WISE Retail Pitch Competition and Finalist Profiles A hint of the excitement that was to come Syracuse, NY: On Thursday, May 19th, 2022, The WISE Women’s Business Center hosted a Retail Pitch Competition for local businesses at La Casita Cultural…
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2022 National Small Business Week Summit Highlights
2022 National Small Business Week Summit Highlights A Sampling of Sessions from the US Small Business Administration’s Virtual Summit Did you miss the National Small Business Week Summit earlier this month? We have put together a collection of some of…
Finding Community, Creating Community
Finding Community, Creating Community Where There is None Written by Claire Howard of Wo-manly We’ve all felt it strike us – the awkward, paralyzing realization of being an outsider. To feel that one does not belong in an environment is…
One WISE Woman’s Practical Networking Tips:
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…
And the Gold Medal Goes to… (Traits of High-performing Teams)
What makes a truly successful team? The individuals or the collective excellence? The mix of personalities? Does it all depend on the team leader? Hubspot Agency Post editor Jami Oetting compiles the top traits of great teams as originally posted…
Finding a Great Mentor
A successful professional life can be demanding; especially when you’re a woman juggling a career, children and a family. Most often, successful women feel a sense of guilt when they prioritize their family over their profession or vice versa. The…
Movin’ On Up: Using Creative Principles to Guide Your Business Strategy
Out-of-the-box thinking can differentiate your business from your competition. This doesn’t mean that your brand has to produce the craziest and wildest ideas and content in the market. Rather, this process of thinking could be structured and planned by looking…
Thanks for the Memories: Introducing Yourself in an Unforgettable Way
As professionals, we meet so many people out and about in the business community. Some of us meet a new person each and every day. When asked to introduce yourself, how do you react? Do you you’re your personal elevator…
Simple Ways to Boost Your Confidence
Successful people exude confidence and often cite their confidence as the first step towards their success. It seems pretty obvious, doesn’t it? When you believe in yourself, your dreams and ideas, people automatically trust you more. When you have the…
Network Smarter (Not Harder)
Have you ever felt awkward at networking? Found yourself internally rehearsing conversations? Do you shy away from meet and greet events? Put those negative thoughts aside and read on to learn ways that you can ace the networking game. Bill…
Entrepreneurs and Innovators Dream > Believe > Pursue at the WISE Symposium
Over 900 attendees and exhibitors and approximately 6.2 million reached through Twitter, the 2015 WISE Symposium was a huge success in its 13th year. On the morning of April 21, 2015 women entrepreneurs, students and other business professionals from all over…
Thought-Provoking Life “Lessons” (as identified in some of the most popular TED Talks)
As entrepreneurs, we look for constant motivation and inspiration. Sometimes it’s internally driven and sometimes externally. With questions about happiness, leadership, and challenges looming over your head, you may have a predetermined answer in mind to such thought-provoking questions. Others…
Strategic Marketing and PR (without spending a fortune)
It’s important to have a solid marketing and public relations (PR) strategy that builds a strong brand of the company and maintains the image you want to project to the public. But sometimes these efforts can be quite expensive if…