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Crowdfunding- what does it mean?
posted by Mishty Deb on June 16,2015 in Entrepreneurs, Women in Business

The advent of crowdsourcing websites like Kickstarter have changed the way that Small Business can get funding and how individuals can influence small businesses. Where as before a start-up looked either to family and friends, traditional lending sources (banks and VC investors), or to close …
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Sharks in Heels- Social Shark Event
posted by Mishty Deb on May 31,2015 in Events

Learn how to be a Social sharks- the ins and outs of social media, things a business woman needs to know to be a social shark. WHAT: FREE social media workshop for female entrepreneurs WHERE: ExpoSkill Creative Studio 4801 Spring Valley #116 Dallas, TX 75244 …
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Dallas Start-Up Weekend- Women in Business
posted by Mishty Deb on April 21,2015 in Events

You might not know it, but Dallas has some pretty incredible female entrepreneurs! Why is Dallas a great place for female entrepreneurs? Find out by joining be for StartUp Weekend, which is a global grassroots organization. This May 29-31, join me at Dallas Startup Weekend: Women’s …
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Dallas Blogger Collective’s Speed Chatt
posted by Mishty Deb on April 15,2015 in Events

Join me Thursday from 6:30-8:30pm @ ALTO 211 in Downtown Dallas for the Dallas Blogger Collective’s Speed Chatt event.
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National Equal Pay Day-Sarah Silverman
posted by Mishty Deb on April 15,2015 in Inspiration, Women in law, Women in Media

Apparently, there is a huge backlash against the concept of equal pay for equal work. Really? I have heard all kinds of excuses like women get paid less because they don’t ask for more pay or they don’t ask for promotions. I don’t buy that. …
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Are you a Beyonce Voter?
posted by Mishty Deb on April 14,2015 in News and Current Events, Women in law, Women in Media

Watching this youtube video about the role of single women voters in to the Clinton presidential campaign made me wonder. Since, when did being a single independent woman become the equivalent of living off of government assistance? Maybe some people don’t understand what the word …
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What is your legislature up to? How are they looking out for your interests?
posted by Mishty Deb on April 14,2015 in International Law, News and Current Events, Uncategorized, Women in law

Elections are news grabbing events, but do you know what your representatives are working on after you elect them? Right now according to Annie’s List (annieslist.com), which is a Texas organization that supports having more women representatives in government, “Texas has one of the highest …
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Women and their bodies
posted by Mishty Deb on April 14,2015 in Gender equality, Inspiration, News and Current Events, Women in Media

Nearly every woman alive has been subjected to thousands of images that purport to represent the ideal woman. If you are a woman reading this article then chances are at some point someone has asked you or told you what your body type is supposed …
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Catherine Engelbert, First CEO of a major consulting company
posted by Mishty Deb on March 11,2015 in Gender equality, Inspiration, News and Current Events, Women in Business

Later this week when Catherine Engelbert officially takes her new position as CEO of Deloitte she will be making a little bit of business history as the first woman to ever be the CEO of a major accounting or consulting company. In her interview with CNBC’s …
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Infographic of Women in the Workplace
posted by Mishty Deb on March 9,2015 in Women in Business

I found this great infographic showing how the percentage of women decreases as you go up the corporate ladder. This is interesting because it shows that the gender gap doesn’t exist suddenly at the top, but is gradually incrementally increased at every progressive level.
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