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Aliza Seeber, Managing Partner at Spark.Orange, has helped multiple startups get off the ground–including her own business in 2013. Here are five tips from her experience as a female entrepreneur. Really take advantage of the resources that are available to you. The WISE Women’s Business Center has plenty of...

Courageous Conversations: The Challenges for Women   We need courage in many different kinds of conversations. Typical examples include handling conflict, confronting a co-worker, expressing an unpopular idea on a team, asking for a favor, saying no to a request for a favor, asking for a raise, or trying...

Everyone knows it’s important to see a doctor once a year to check vital signs like your blood pressure and heart rate. But what about your financial health? Keeping tabs on your “money vitals” can give you insight into whether your long-term planning is on the right path. Wondering...

Networking. A single word powerful enough to send many running for the corner of a room! It can evoke feelings of awkwardness and distress. It often conjures images of polyester suits with pockets full of business cards, self-stick nametags, wilted veggie trays and warm drinks. Everyone – without exception...

Though Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook and author of Lean In, faced unexpected tragedy when her husband passed away unexpectedly, she worked through the pain and loss and recently gave a speech during commencement University of California, Berkeley. The topic was about her own personal ‘seeds of resilience’ originally...

Want to become smarter? Geoffrey James of Inc. magazine has been researching neuroscience and discovering easy techniques that can improve brain performance. These techniques are not only proven by scientific research, but they cost no money, and require very little investment in terms of time and effort. Play video...