Adding this Fashion Accessory can Help Change a life!

By Alene Geed

akonye kena is translated as ‘I will help myself’

The focal bead for these earrings is made from recycled magazines by Northern Uganda tribeswomen. This bead product line started as an exercise within a rehabilitation program to promote self sufficiency.

Rolling beads was intended to train young women from the streets in discipline and attention to detail. It expanded into the primary source of income for the project. The proceeds provide a living, fair wage for them. Akonye Kena promotes independence & self-sufficiency initiatives in East Africa.

What an opportunity for us to promote commerce to those less privileged. Each time you wear your earrings, you can tell the story to those who admire them, thus spreading the message even more.

View the full line of recycled earrings at http://www.alenesadornments.com/catalog/RECYCLED_EARRINGS-49-1.html

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This post was submitted by Alene Geed.

Are you ready to strategically grow your female client base in 2012 while also earning complimentary PR & advertising?

If so, make sure your company has a presence on WomenPartner.org by becoming a spokeswoman for your local women in business market.

Economic recovery will happen from the bottom up in cites around the globe through collaborative business relationships between virtual business women and Main Street companies that wisely team up to provide consumer and business services to women (women’s business market generate $3 trillion in revenue annually / women spend $5 trillion on consumer products & services) while cutting their marketing and advertising costs.

There are enough female entrepreneurs in the US and beyond who can join forces to increase the amount of revenue generated by the women’s business market and stimulate the growth of local economies around the globe.  They just need someone to bring them together which is where WomenPartner.org comes in.

As part of phase two its development, WomenPartner.org is molding its new members into spokeswomen for their local women in business market to plant the seeds of collaborative business relationships.   They will facilitate news partnerships between local women business groups; provide insight on local marketing resources that can be used to reach businesswomen in their area; provide local media interviews about the benefits of local businesswomen cross marketing, and more.

Spokeswomen will save time and money on their marketing, advertising, and PR  while helping to build a web resource that will  help women owned businesses in their area attract new business.

Perks

• Detailed full page business profile that includes your cross marketing and joint venture preferences.
• Complimentary submission of one 300 word press release to start generating a buzz.
• Branded snapshot page with your banner or display ad that offers insight into your local women in business market and connects your city to WomenPartner.org while boosting your local PR SEO on the search engines.
• Complimentary monthly 100 word news promo in exchange for interviewing the leader of a women’s business group in your metro area.  WomenPartner.org must sign off on the group before the interview is conducted.
• Complimentary monthly press release submissions by simply facilitating a news partnership with two local women’s business groups in your metro area or inviting three small business women (brick & mortar) in your area to add themselves to our prospective interview database each month.
• Complimentary sponsored content listing on a featured news post in exchange for referring a new member.
• Placement on a “virtual buzz team” to develop a monthly business column and interact with complementary businesswomen in WomenPartner.org who can introduce you to their clients and associates.
• Advance notice of women business clusters forming in your area so you can share the costs of marketing and advertising services with virtual as well as brick & mortar companies to grow your female client base. Why sell to one businesswoman when you can collaborate with hundreds of women who can introduce you to their clients and provide you with the business intelligence you need to expand your female client base metro area by metro area?
• Complimentary Hire-A-Businesswoman posting once a week to advertise your expertise in exchange for promoting WomenPartner.org each week.
• Invites to member only PR events to learn how to market to women in top US and international metropolitan areas.  You will get a marketing road map that includes the women’s business groups, business centers, chambers, upcoming events, directories, publications, direct mailing programs, special events at malls, TV programs, etc., you can utilize to reach that area’s women in business market. $20 registration fee.
• Exhibition alerts to let everyone know where you will be exhibiting so they can visit your booth and or share the cost with you.

WomenPartner.org’s 2012 focus is growing its news partnerships with local women’s business organizations along with building a database of women who own brick and mortar companies that are interested in forming cross marketing partnerships with virtual and professional women.  Businesswomen interested in getting involved pay a one time $149.99 fee to get involved and then earn complimentary PR & advertising by engaging in PR and cross marketing projects developed to grow their female client base.

Everyone who joins within the next 24 hours will be featured on WomenPartner.org and receive a 12 month 160×200 pixel ad ($150 value) in WomenPartner.org’s digital newsroom.  Lock in your Business Buzz membership below.  Then fill out the spokeswoman form.

Interested in getting involved but you have question that you need answered first? Click here to contact us.

Step 1: Purchase Your Membership NOW!
One-time $149.99 Fee

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Step 2: Fill Out the New Spokeswoman / Member Profile.  Your profile will be made live within 72 hours.

Nancy Delgadillo, NAPW Chapter President

The NAPW Atlanta chapter is comprised of women from various leadership positions and professions ranging from healthcare to hospitality to communications, many of whom are proud entrepreneurs and/or professionals and executives at large companies such as UPS, The Coca Cola Company, Turner Broadcasting, just to name a few.

“We are excited to have an exceptionally diverse group of women allowing for networking opportunities outside of our industries to build new relationships, share ideas and connections with other successful women across Atlanta; but most of all to empower each other. Our new partnership with WomenPartner.org enables us to further expand our knowledge and networking opportunities from Atlanta to New York, to Paris, to South Africa and beyond! We are thrilled to be joining forces with WomenPartner.org and Founder Jerrilynn Thomas in our shared passion for fostering success of Women in Business,” said South Atlanta Chapter President Nancy Delgadillo.

The National Association of Professional Women (NAPW) is an exclusive network for professional women to interact, exchange ideas, educate, and empower. NAPW members enjoy a wealth of resources, benefits, and services dedicated to enhancing their lives and promoting their businesses and careers.

NAPW provides seminars, podcasts, webinars, keynote speakers, and educational tools, fostering critical skills that enable its members to achieve personal and career success. NAPW also supports and endorses a diverse syndicate of charities and nonprofit organizations focused on women’s issues and child wellness. Its mission is to provide the most advanced forum for members to connect with like-minded professional women to develop innovative business and social relationships.

Nancy Delgadillo
South Atlanta Chapter President
www.napw.com/chapter/7
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Dr. Holly Fourchalk conducted a six part interview with some of her close female business associates in her home in Canada about how women connect and do business together.  I’m reposting the fabulous interview. Watch it below.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Meet the Interviewees

Wanda March (phone talk communications) jumped off the marriage train and had to get on another train to support herself – she learned about who she was and what she was capable of. Today, Wanda runs a telemarketing program, providing a service that takes the “cold” out of cold calling.

Galia Shukr (Prestige Coaching) was determined from the onset to create a profession and chose to help others developing their businesses. As she worked with individual entrepreneurs and large corporations, to build their protocol and procedures to enhance their business development, she discovered what she was capable of and how far she could push herself.

Marilyn Anderson (Marilyn Anderson.tel) explored how she and her sister developed entirely different perspectives of a women’s role and business because of the differences in their age and the process their mother was going through. With a diverse background of careers and experiences, she enables others to find their “story” and utilize it effectively in their business development.

Florina Bulldock (Xocai Chocolate) explored how she immigrated to Canada with a son, abandoned by her husband, and having to create a life and career in a foreign land with out the language, the culture, or any support. With a wide range of strengths to draw on, she is now emerging from the confines of employment to the empowerment of entrepreneurship.

Dr. Holly (Choices Unlimited for Health & Wellness) explores the psychological attributes that women have evolved over centuries and how they can use these characteristics to develop themselves and their businesses. She also explored the various different methods, social medias, social networks, etc that women can utilize in today’s world to build and develop businesses, careers, professions and themselves, more effectively than ever before. Dr Holly embraces what she has learned as a psychologist, a metaphysicist, and a Dr of Natural Medicine – that there are so many different ways of understanding life; embracing life; and making it work for you. Recognizing your strengths and your weaknesses and making sure both work for you.

Choices Unlimited for Health & Wellness
Dr. Holly Fourchalk, Ph.D., DNM®, RHT, MH, HT
www.choicesunlimited.ca
holly@choicesunlimited.ca
604.764.5203

Boost Your Annual Revenue in 12 Months or Less by Cross Marketing

You are probably sitting back wondering where your next client will come from today and how can you keep moving forward in this economy.  If you are one of the many women owned businesses that generates less than or even a little over $10,000 annually, it’s time for a change.

There are enough female entrepreneurs in the US and beyond who can join forces to increase the amount of revenue generated by the women’s business market and stimulate the growth of local economies around the globe.  According to a survey done by PricewaterhouseCoopers, 56% of the nation’s fastest growing companies have worked collaboratively with others.

The idea of spending money on advertising is probably daunting.  Advertising by yourself on a tiny budget can be stressful and scary.  In a down economy, sales typically go down for items and services businesses consider as expendable. Marketing and advertising seem to be the first two things on the chopping block.  Studies show that companies who continue to market and advertise in a down economy are stronger financially when the economy corrects itself.

How can you stay in the black if you cut back or eliminate marketing and advertising?  The answer is you can’t! Getting a client here or there is not going to support your business or pay you a decent income.  Virtual businesses need advertising to survive.  It’s time to start thinking like brick and mortar companies.  You have to drive foot traffic into your business, entice at least half of them make a purchase and give them a reason to visit frequently.

There is Strength in Numbers

Combining your tiny budget with lots of other businesses in the same boat can increase your exposure and give you more bang for your buck. Each person you bring into the fold represents additional advertising dollars and prospective clients.  You can go from $10,000 annually to $100,000 in annual revenue in 12 months or less.  It’s plain old-fashioned business sense called cross marketing that will help you thrive when you have a tiny budget.

At its essence, cross marketing is nothing more than joining forces with compatible companies so that everyone involved can more effectively capitalize on each others’ existing client base. It’s the synergistic affect from the pooling of resources to work together towards a common goal that makes cross marketing so effective.

WomenPartner.org’s web site is filled with info about women who are ready to cross market with you.  We’ve compiled a mini directory below to jump start your search of our site.  If you are serious about incorporating PR & cross marketing into your 2012 marketing plan, take advantage our membership special today before it expires.

Kathleen Duncan
Fusion of Color Cosmetics
We create unique mineral cosmetics. We use the highest quality ingredients and no parabens. For all skin tones.
www.fusionofcolor.net
info@fusionofcolor.net
I am interested in partnering with the following types of professionals and businesses … Salon/Spa Owners, Retail Stores, Make Up Artists, Women looking for high quality cosmetics

Nina Spelman
Independence Energy Alliance
Everybody has an electric bill – We offer CASH BACK year after year on renewable, clean electricity.
thegreen.chooseindependence.biz
thegreenia@gmail.com
I am interested in partnering with the following types of professionals and businesses … Anyone with an electric bill in NY, NJ, IL, CT, PA & TX
I am a member of the following local women’s business group NJ Ladies Lunch

Stacy McGuigan
Everyday Celebrations, event planning business offering services to those celebrating life’s major milestones. Big or small I am the one to call in South Jersey.
www.ecpartyconcierge.com
ecpartyconcierge@comcast.net
I am interested in partnering with the following types of professionals and businesses … hotels, catering halls, florists, photographers, bridal stores.
I am a member of the following local women’s business group … Interconnections for Women

Kathleen Hegenberger
Izigg Mobile Marketing
Izigg is a text/SMS marketing platform sold directly through agents to businesses wishing to connect effectively to their customers via their mobile phones.
www.izigg.com/Hegenberger
kdhegenberger@gmail.com
Visit my News Pod on WomenPartner.org
I am interested in partnering with the following types of professionals and businesses … restaurants, services or groups that want to be able to connect effectively with their customers, clients or members using text messages.
I am a member of the following local women’s business groups … Women in Aviation and the Center for Women in Charleston, SC

Cathy Berger
Fashion Societe does: fashion show production for fundraisers; fashion workshops; image consultations; donates to charities; holds monthly stylish networking events
www.fashionsociete.com
cathy@fashionsociete.com
I am interested in partnering with the following types of professionals and businesses … Women’s business groups, Women’s social organizations, Sisterhood Program Directors (temples and churches), Talented party planners, Public/Private School Adult Ed Program Directors
I am a member of the following local women’s business groups … AICI.org, FGI.org, THN.com

Jennifer Goodson
Motivational Speaker, Writer, Life Coach, Counselor
Encouragement given that motivates the mind, body, and soul to activate, create, and inspire.
http://www.brake5.wordpress.com
I am interested in partnering with the following types of professionals and businesses … Motivational Speaking, Women’s Groups, Women’s Conferences, Life Coaching

Beuna Tomalino
Garden Inspire
Inspiring You To Learn How To Grow Your Own Food – Herbs, Vegetables, Fruits, Unusual Edibles
http://gardeninspire.webs.com
bherbarium@gmail.com
I am interested in partnering with the following types of professionals and businesses … Anyone interested in learning to garden or learning to grow their own food.

Cosmetics/Make up

My Story: 9 years ago I started a mineral make up line for real women with color.  Not only can Fusion of Color Cosmetics be worn by women, it can be used by teens because the gentle ingredients used to make them.  Fusion of Color Cosmetics are quality products available at a reasonable price.

Purchase My Products to improve your … Your look!! Our products give you a flawless finished make up look.

Top Product: Aura Lusion Diamond Powder

What I bring to the table to make a cross marketing partnership a success …  ”Make up artist, Retail Stores, Salons, Spa. ”

Strong social media following along with not being afraid of hard work and a dedication to thrive.

Follow Me Online

Skype: fusionofcolor
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kathleenduncan
Face book: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Fusion-of-Color-Cosmetics/72051690452
Twitter: http://twitter.com/FusionofColor
Google Plus: Kathleen Duncan

Chicago, Illinois 60612 USA
Metropolitan Area: Chicago
kduncan621@sbcglobal.net
www.fusionofcolor.net
773-634-9731

Marketing tool using greeting cards & gifts

My Story: My mother taught us at a young age to write “thank you” cards as we received gifts, such as birthday or Christmas. It a great way to express our gratitude toward are family and friends. In today’s busy world we need to take time and start practice this simple jesture again. The mission behind Sendoutcards caught my attention. When we think about people (a prompting) we need to reach out and let them know, they are being thought of and we appreciate them in our lives. I enjoy working with business people show and providing a tool that allows them to express gratitude toward clients, family and friends using written words, pictures, and gifts.

Hire Me because I can help you … I sell a web-base service that help you in your business, please see how my Sendoutcards business can help you improve your business.

Purchase My Products to improve your … Sendoutcards will help you improve your relationships with your customers. This web based services provides you the ability to stay in front of your clients by offering a variety of quality greeting cards and gifts. This unique mailing service allows you to contact your clients while maintaining the essence of a personal touch.

Top 3 Products & Services

1. We do all the hard work for you, addressing the envelopes, stuff, stamp, seal and send directly to your clients. The sendoutcards system helps save money and time.
2. Our contact system gives you the ability to remember and get cards sent out in time, weather it’s 1 or 1,000 with a push of a button you will never forget another important date again.
3. We have many different gifts to choice from, to include when sending out your cards. Our biggest seller is our delicious brownies.

What I bring to the table to make a cross marketing partnership a success … I can provide many different contacts. Using my various business groups, I’m associated with. As well as people I met everyday and new friends I make along the way.

Type of companies I’m interested in cross marketing with: I’m intereted in creating a partnership with realtors and women in home based businesses. I would also welcome the opportunity to work with airline attendents, financial planners or insurance agents.

Local Groups I’m a Member of: Women Empowering Business, Joy of Connecting.

Follow Me Online

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mary-beth-dunn/1/751/214
Face book: www.facebook.com/KITmarketing
Twitter: @mbdunn10

Westland, MI 48185 USA
Metro Area: Detroit
mdunn10@wowway.com
www.sendoutcards.com/12051
734-748-9048

WomenPartner.org Plans to Answer the Question “How Do I Market My Company to Businesswomen in Atlanta, Paris, Sydney, & Every Other Major City Around the Globe Using the Local Resources Already in Place?”

Women who are looking for business intelligence to grow their female client base metro area by metro area around the globe as well as want to be recognized as the go-to person to market to women in their community are invited to join WomenPartner.org.

It’s your opportunity to learn how to do business with your local women in business market while exposing your business to businesswomen from other metro areas around the globe eager to partner with you to gain access to businesswomen in your community in exchange for introducing you to their clients as well as opening doors for you to do business with businesswomen in their community.

You will seed business cluster groups that will help you forge cross marketing partnerships with brick & mortar businesses owned women as well as news partnerships with local women’s business groups. Small businesswomen will place marketing materials that contain info about the women in your local business cluster on their counters in exchange for PR on WomenPartner.org and complimentary listing in our print and PDF directory.

Local women’s business groups will have their members and news spotlighted monthly so they can attract businesswomen from other metro areas eager to purchase their advertising to directly reach businesswomen in the cities represented by them.  The news partnerships will benefit members of WomenPartner.org as well. Each news partnership brings hundreds of new eyes eager to read your content so they can tap into your local women in business market by joining forces with you.

With each cluster putting together a directory of small businesswomen interested in actively cross marketing, you won’t have to beat the bushes to find new places to market your business. Why get one client at a time when you can get hundreds by cross marketing?  With the info being made available only to paid members of WomenPartner.org, it’s a powerhouse membership perk. Every new member and cluster represents a new women’s market that you will be able to tap into.

You will co-write a monthly business column with your “virtual buzz team” members about your local / metro women in business market. It can be a spotlight of a new resource to help businesswomen thrive; how to do business with women in specific industries; listings of new small business owners; story on the impact of the economy on small businesswomen and how they are coping; story on how small businesswomen in your metro area are effectively market to local women, etc.

By promoting WomenPartner.org each month via your mailing list and social networking channels, you will earn a complimentary press release submission and Hire-A-Businesswoman listings to attract clients, share what’s new with your company and reinforce the types of professionals and companies you are interested in cross marketing with. All of the content that you’ve published jointly as well as individually will be linked to in each press release you submit.

This is a just a small sampling of what you will get as a WomenPartner.org Business Buzz member. Are you ready to create a business buzz? Become a member now to start standing out from the crowd.  If you work your membership properly and take advantage of everything offered to you, you will save time and money on your marketing, advertising, and PR while helping to build a web resource thatwill  help women owned businesses in your area attract new business. Visit http://womenpartner.org/showcase-your-news to sign up.

Bonnie Ross-Parker would like to personally invite you, and a guest, to a VIP luncheon with One More Customer founder Fran Tarkenton on Wednesday, February 22nd at noon. Fran will be sharing the history of and future expectations for One More Customer. You don’t want to miss the opportunity to learn firsthand the impact One More Customer can have on entrepreneurs, business individuals and professionals in every walk of life.

Please respond by email no later than Monday, February 20th at bootgirl@thejoyofconnecting.com or you can reach me with any questions at 770-333-7923. There is no cost for you to attend.

The Luncheon will take place at the OMC offices at:
12:00 pm on Wednesday 2/22/2012
3340 Peachtree Street, NE suite 2300
Atlanta, GA 30326

Please check out OMC at www.onemorecustomer.com and register for a complimentary two week trail!

Fran and I are looking forward to seeing you and your guest on the twenty second.

Live JOYfully,
Bonnie

Use this Valentine’s Day to find the perfect business partner on WomenPartner.org who can open business doors for you and share the cost of marketing and advertising this year. During WomenPartner.org’s Valentine’s Day PR blitz, you will be able to browse profiles, press releases and directory listings of women eager to partner with you on mutually beneficial projects.

Each one is being vetted (find out how you can share your company info at no cost) by WomenPartner.org.   They are required to cross promote with us to demonstrate that they are serious about partnering.  As you know, the early bird gets the worm.  Get on our networking alert list to receive 4 email reminders on Valentine’s Day so you can reach out to the PR blitz participants to pitch your  ideas for partnering on special events, business launches, books, web sites, sharing expo booths, etc.

While you wait for Valentine’s Day to roll around check out WomenPartner.org’s super-sized Business Buzz membership special valued you at $1200 available only to the first 10 people for only $149.99.

Stop Worrying About Where Your Next Client is Going to Come From

You are probably sitting back wondering where your next client will come from today and how can you keep moving forward in this economy. There are enough female entrepreneurs in the US and beyond who can join forces to increase the amount of revenue generated by the women’s business market and stimulate the growth of local economies around the globe. According to a survey done by PricewaterhouseCoopers, 56% of the nation’s fastest growing companies have worked collaboratively with others.

The idea of spending money on advertising is probably daunting. Advertising by yourself on a tiny budget can be stressful and scary. In a down economy, sales typically go down for items and services businesses consider as expendable. Marketing and advertising seem to be the first two things on the chopping block. Studies show that companies who continue to market and advertise in a down economy are stronger financially when the economy corrects itself.

Spend the day browsing the content submitted by our PR blitz participants and get a head start on your business partner pitch emails before you go out to spend the night celebrating Valentine’s Day.  Then stop by again on Feb. 15. Your things to do list in preparation for WomenPartner.org’s Valentine’s Day PR Blitz is posted below.  Please tell a friend about our virtual PR event.

• Add yourself to the networking alert list.
• Find out how you can participate in our Valentine’s Day PR blitz at no cost to showcase your business by cross promoting with WomenPartner.org.
• Discover how you can get a featured business column, promotional digital media kit, included in the Smart Women Partner & Grow Rich! Guide, leadership role and much more by taking advantage of our super-sized Valentine’s Day special.
• See examples of WomenPartner.org’s News Pods, high powered one page digital media kits. http://bit.ly/yqkrBl