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WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS Magazine Magazine Team: Cindy Clark, Editor in Chief: Ginger Marks, Managing Editor: Rebekah Jones, Copy Editor: Ginger Marks, Production Coordinator :Kristine Sheehan, Art Editor Executive Board: Anna Campbell, Founder & President Cindy Clark, Vice President Susanne Mariga, Treasurer Lisa Wald-Guarino, Secretary Diane Tegarden, Mem ber at Large WBO Direct ors: Michelle Suman, Educational Director Kathy Allen, Volunteer Director Cindy Clark, Marketing Director: Patricia Boes, Membership Director Laura Wheeler, Technical Director WBO Staff: Sherry Sim oes, Mkg Asst and Panel of Experts Coordinator Wendy VanHatten, Asst. Marketing Director Donna Crav otta, Marketing Assistant Stacey Virgo, Events Assistant Tracy Collins, Asst. Technical Director Jylian Sy, Podcast Host Julie-Marie Christin, Gift Shop Keeper

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Women Business Owners (WBO) is a 501c3 non profit organization, founded in February 2004, with the mission to educate, empower, and enhance the lives of women business owners and children throughout the world.

*Women Business Owners (WBO) announces their newest initiative: Jr Apprentice US Program. This educational apprentice program is for children 10-18 in age, within the United States that are interested in being business owners.

WBO Podcast, listen to amazing women from around the world covering all areas of business and personal life for women. Available on our group website. www.womenbizowners.org.

WBO National Business Convention presented by Office Max, Inc. will be held in Houston, Texas on October 22-24, 2009. 500 women entrepreneurs from around the world will experience a convention of networking, workshops, and a live business expo.

must read Airport Security Tips Balance: Productive vs. Busy

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Be Proud of Your Marketing Results How To “Green” Your Business With 13 Energy Efficiency Tips

Is Your Pride A Stumbling Block To Your Success Simple Product Creation

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Take Pride In Your Business WBO Interview with Wendy Okkema

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every issue About WBO Ask Yak

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Authors Corner Calendar of Events Member of the Month

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Monthly Motivations New WBO Members

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Presidents Message Quote of the Month Welcome from our WBO Magazine Staff

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WBO Staff & Volunteer Members

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Vice Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Message Happy September! Fall is arriving. One of my favorite seasons here in the Northeast. I love the autumn colors, the cooler air, the changes in our midst.

Ci ndy Clark Vice President

We are fast approaching the final quarter of the year. Now is the time to take stock, review what you'v e accom plished over the year and to start making your plans for 2010. What do you want to change? What worked, but you could enhance? Empower yourself, challenge y ourself and m ove forward!

Our WBO National Business Convention is right around the corner. We have som e very exciting things planned! Have you registered yet? I'm very excited about our line up of speakers. We also have a very im pressive group of wom en that have been nominated for awards. If y ou haven't cast your v ote yet, be sure to let y our v oice be heard! Go to our convention website for all the details of the convention. wom enbizowners.org/ convention. I look forward to m eeting y ou in October!

"I tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not what happens to you, but how you handle it. I f Life gives you lemons, make lemonade. If the lemons are rotten, take out the seeds and plant them in order to grow new lemons." - Louise L. Hay

What are y ou doing to grow? Cindy Clark WBO VP

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of special note 2009 Annual Charity Jr. Apprentice Feature Author

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Gift Shop Hot Pick Movie of the Month Online Article Library

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Open Staff Volunteer Positions Teleseminar Schedule

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Third Quarter Charity Volunteer of the Month Volunteers Needed

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Shop from a wide variety of items created by our members to help you with your business or personal needs. Each item is donating 30% or more back to WBO. Elizabeth T ote ~ Handcrafted by Jennifer Hudson with Mimsi Bags. This t ote is perfect for the Bu siness Wom an-on -the-Go! Originally designed with the W om en Business Owner, Realtor 速, Mortgage Lender or Attorney in m ind, this t ote will carry ev erything y ou need, and make sure y ou arriv e in sty le! At 18 " wide and 12" tall, it is large enough t o carry legal-sized folder s, plus y our pens, palm , calculator, wallet, checkbook... y ou get the idea! We can also add a key fob so y ou don 't lose them in the room iness. Price: $125

Java Jammie ~ Handcrafted by Julie-Marie with Julie-Marie Bags This cute and fun Java Jamm ie has a pink background with white polka dots and white daisies. A m atching daisy button m akes it irresistable! This Jav a Jamm ie is ex tra special because all pr ofit s benefit W om en Business Owners. Price $7 .00 W om en Business Owners prov ides education and support for m ore than 3,000 wom en business owners throughout the world with online and offline resources. W BO's m ission is to help m ore wom en succeed in business.

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http://www.wom enbizowners.org Sh ow Case Your Product in the WBO Gift Sh op: Star and Prem ier m em bers are encouraged to participate in our W BO Gift Sh op by choosing one product or serv ice they will donate 30% or m ore back t o Wom en Business Owners. Contact info@wom enbizowners.org for m ore inform ation about our Dr op Ship Policy .

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Security Lines at the Airport Don’t Have to be a Hassle… TSA It’s best to know the up-to-date rules for airport security and be prepared to follow them. Not sure what they are? Go to the TSA web site for some good tips. How many times have I heard "Why can't I take my 20 oz. bottle of soda with me?" Know the rules about liquids and gels. Remember 3 oz./100 ml or less is okay...more is not, regardless of how expensive the product. Did you know pudding is considered a liquid? But what might catch you off guard are some simple items that are prohibited entirely: gel shoe inserts and snow globes are a bs o lut e l y prohibited from carry-on luggage. Who would have guessed that? Packing It seems carry-on security

Airport Security Tips by Wendy VanHatten check in your personal item, purse, or briefcase. Since it’s usually a smaller bag, things are easier to find. This might include your iPod, mobile phone, anything else electronic or that has a cord, and your bag of liquids and gels. You'll still have to take your laptop out of its case and put that into a separate bin, but if you have all your other things segregated into a single, smaller bag, it will make your life easier. Shoes and Jackets

Flip-flops make a lot of sense at the airport security line. They're easy to take off to send though the x-ray. Best of all, you won't have to sit down to put them back on. Shoes are the big time-consuming obstacle at security for most people, so it does make some sense to wear shoes that are easy to remove and put back on. Since jackets have to be put through the everyone wants to be a x-ray machine, it might make more traveler. Put things that sense to pack your jacket or cardimight want to double- gan in your carry-on bag. And if

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you are wearing a belt, you could pack it in your bag. You can always put it back on later. Pockets The time to keep your collection of coins, two money clips, and a bunch of keys is not in your pocket when you are getting ready to board a flight. And even though they look good, it is not the time to wear seven metal bracelets. Simplify your experience, and that of those behind you, by taking off your watch and metal jewelry and taking your change from your pockets before you go through the security line. You could put all your metal in a zipped pocket in your carry-on and then send it through the x-ray machine. This process also makes it harder for thieves if everything is put safely away deep in your carryon. Keep your wallet safely in your pocket or purse. Unless you're carrying a piece of metal, it won't set off the detector. ID and Boarding Pass You need to show only two things to get through security at the airport: your government-issued photo ID and your boarding pass. If you don't have both of these things handy, then perhaps you should stand aside before entering the line. Once you reach the metal detector, you only need your boarding pass. On domestic flights they no longer check your ID again at the gate at U.S. airports. Before boarding an international flight, you will need your passport. Some other countries have secondary security checks at the gate, and in these places you may have to produce your ID again. W EN DY VAN HATTEN

Happy Traveling

Wendy VanHatten left the corporate w orld to become a professional freelance editor, travel writer and author. Check out travel tips, photos, and destination ideas on her blog www.travelsandescapes.blogspot.com. Her w ebsite, www.vanhattenwritingservices.com highlights her w riting services. Her latest book “ My Life the Sequel…A Girlfriend’s Guide to Personal Success” can be found at www.mylifethe sequel.com.

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Welcome from our WBO Magazine Staff Area All articles must provide useful and high integrity information that is helpful to women in business. We accept topics related to business, marketing, integrating home and family with business, and much more relating to women in business. We ask that you provide unique, well-written, informative articles. We reserve the right to refuse any article for any reason. All written content that you submit to this site must be writing that you have the legal rights to post to our site. By posting your article to our site, you are granting us Non-Exclusive Copyrights which means you are giving us the legal right to use it, but you are NOT surrendering your right to use it elsewhere. WBO does not own or retain any rights to the articles written...we are merely privileged to read and grow from them. WBO Magazine reserves the right to edit submitted articles. Each author will be credited by name in publication. The number of articles to be written is decided by each article writer herself. We encourage members of the WBO News Magazine Writers Team to submit at least one (1) article a month, however we do understand the flow of creativity is different for everyone and we do not want this to become a chore. Therefore the final decision will be yours. Each article must be submitted to our WBO Magazine Yahoo! Group. finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/wbomagazine WBO Magazine reserves the right to edit submitted articles. Each author will be credited by name in publication.

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s business owners we need to be proud of what we do. When we show this pride our potential clients and customers will see this. It will also show in the way we share our business with others. When y ou are proud of y our business y ou will have a desire to share it with others so they can share your excitement with y ou. Think about it this way: We are proud of

Take Pride In Your Business By Corrie Petersen

our children when they get good grades in school or they are a part of a sports team and they do well. We take pride in that by sharing with others how good they did. We may put a bum per sticker on our car, or we may display a yard sign in our front yard. The sam e can be true with our business. Purchase a sticker for your back window that has y our website on it, carry business cards with you and hand them out when you are talking with som eone at the grocery store, or send out postcards to people that are in y our target market.

If y ou are unhappy or not proud of the business y ou own, then m ore than likely, you will do very little to share it with others. The reason for this could be a number of different things. Of course, you will need to figure out what to do to fix this so the excitem ent com es back. The unhappiness could be that y ou are em barrassed about y our business; it could be that you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have enough training to do it right so y ou are not reaching a level of success that you want, or y ou m ight not really enjoy doing what you are doing. If any of these are the case, then you should look at your options. You may need to find a new business to run or you might need to go through som e training so y ou are refreshed and get the pride back. Showing pride in your business will help you reach new levels of success. The m ore excitement y ou have for y our business, the m ore y ou will want to share it with others and this will lead to growth. Of course you want to grow y our business so that it is a huge empire, but remem ber that the m ore you grow, the less tim e y ou will have to dedicate to each and every person. At this point, y ou will need to ask for help so y ou donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get overloaded. When y ou hit that point of ov erload, you will begin to lose the pride y ou had if y ou do nit have the resources you need to handle the load as you grow. There are so many different things that you can outsource so y ou can keep yourself in front of y our clients and (Continued on page 37)

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WBO WBO Online Online Article Article Library Library Our Article Library has been created for the use of our mem bers. It is for wom en who would like to learn how to start a business, grow a business, maintain a business, and lead the life they are searching for. You will find a variety of categories below that are filled with articles, recorded classes, and other informational type documents just waiting to be opened and explored. We are alway s looking for additional resources t o add t o our directory . Please feel free t o contact us with any articles, business docum ents, and other business related item s that y ou would like to see added to this direct ory . You may contact us v ia em ail articles@wom enbizowners.org.

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Quote of the Month “The first thing to do is to fall in love with your work.” - Author Unknown

Love Happens Release Date: Sept 18, 2009 Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Aaron Eckhart, Dan Fogler, Judy Greer, Martin Sheen, Joe Anderson, John Carroll Lynch Genre: Drama / Rom ance Official Site: www.lov ehappensm ov ie.com Rated: PG-1 3 Som etim es when y ou lea st expect it...Lov e Happen s. Aaron Eckhart and Jennifer Aniston star in the rom antic drama LOVE HAPPENS. When a selfhelp author arriv es in Seattle t o t each a sold-out sem inar, he unexpectedly m eets the one person who m ight finally be able to help him help him self. Dr. Burke Ry an (Eckhart) is on the precipice of a major m ulti-m edia deal, but the therapist who ask s to openly confr ont their pain is secretly unable to take his own adv ice. Eloise Chandler (Anist on) has sworn off m en and decided t o focus on her floral business. Howev er, when she m eets Burke at the hotel where he is speaking, there is an instant attraction. But will two people who have m et the right person at exactly the wrong tim e be able to giv e lov e another chance? As each struggles with the hurt of lov e and loss, they realize that in order t o m ov e forward, they need t o let g o of the past. And if they can, they ’ll find that, som etim es, lov e happens when y ou lea st expect it.

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Is Your Pride a Stumbling Block to Your Success by Ginger Marks The Bible clearly warns us that pride goes before a fall. I know some of you don’t believe in God, but you must admit the Bible is full of sage advice. This one piece is no exception. Th e re i s cle arl y a difference in being a “Guru” and a “Know-ItAll.” Be careful not to cross that line; it can make the difference between amazing success and failure. For example, I used to hang out with some very smart people that always had a kind word and helpful advice. We could chat for hours about many d i ff e r ent s ub j e ct s . Sometimes helpful advice was shared but most times not. When we went to chats

Conversation is a twoway street. So, who’s fault is it if someone else doesn’t understand what you are saying? together, everyone had equal time to converse. Then one day, something changed. They began to dominate all conversations and chats. I began to feel like it was their way or no way at all. Could they possibly be right about

everything? When would the other chat room attendees get a word in edgewise? “We are on a mission to change the world,” was their retort when anyone suggested their means were not the best or even the only way of accomplishing the intended goal. Another example I recall is the time when another person I care about was critically lambasted for not agreeing with the speaker's concepts. Being rude to your

audience is not the method to win friends and influence people. This sort of thing happens when the speaker forgets that she is the person most responsible for clearly relating her message. A conversation is a two-way street. It is when you get to the point that you begin to feel that if someone else doesn’t understand you it is their fault for not listening to what you are saying and not that you couldn’t have better (Continued on page 20)

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WBO Authors Corner This team of publishing companies, authors, writ ers, and market ers; net work, ment or and promot e each other. We believe that by working t ogether, we will succeed in our individual goals. Authors Corner Leader: Cindy Clark with CCDesign z Business Services, LLC Authors: Diane Tegarden with FireWalker Publications, Inc Ga zelle Simmons with Admin Services Ginger Marks with DocUmeantDesigns.com Li sa A. Fredette with Passionate About Life Coaching Sabrina Schlei cher, Ph.D., A CC with Tap The Poten tial Sherri Walker with Poems by Daughter of the King Writer's: Li sa A. Fredette with Passionate About Life Coaching

Visit the Authors Corner and learn about the amazing books these members have published and are currently working on. This group is open t o all Star & Premier Members. htt p://www.womenbizowners.org (Under Explore WBO - Business Tools- Online Resources)

Volunteers needed for the WBO Marketing Department: Do you have excellent writing skills? Do you enjoy writing? We need your help! We are looking for a few people to assist us with writing press releases and articles to promote WBO to the media. We need to promote our upcoming July Expo and National Business Convention in October.

Volunteers needed for the WBO Membership Dept.: Do you like to meet new people, and welcome them with an email, card, or phone call? We need help sending our welcome packets to new Star & Premier members. Emailing new members with information and membership e-book. Keeping track of expiring members, contacting them for renewal. Promoting WBO for membership purposes. Create membership ads, flyers, and other marketing materials.

Visit http://www.womenbizowners.org and submit a volunteer form to kathy@womenbizowners.org .

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XCP!Nfncfs!pg!uif!Npoui! PAULA HORLICK

aula Horlick states, “ Af ter years of working in the administrativ e side of real estate, I was laid off, but that ev ent has allowed me to pursue an entrepreneurial dream.

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It gav e me that push that I better try to do what I really want to do and not look back and regret that I didn’t giv e it a try. I think it is ev ery one's passion to own their own business.

Vintage

My grandma had a closet full of her old clothes. Ev ery time I would go there, I would get in her closet and dress up in her clothes. She had the “real” grandma clothes. She was 82 back in 1978. There has to be something that I can do that I am passionate about, My mom sent me a vintage scarf to sell on eBay. I just started thinking about the scarf and who had owned it and where it had been. That is when The Vintage Scarf name came into my mind. I started my own Web site dedicated to showcasing and selling v intage scarv es and scarf accessories, like clips and buckles. My Web site also f eatures the Nostalgic Gif t Shop, where customers can purchase retro Clocks, memo pads etc. I get my scarv es f rom a supplier, garage sales or f riends. If there is a tiny fray , I won't put it on the Web site. It seems like it's alway s the most beautiful scarv es that hav e the f laws." The biggest challenge of starting the Web site was getting the word out that the Vintage Scarf exists. I recently became a v endor and started selling her scarves to Boutiques. If interested please email me at thev intagescarf @cox.net I am dedicated to customer serv ice and offers f ree shipping along with sending f ollow-up thank-y ou cards. I like the personal touch because nobody sends out a personal thank-y ou card any more. I always ship the purchase out the next day after payment has been receiv ed.”

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Simple Product Creation by Alicia M Forest, MBA

nce you'v e figured out y our niche (or you'v e at least narrowed it down significantly), it's tim e to figure out what problems they are struggling with and what they want by way of solutions. Rem ember, if y ou will only ask your market, they want to help you create the products they want to buy! How do you find out what y our target market wants? There are several ways to get this information and use it to help you create an offering that will solve your niche's problem s and make a profit for y ou at the sam e tim e. The best way is to do y our research. The m ost critical research to do is to join the conversations that y our market is having. Here are two ways to do this:

1. Simple: Ask them! Ask y our prospects a sim ple, open-ended question like, "What's y our biggest challenge with building your business online?" or "What's the one thing y ou'd like to learn m ore about that relates to balancing y our work and family life?" Tailor the question to y our niche and use the information y ou receive to help spark ideas for new products and services.

to elicit m ore specific responses. Doing a survey like this really helps you to NOT waste your time creating offerings your target market simply doesn't want. Once y ou'v e figured out what your niche's problems are, you can create or find the solutions to solv e those problem s. Your solution can be packaged in a variety of ways: an ecourse, a PDF manual, an e-book, an audio download and/or CD, group program s, teleseminars, e-manuals, etc. Here's a very sim ple process to follow to create a product to add to y ou funnel quickly:

3-Step Process Creating Products:

1. Do a free or paid live class on your product

2. Almost as Simple:

Once y ou'v e done y our research and you'v e chosen a topic your target market is interested in knowing m ore about, offer a one-hour teleclass on that topic. Cov er three points and offer your solutions. Most important is to make sure you record the teleseminar as this is what leads to a product for y ou.

Do a simple survey that asks 1-10 questions using a survey tool like Zoom erang or Survey Monkey. This allows y ou to ask m ore specific questions

As y ou'r e designing y our outline for the class, do so in a way that creates notes for y our participant. (If y ou'r e a m ember of my Coaching Cafe, you know that I

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give very detailed class notes, so y ou know what I m ean by this.)

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Another option is to have som eone interview y ou on y our topic to create your product. You can offer the questions along with the interviewee's answers. This is a good strategy if you don't think y ou can get enough people on a call.

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You can record live classes and workshops y ou'r e holding as well and repackage those presentations virtually or tangibly. Try to record ev erything so y ou always have the option to offer it at som e level down the road.

And here are some of my other favorite tips for simple product creation:

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Prom ote your teleclass to your list via colleagues who are willing to spread the word (especially if it's free) and at teleclass listing services.

If y ou don't have a list or access to a list, you can offer a free class on a topic and then charge people for the product down the road or afterwards.

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Prom ote on the discussion list s and groups that y ou'r e a part of. Prom ote it there with permission and on the appropriate day.

As the end of your live teleclass, y ou'll have the recording and notes to then...

2. Package it virtually Now you have the audio recording and notes to offer as a bundled product and...

3. Package it into a tangible product You can then take it up a notch and turn it into a physical product and offer it that way as another incom e stream.

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Pricing: If this is a new process for y ou, if y ou'r e offering y our topic for the first time and sort of feeling out y our market, go with the lower end. If you're putting together a 90-minute class with lots of com prehensive step-by -step information, charge m ore. 

When it com es to creating (Continued on page 27)

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Wom en Business Owners (WBO) announces their newest initiative, a Jr. Apprentice US Program. This program will be for children ages 10-18, within the United States that are interested in becom ing business owners.

2009 Annual Charity Jr. Apprentice US

WBO President, Anna Cam pbell explains the program, "We will start the program off with a summer camp in June 2009. One week will be for 10-13 year olds and one week will be for 14-18 year olds. Each cam p will com prise of workshops/ hands on tim e, and com pany building time. We will invite area female and male entrepreneurs to volunteer for a workshop. The program is open to both male and female students. At the end of each week, 4 students from each group that have shown prom ising initiative, drive and real interest in owning their own business will be selected to be paired up with an adult male or female business entrepreneur m entor for a year. The summer cam ps will culminate in an annual Jr. Apprentice Summit once it is established."

Students The students will participate in the summer program at the camp and then will be assigned m entors starting in September 2009, ending in May 2010. The process will continue as a new group of students join the existing students by attending the summer camp program, and then be assigned m entors.

Mentors The mentors will be matched to students with similar interests in business ownership and skill set interest. Planned workshops include: choosing a business, business planning, networking, marketing, and accounting. More information can be obtained through their website at: www.jrapprenticeus.org 18 | womenbizowners.org

Q&E Ask Yak by Wendy Okkema Ask Yak is made up of questions from readers and clients. If you have a question that you would like answ ered please e-mail me at ryakattack@aim.com

Q.I’ve heard so much about these boot camps. What are they and what’s so special about them? Think of the military. Jogging on the spot, drop and give the officer 20 pushups and so on. The idea is to target a specific muscle group in 1 minute intervals. Very often a personal trainer will tell you to do 8 repetitions of a certain exercise, a bicep curl for example, and then 8 repetitions on the other arm. Repeat for 3 sets. Try doing bicep curls for 1 minute. Trust me you will feel the burn. It’s a little more intense workout, and I personally feel very energetic after one of my boot camps.

Q.My shoulder hurts when doing certain exercises. I can only lift my arms up so high. What do you think the problem might be and do you have any suggestions? My first recommendation would be to see your doctor to find out if you have something seriously wrong with your shoulder. After taking that first step, I would seek out a personal trainer. Show him or her what specific exercises are bothering you, and that trainer should be able to recommend other exercises

that will strengthen your shoulder without hurting during the process.

Q. Should I work out every other day? This depends on the intensity of your workout. For the women I work with, I say workout when you have the opportunity. If that’s two days in a row, can’t the third & fourth day, but can the fifth and sixth but not the seventh, then you still have your workouts in. As busy moms, we can’t always say when we can work out. We just have to seize the opportunity when it arises. Wendy is a w ife, mother, personal trainer, lifestyle coach and author. Wendy shows women how to fit exercise into their day, how to lose w eight, inches, body fat and more importantly how to keep the w eight off. Wendy also helps w omen discover or rediscover their gifts and talents and w ill teach them how to apply these to their daily lives. To w ork one on one w ith Wendy in your home or on line e- mail Ryakattack@aim.com.

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stated your message. This is when you make the proverbial turn, and you begin to lose credibility in the eyes of those watching from the sidelines as well as those with whom you are conversing. Business communication coach and friend, Felicia Slattery, ow ner of Communication Transformation states, “When you are the speaker, it’s your job to be sur e your audience fully understands your message. After all, as a business person, your message is a reflection of you and your business. If you present your message clearly so your audience can follow you, then you’re showing that audience you are k n o w l e d g e ab l e , h e l p f u l , a n d professional. Allowing your audience to prov ide feedback and us ing that feedback as a way to make your presentation better is the hallmark of a competent communicator and good business person overall.” There is a fine line between humility and timidity too. A little too much either way, and you end up failing at every turn. For example, hiding in a corner taking it all in or ‘lurking’ on a network chat board will add to the number of places you can say you have been in the daily course of business. However, don’t expect to get any referrals. Unless you openly participate, the other members won’t even know you are there. And it goes without saying, if they don’t know you are there you will not gain any benefit from attending. Put on your party dress and shoes and get out there on the dance floor. M ake friends first, and the business will come. Then focus on your strengths but don’t 20 | womenbizowners.org

overdo it. Offer advice when asked in a spirit of love and kinship. No matter what stance you take, be certain of one thing: your reputation will precede you. Promoting your own importance leads to stumbling. But focusing on and meeting the essential needs of others gives us the healthy approach of the wise and successful entrepreneur. © Copyright 2007 Ginger M arks GIN GER MA RKS

Ginger M arks is the founder of WINning Sisters and the author of the hottest new marketing eBook, “the 2009 Weird & Wacky Holiday M arketing Guide” available at www.HolidayM arketingGuide.com. Her design website www.DocUmeantDesigns.com offers custom graphics at pre-fab pricing. M ention this article and receive $10 or 10% off (whichever is less) your first branding/ marketing piece. Special thanks to Felicia Slattery, M .A., M .Ad.Ed. of Communication Transformation, www.communicationtransformation.com/ for her contribution to this article.

Standing Proud! Monthly Motivations by Melissa Foster

ftentimes, w omen w ho w ork and parent feel guilt—guilt for not being home more w ith their children and guilt for skipping out of w ork early on occasion—there are so many reasons to feel guilty !

your request in an upcoming issue: thinkhappy(@)live (dot)com. Come back next month for more Monthly Motivations!

Melissa Foster is the founder of The Women’s Nest, a free on-line community for women. Come escape the chaos of your daily life! Connect w ith other w omen like yourself Share a laugh, gain advice, friendship, and fun. Book club, scrapbook club, forums, blogs, and free medical, financial, and relationship  An intellectually stimulated parent has advice. It’s your community—Sign in for a much know ledge to pass down to her chil- chat! Join us at www.thewomensnest.com dren.

Let’s take the more difficult path and focus on the reasons you should NOT feel guilty ! Below are just a few reasons that working parents can take pride in themselves for being able to do both:

 Your children are learning about self re-

spect and responsibility. You are show ing them that they go hand in hand.

Melissa Foster is the founder of The Women’s Nest, a free on-line community for women. family. Come escape the chaos of your daily life! Connect with other women like yourself - Share a  Stimulation breeds creativity w hich you laugh, gain advice, friendship, and fun. Book can pass down to your children. club, scrapbook club, forums, blogs, and free  Chances are you are meeting people w ho medical, financial, and relationship advice. can offer opportunities for your children in It’s your community -Sign in for a chat! Join many w ays in the future. us at www.thewomensnest.com  You are providing (financially) for your

 Work provides daily accomplishments that

you can be proud of and so can your children.  You are leading by example—show ing

your children that there is no limit to your potential and that you are vital. Focus on the positive! The next time guilt creeps up on you, turn around and stand proud! Stand up tall and take pride in the fact that you CAN do it all. Do you have a business issue you need help tackling? Email me and I’ll try to accommodate

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Annual WBO National Business Convention October 22-24, 2009 - Houston, Texas - Marriott and Humble Civic Center. Early Bird Special ends Sept 1, 2009 - Accepting Registrations! http://www.womenbizowners.org/convention

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How To “Green” Your Business With Energy 13 Efficiency Tips Examiner.com Today’s business buzz word is ‘green’, but how does a business begin to reduce their carbon footprint and become a green business? Here are 13 easy steps to begin the greening of your business. 1

Sell products that are made from recycled or post-consumer content. Using com pact fluorescent (CFL) light bulbs throughout your business instead of incandescent light bulbs will reduce y our electric bill. The energy used for

lighting constitutes approximately 40% of y our electric bill. Use non-aerosol cleaning products throughout y our business because aerosols 3

em it chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), a class of v olatile organic compounds that

have been used as refrigerants, aerosol propellants, foam blowing agents, and other cleaners. The use of products containing CFCs has been known to deteriorate the ozone layer. Install solar powered attic vent fans in your attic to reduce the tem peratures in 4

summertime and keep y our attic dry in the wintertime. Keeping the tem pera-

ture 10-20 degrees below outside air tem perature m eans you will use less air conditioning, thereby reducing your electric bill. 5

Get inv olved politically by writing letters to your congressperson on environmental issues. Keep abreast of new legislation by signing up for free newslet-

ters from various political/environmental action organizations. Buy products that are in minimal packaging, av oid excess packaging, and make 6

sure that the package is a recyclable container/ wrapping. Conserve water by fixing any leaky faucets in the building; leaking faucets can cause precious water to be wasted and drive up y our water bill. Buy recycled office products or purchase supplies from an environm entally friendly com pany like Real Goods. (Continued on page 26)

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Be Proud of Your Marketing Results by Sherry Simoes

The first step to be able to take pride in your marketing results is to get GOOD

RESULTS To get good results you have to

PLAN

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The phrase MARKETING PLAN sounds scary for most entrepreneurs but with the right tools and instruction it can be fun, especially if you are doing what you love! So where do you begin? Instead of diving right in you need to put aside some time to do some research and record some very important things that will guide you to the right methods of promoting your business. Yo ur targe t marke t is th e most important thing to know so you just do not randomly start targeting everyone everywhere and getting nowhere! If you are targeting seniors then you are not going to be advertising in places where teens hang out! The next thing is to plan time in each week to put your marketing in action! Plan it into your Day-Timer and stick with it! You will never run out of business if you keep at it. If you only market when you are not busy you are setting yourself up for failure. Choose 5 or 6 ways of marketing that you are going to implement into your plan. In my program Marketing Magic we choose 12 but if you are doing it on your own, 5-6 is a good number to handle and do them all well. If you try to do too many things you will find it a burden and give up and the results will be poor.

You will need to decide for each way you choose if you can do it yourself or if you need help. If you need help make sure you speak to some of your fellow networkers or associates and s ee wha t experience they have had that you can learn from. Ask where they get certain services done and call for quotes. We often have roundtable discussions at the Women of Today meetings about these types of things, and it really does help narrow down the search for reliable suppliers! These few simple steps can help you get on the path to the start of marketing results you can take pride in! Happy Marketing and remember, have fun! Sherry Simoes is ow ner of Creative Concepts Design & Marketing Group and creator of the Marketing Magic Program, a program designed to help entrepreneurs to fine plan a successful marketing plan w ith a fun, easy to use system.

After you have chosen the ways, set up a budget and stick with it. Decide how much each method will cost per week or month and set aside that money to make sure you do not have to cancel or postpone any of your methods.

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Plant trees on your property; they help clean the greenhouse gases

out of the air. To learn m ore about the planting and care of trees, contact the Arbor Day Foundation. When purchasing y our next com pany car, perhaps youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll consider a hybrid vehicle. These vehicles use both a gas m otor and an electrical engine reducing your gas consum ption considerably. 11

Heat the water in the building 12 with passive solar panels on the roof, and you can save m oney on your heating bill using the clean, renewable energy of the sun. 13

Recycling is key, recycle all y our glass, plastic, metal, cardboard, and waste paper.

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WBO Interview with Wendy Okkema WBO: How did you get started in the fitness and nutrition field? Wendy: Basically I just happened into it. I really w anted to be a stay-at-home mom, but a few months after my first son was born I realized that I needed some adult stimulation. So I w ent to w ork for my brother at a racquetball club. After working there for only a short time, I decided to take a fitness & nutrition course. I took a course in fitness testing as w ell and my CPR, and the rest is history. WBO: I understand you prefer to w ork w ith women. Why is that? Wendy: As a woman myself, I totally understand how difficult it is and how sometimes w e feel guilty w hen we do take any time for ourselves. So I can relate to women much better of course, and it truly is my heart’s desire to help w omen shed that guilt and take the little time that it takes to start to look better and feel better. WBO: Your business name is Yak’s Healthy Lifestyles. Where does Yak come from? Wendy: For me, a healthy lifestyle encompasses many things. When one’s relationships are intact, w hen one feels comfortable w ithin their ow n skin (no matter what size jeans they wear), when our life and our home is in order, then w e can achieve a healthy lifestyle. Now Yak comes from my maiden name. My family alw ays did, and some still do, call me Yak, and as you have to pay for a business name and there are many fitness businesses out there, I really didn’t think anyone w ould have taken the name Yak’s Healthy Lifestyles. WBO: What goes into designing an exercise program? Wendy: I look at the individual’s lifestyle, any injuries they may have, exercise

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equipment that they already have (and none is necessary so that’s not an excuse), and then I design an exercise program for them. WBO: What is your main goal or purpose in life? Wendy: My main goal or purpose in life is to teach w omen to enjoy each day, to really be comfortable w ith w ho they are and how God created them, to use their gifts and talents, and, as I said, enjoy each and every day. WBO: I’d like to hear more about your fitness and nutrition manual. Can you tell us about that. Wendy: My fitness and nutrition manual is made up of practical steps one can take in implementing an exercise program. I have done them, and these steps are w hat I show my clients w hen they want to implement an exercise program either at home or even at the gym. It is a lifestyle change, so changes do need to be made. But one has to realize w hat they w ill do and w on’t do in order to set themselves up for success instead of failure. There is also a chapter that covers how one can figure out “What turns their crank” I call it. And again, some practical steps one can do w ithin their season of life that w ill help them achieve their bigger goal which may be dow n the road. There are sample w alking and jogging programs. There’s a good breakdow n of foods and the calories they (Continued on page 29)

contain in there. There’s a chart that w ill tell you how many calories you burn w hile doing various activities.

wanted to be home w ith son #2 as much as I was home w ith son #1, so that w as when I started personal training w omen in my home.

There are also over 100 different exercis es and stretches. All have w ritten instructions along with diagrams.

After working at the fitness club, I observed that at least 80% of the w omen w ere unable to get to the gy m the three times a w eek required if you want to reap the benefits of an exercise program. You see, in order to see improvement, you must be consistent w ith your program. I can give a w oman a 20- minute toning program that she can do at home three times a w eek, and she w ill absolutely see improvement.

WBO: If you w ere to give a w oman one piece of advice, what would that be? Wendy: Enjoy every season of life. Even if it’s not such a great one. It w ill pass and w hen you get through it, you w ill come out a stronger person. Also, I interview ed a woman a couple of years back. She w as an older w oman, raised six children, and she gave me a piece of advice w hich I just love. She said, “You can have it all, just not all at once.” WBO: What are your future goals for your business? Wendy: I w ould love to have online groups, so that is one avenue I am exploring. I also believe that w ith the busyness of life, employers need to help employees in achieving a healthy lifestyle. Hence, I really want to get into places of employment. For me, the income is steadier. I w ant to be the big w ig that employers come to to hire a personal trainer for their company. WBO: What advice w ould you give to someone considering or just starting their ow n business? Wendy: Make a list. Do w hat you can now. And don’t give up. Connect w ith other w omen w ho have their ow n businesses and listen and learn. Get support and give it. WBO: When did you start your ow n business? Wendy: I started my ow n business approximately 13 years ago. My children and my husband have alw ays been my first priority. Thirteen years ago our second son w as on his way. At the time I had been w orking part time at a fitness club w hic h required me being aw ay from home in the evenings and on w eekends. I

WBO & Me The women at WBO have encouraged me so much and given me so many ideas in promoting my business. When you have your own business, it can be very easy to get discouraged with the lack of time you can spend on your business because raising children and keeping our homes is the first priority for many of us. Often I’ve been discouraged, then I join in on a meeting and boom, I was ready to go. I truly encourage women to get on board, make some online meetings, take the advice from other women and just get support and give support. It feels great!

Wendy has been a personal trainer f or ov er 15 years. As a stay at home mom herself, she understands how easy it is for a woman to put herself last on her priority list. Wendy ’s goal is to help women f it exercise and a time of relaxation into her day. Wendy has written for a Christian woman’s magazine for ov er a year. She has a f itness and nutrition manual av ailable and is in the process of being published. She continues to work one on one with clients in their home or via the internet. Wendy supplies her clients with an exercise program that is doable f or that particular persons busy lifesty le. Each exercise program is unique and geared to the individuals time restraints, physical injuries and exercise equipment her client already has at home. Wendy says no exercise equipment is necessary. Wendy will not set y ou up for failure! Y ak’s Healthy Lif estyles Personal Trainer/Lif estyle Coach

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WBO Third Quarter Charity

Children of the Night www.childrenofthenight.org Children of the Night is a private, nonprofit, tax-exem pt organization founded in 1979. We are dedicated to assisting children bet ween the ages of 11 and 17 who are forced t o prost itute on the streets for food to eat and a place to sleep. Since 1979 we have rescued girls and boys from prostitution and the domination of vicious pim ps. And we provide all program s with the support of private donations. We are making a difference in the lives of hundreds of children each year. Our commitment to rescuing these children from the ravages of prostitution is shared with a small but comm itted group of detectives, FBI agents, and prosecutors in Los Angeles, Hollywood, Santa Ana, Anaheim, San Diego, other areas of California, Las Vegas, Portland, Billings, Montana; Seattle, Washington; Miami, New York,

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Minneapolis, Atlanta, Phoenix, Hawaii and Washington D.C. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; all stops on the child prostitution circuit. And our numbers keep growing as m ore and m ore dedicated individuals becom e concerned about the welfare of these desperate children. Children of the Night is in demand to assist other agencies across the country and around the world to develop similar program s.

Balance: Productive vs. Busy by Wendy Okkema Just the other day I w as thinking to myself, “Should I get a real job?” As a business ow ner, wife, and mother I sometimes forget that I do have a real job. When you run your ow n business you can very often be as busy as you w ant, schedule your w ork around your family’s needs, and take advantage of a beautiful day or lunch w ith a friend. I don’t have to get up every day at a specific time and drive into w ork, but I still have responsibilities. I need to get my children off to school, and I myself have clients each and every day that are strategically placed in amongst my family’s busy schedule. Often, though, I feel that I’m not w orking hard enough because I’m not running around like crazy in so many different directions w hich I see much of society doing. How silly is that? If you have ever felt this w ay, both you and I need to get over it. Life is a gift; he older I get the more I realize how short our time here really is. To be productive it’s not necessary to be running and doing so many things. As a matter of fact, I w ould say the opposite. To be productive you must have time to do things well, time to regroup and re-evaluate w hen the need arises. Is it really how much w e do or how much pleasure w e take from w hat we do? I take great pleasure in my w ork, in caring for my family, and developing my relationship w ith my husband and my children as they grow into young men. It all sounds beautiful doesn’t it? But w hat about when business is slow or when strif e hits and turns your life upside dow n? What then? How does one take pleasure in that? How quickly the tables can turn from feeling confident in w ho you are to questioning yourself and feeling like a failure. It’s easy to rejoice and find pleasure in your day when things are going well. Your true strength w ill shine through w hen you can

stay focused and r emain opti mis tic through the tough times. Much of the trouble we face in life leads us through a mourning process. It may be a death in the family or it may be the death of a relationship. Whatever stage of the journey I am on, as a personal trainer and one w ho exercises on a regular basis I can tell you that by taking time each day to exercise, stretch, and relax I can forget my troubles even for a time and clear my mind in order to see the forest for the trees. Give yourself the extra boost of energy that can only come by putting on your favorite music, strengthening your muscles, deep breathing, and getting oxygen into your body. Don’t look at exercise as another job. Find an exercise routine that you w ill enjoy and look forw ard to. Make your routine fit into your existing schedule. Don’t choose a routine that you need to rearrange your entire schedule for. Be realistic in w hat you will and w ill not do. Set yourself up for success, not failure. Wendy is a w ife, mother, personal trainer, lifestyle coach, and author. Wendy shows women how to fit exercise into their day, how to lose w eight, inches, and body fat and more importantly how to keep the w eight off. Wendy also helps w omen discover or rediscover their gifts and talents and w ill teach them how to apply these to their daily lives. To w ork one on one w ith Wendy in y o ur h o me or online e- ma i l Ryakattack@aim.com.

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WBO Open Staff Volunteer Positions National Building Project Team: Marketing Hound: Spread the word about this project to national and local media resources interested in promoting or joining the project. Needs to have marketing experience and capacity to create marketing materials to draw in the needed participants for a project of this nature. Must have time to participate on this National Building T eam. This team will be building the foundation for local models around the world. 1-4 hours weekly (We meet online monthly) Building Proje ct Coordinator - works on promoting co-working environments in cities across the US. Builds database of current existing websites and locations for our members to participate in. Connect with business leaders to involve the co-working option in larger buildings that are partially vacant, and submit information to Project Director Monthly. May create an assistant position to help with duties.

Overall Group Positions Available: Proje ct Dire ctor: Is responsible for overseeing projects by building a team of the necessary member for the particular project. Task and member types will necessarily change according to the particular project. Also responsible for establishing timeline and deadline for each project. Jr. Apprentice US Coordinator - creates team of individuals to set-up program, maintain program, run program, focus on improving the program, assist with fundraising for program, and submit information to Project Director Monthly. May create an assistant position to help with duties. Assistant Ne tworking Dire ctor - assisting the Director with the coordination and execution of all administrative, business, and data management functions related to day-to-day department operations. The duties include, but are not limited to the following: networking management, chapter monitoring, group administration, monthly leadership meetings, and personnel systems and management of clerical work over flow. Charity Coordinator: T his person will help collect data of submitted national, global, and local charities, present to board and secure upcoming quarterly or annual Chosen Charities, and submit information to Project Director Monthly. May create an assistant position to help with duties. Fundraising Assistant: T his person will assist the fundraising director with research for available grants, contact information, sending out letters and emails to qualified recipients, organizing files and database of information.

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WBO Volunteer of the Month Stacey Virgo Stacey Virgo, President and Owner of SHARGO USA started her business when she decided that she wanted to spend more time with her and children and also was tired of Corporate America. SHARGO USA is a Virtual Assistant/Professional Business Support Company who develop collaborative business relationships with business owners by assisting them in their day to day operations in areas such as administration, bookkeeping, event planning, real estate support, graphic design and marketing support. Assistance is provided both to national and international clients. Stacey currently serves as the Events Department Assistant for the Women Business Owners, she also serve on the Board of Directors for The True Vine Community Outreach Organization which is a non profit organization whose mission is to assist women and children around the world. Virgo also just started a Virtual Assistant Group in Central Florida. Stacey volunteers at WBO because she has always had a passion for helping women in business succeed. She states, “I like giving back and helping a good cause.“ She has been a member of WBO for about three years. Stacey previously assisted with the

Local Chapters, and is now assisting with the events. As the WBO events department assistant, she supports the events department in the planning of all events. For the convention she is responsible for ensuring that all of the exhibitors are registered for the conference and all their needs are met. Stacey was born in Jamaica and she is married to her husband Donovan and they have two children André 16 and Jordane 10. Her hobbies are listening to music, networking and going on nature trips with her family. If there is anything else that you may need, please let me know. Stacey Virgo -Events Department Assistant Women Business Owners www.womenbizowners.org stacey@womenbizownrs.org

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custom ers. Outsourcing is where you hire som eone to do work that needs to be done, but isn’t directly related to y ou making m oney. Things y ou can outsource would be newsletters, website updates, mailings, scheduling, financial records, email management, blogging, article writing and submitting, and networking. Those tasks are things that need to be done, but they can cause you to be spread too thin. When that happens you will lose your excitement and y ou will begin to have less and less pride in y our business. You work y our business so y ou can help others and that’s what gives you the excitement and the continuous drive to reach new levels of success. Show pride in y our business like you do y our children or our country and y ou will see levels of success that you hadn’t seen before. Make sure y ou outsource tasks that are needed, but not directly related to your clients or custom ers and you will feel better about it and have m ore tim e to dedicate to your business to help it grow. We are all proud of our businesses and want to show as many people as possible what we do and how we can help them. Show y our pride to som eone today and ev eryday!

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