You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby

Women in business is a growing trend, despite of or because of the fact of the lack of pay equity.

Read: On My Own Two Feet: A Modern Girl’s Guide To Personal Finance by Sharon Kedar and Manisha Thakor.

Connect: Damsels in Success. I just read about it today so I cannot make any comparisons, other than it is not just for entrepreneurs, but also professionals and there is a job board.

Shop: Furniture retailers like IKEA are targeting female entrepreneurs to sell them stylish office furniture.

Entrepreneurs Need Vacations, Too.

It’s summer and everyone gets vacation time except for the small business owner. If they do take a few days off, they are unlikely to be totally unplugged, because there business is like a baby.

clipped from www.telegram.com One of the hardest things for a small business owner to do, especially in the first few years of a company’s existence, is to take a vacation, even if it’s just for a few days.

If you have good employees then they can handle day to day while you are away. It’s important to start delegating tasks to your employees way before your vacation. You may find that they may do some tasks faster than you can, so that frees up time for you.

If a week away sounds scary, then consider mini-vacations of long weekends and really let go of work for three whole days.  Relaxing can make a big difference and help you run your business better.