This post is part 1 of 2 posts on the Beacon DC report. Last week I went to the release of Beacon DC's report "Building Inclusive Ecosystems with Intentionality: A Strategy to Support DC's Women Founders" held at Google Headquarters in downtown DC. You may know Beacon as the organization that supports women entrepreneurs in [...]
Last month, I said that 2018 would be the year of the expert for me so I'm highlighting the importance of seeking out (and actually listening to) people with expertise and experience as a business owner. To keep the advice going, I'm sharing with you the results from the Mentorship Roadshow "lightning round." Each of the [...]
While I’ve spent years devoting my working and waking life to women’s entrepreneurship, this past week was pretty special. Last Saturday, January 20th, 12PointFive co-hosted the Mentorship Roadshow with Hera Hub and InnovatorsBox®. With the support of a grant from Beacon DC and sponsorship from Popcorn and Ice Cream, we brought two dozen entrepreneurs and [...]
Marketing Plans Work-when you implement them Sometimes it’s difficult to do for ourselves what we do for others – the cobbler has no shoes, the doctor doesn’t have regular check ups, the attorney doesn’t have a will. The same is true for a lot of us in the service industry. We market others [...]
When I tell people the name of my company they often have questions about what it means so I thought I’d use my first blog post to explain what it means to me and what I hope it will mean for you. When I was thinking about starting my company and what I would call [...]
