was Steven Spielberg, whose presentation... read more
Despite not getting to the movies as often as I’d like, I enjoy the awards nights that seem to crowd around the first part of the year. Last night’s Golden Globe Awards main honoree was Steven Spielberg, whose presentation... read more
Behind every great woman, there’s another one. Tickets are now on sale for the 2008 Telstra Business Women’s Awards National Award Ceremony which will be held in Melbourne on 9 December. YOU COULD WIN TICKETS TO THIS GREAT EVENT:... read more
A recent poll of our Australian readers showed these results in response to the question: What will be the biggest issue for women business owners in 2009? economy/credit crunch – 72% compliance (BAS, Superannuation, OH&S) – 6% staff shortages... read more
A recent survey of women business-owners in the US revealed that the current economic climate was seen to be the biggest issue for women for 2009. We’ve adapted the poll to suit Australian conditions and Australian women business-owners are... read more
Ok, what I want to know is WHEN did Barack Obama and his team think up this great URL for the next part of their campaign? Through parts of Obama’s run-up to the election — from his online strategy to... read more
US President-elect Barack Obama has chosen his Chief of Staff. Here’s why this first appointment is so important – his Chief of Staff will control access, crack the whip, tell the truth and manage Obama’s most important resource –... read more
The World Bank, as part of its Gender Action Plan asked the Australian Businesswomen’s Network to make a comment on women in business in Australia as part of a new book they have been compiling of successful women entrepreneurs... read more
Michael Paul, founder of PACK AND SEND, was the guest speaker at last year’s Know How Now webinar series. PACK & SEND has won ‘Aussie gold’ at the International Franchise of the Year awards, the first Australian company to... read more
In the coming weeks we’ll feature mini-surveys on issues that impact your business. Past surveys through our hervoice.com.au initiative (which is dedicated to providing advocacy for women entreprenuers) allowed you to share information that we have subsequently shared with... read more
