“Great group of women who truly care about expanding each other’s businesses!†~ Casie Fields Crain’s Chicago Business is hosting Small Business Week from September 30 through October 4, and NEW-The Network of Entrepreneurial Women is excited to participate and to be featured in the magazine! We will host Meet, Munch & Mastermind, an afternoon […]
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Last Wednesday the Network of Entrepreneurial Women gathered at Blue Violet Body Works for networking, a lighthouse tour and mini-spa treatments. We had a lovely time learning more about the Elgin business community and its amazing entrepreneurial women. These women are doing amazing things in the Elgin community and the entrepreneurial community as a whole. […]
I took off most of August to tend to visitors which meant that my studio was also occupied. As I reviewed the upcoming exhibits and fairs I felt stressed that I had not spent more time in the studio. Then I created some pieces for Aurora Rose which brought me back into that zone of […]
I dropped off new pieces at Aurora Rose this week. The store has lots of fabulous fall activities planned and I look forward to the announcements. My earrings are popular right now, so Kim and Amber wanted in on the action. Â I have plans for more pendants like this, with paint brushes and pencil […]
Reading biographies is inspiring, but sometimes we have to get into the nitty-gritty of business planning. We will discuss our favorite business books at tomorrow’s NEW Wine Women and Wellness event from 2-4 p.m. at 57th Street Books. RSVP on Facebook or our Meetup Group, or just pop in! Business, health and life insurance consultant Karen […]
“I collect new books the way my friends buy designer handbags. Sometimes, I just like to know I have them and actually reading them is beside the point. … The mere act of buying them makes me happy– the world is more promising, more fulfilling.” ~ Dora in Literacy and Longing in LA This coming […]
I’ve followed Megan Hunt since she appeared to me as Princess Lasertron in Where Women Create Magazine in 2009. Since then, it’s been a pleasure to be inspired by her business ventures and to get to know her. Her December Radvent is a fantastic blogging challenge that helps me grow. When she and her friend […]
I started posting pendants of the day to my personal Facebook page, which seems to be resonating with my friends. So I’m contemplating shifting that over to the fan page to see if a pendant of the day/week is something people like to see. Clockwise: Seashells in the Waves, Raffia Square, Wrapped Boomerang and Womanly […]
After all the anticipation and preparation, my feelings about the “success” of Custer’s Last Stand as a vendor are mixed. It was a great challenge for me, and also a fear-buster, but financially it did not live up to its expectations. Friday night set-up I quipped a few weeks ago about how reading about manning […]
I’m in the process of loading new pieces onto Etsy, a sampling of which is provided here: New in my Etsy store, with more to come! There are more to be loaded, and of course a lot more to be made! Etsy lovers who have favorited some pieces might notice a few mark-downs as well. […]
