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Spending Money on Experiences versus Things

I just celebrated by 21st birthday (hehe), okay 41st. I spent the weekend with my long-time partner Keith, wine tasting in Paso Robles. It was wonderful to spend a couple of days with my love, sipping wine, staying quiet, and reveling in the vineyards’ beauty. That was my gift – the experience of a new […]

We live in an entrepreneurial society where women launch approximately 1,200 businesses a day in the U.S. Many of these businesses, fueled with beginners’ energy, enjoy upward momentum and growth to a certain point and then growth begins to stall. If you are among this group, fear not because I’ve helped more than 50 small businesses […]

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San Diego’s female-focused business accelerator Hera Labs has achieved nonprofit status and is marking the occasion with a fundraiser timed to Giving Tuesday, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, which falls this year on Nov. 29. “This is a crucial time to invest in female business leaders who are still working to break the glass ceiling,” said […]

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Carmel Valley Resident – Winner of SBA’s Third Annual Growth Accelerator Fund Competition

Carmel Valley resident Silvia Mah and Hera Labs, a female-focused business accelerator in San Diego was just named one of 17 winners nationwide (and the only winner from San Diego) in the Small Business Administration’s third annual Growth Accelerator Fund Competition. This is the second year that Hera Labs has won this honor. The SBA issued […]

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Last month in Long Beach during one of my speaking tours, my topic was supposed to be “HOW TO WORK TOGETHER IN HARMONY” and interestingly; we ended up talking about the following subject for almost an entire day: “IS MULTI LEVEL MARKETING, aka MLM, A SCHEME?” Here is what I shared with my audience: We all […]

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Reddit is a wonderful resource for entrepreneurs; for both collaborative learning and marketing opportunities. Reddit is essentially the largest hive mind on the Internet. If there is a subject you are interested in, it’s almost guaranteed to be a discussion topic on reddit. But if it’s not there, reddit gives you the freedom to create […]

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As entrepreneurs, we are consistently creating new ways to market our business and, in many cases, positions ourselves as thought leaders. In this regard, podcasts have become an excellent tool for content marketing. They build SEO, establish your authority and are a great addition to your sales funnel. With 46 million people listening to podcasts […]

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According to a June 2015 article by TechCrunch, a growing class of independent workers in the U.S. is increasing. Hiring independent workers is now a growing trend in the “1099 Economy,” that is made up of an on-demand independent workforce, which caters to a wide range of services from legal to public relations. Although this […]

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Summit to feature entrepreneurship and investment experts and interactive discussions On Saturday, Sept. 19, Hera Venture Summit hosted its “Building Bridges” one-day intensive event for female angel investors and woman-led startups. The all-day event turned the tables on venture investing by connecting women founders and funders so that more female angels invest in female entrepreneurs. University […]

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Maria Contreras-Sweet, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, spoke last Tuesday in an intimate setting at Hera Labs female business accelerator in Sorrento Valley. In advance of National Women’s Equality Day last Wednesday, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) head and Obama cabinet member Maria Contreras-Sweet spoke to a group of more than 30 […]

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When we start a business, it becomes a big part of who we are, what we stand for, and how we interact. Oftentimes, it is in a very positive way but there can be times when our business permeates so much of who we are that our emotions become strongly tied. Taking things to heart […]

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As a long-time entrepreneur with staff of my own, I’ve learned along the way the dos and do nots of both hiring and getting hired. Below are the four key entrepreneurial lessons for landing your next job, one that you love. Discover your passion. Taking the time to identify what drives you and what gets […]

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