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How I follow up

by Jane Pollak | Jun 25, 2008

I attended a spectacular EWN event last month with over 150 women business owners. The keynote speaker was Beth Schoenfeldt, co-founder of Ladies Who Launch. One of the cool things about this Grand Networking Event is that in addition to an hour of mingling time...

Delegating the VA way

by Jane Pollak | Jun 23, 2008

I'm often asked what kinds of tasks I delegate to my Virtual Assistant (VA), Valerie. Clients and colleagues want to know exactly how a VA might save them time and money. I've long been an advocate of delegating any task that I can pay someone else to do while I spend...

I’ve got the keys to the kingdom.

by Jane Pollak | Jun 20, 2008

I had pangs of jealousy and envy on Sunday night watching the Tony Awards on tv. Here were these amazingly talented people, who had worked collaboratively for years to produce Broadway shows, beaming on the stage of Radio City Music Hall as they received their...

Looks matter!

by Jane Pollak | Jun 19, 2008

As a table sponsor for the May EWN Grand Networking Event, I had the opportunity to contribute to the goody bag of each attendee. I brought that possibility as a challenge to my mastermind group members who made the brilliant suggestion that I give something...

One of my gurus

by Jane Pollak | Jun 16, 2008

Terri Lonier and I became friends while in the National Speakers Association and have continued our relationship as our own entrepreneurial businesses have grown and changed. She sends out a terrific weekly educational segment I highly recommend: Working Solo Minute....

Believers and Non-Believers

by Jane Pollak | Jun 13, 2008

It may be possible to divide the world into those who do and don't believe in The Secret. Starting with my marriage, we fall into the two different camps. I believe that if you can conceive and believe it--it being anything you want in your life, you can achieve it....

Stick with the plan!

by Jane Pollak | Jun 11, 2008

I scheduled a 30-minute slot on my calendar at 11am today to go to the Westport Public Library, visit the Reading Room where they have all the local newspapers and research how each one does its calendar listing. I'm promoting an event on July 17th that will lead up...

Would you open this envelope?

by Jane Pollak | Jun 9, 2008

It's often hard for entrepreneurs to toot their own horns. So when a client of mine created a mailing to go out to 100 clients and prospects, she ran out of steam after creating a terrific marketing letter, having it printed on beautiful, nice quality paper stock and...

Unscheduled Networking

by Jane Pollak | Jun 6, 2008

Every month I put several networking events on the calendar as part of my marketing plan. When I show up around women entrepreneurs 3-4 times per month, inevitably business transpires--a new client, sign-ups for my newsletter and blog, etc. So, I always have scheduled...