Event 10 - Women Communicators of Austin

Build your business with a new approach to networking: Meeting Recap

by Ginny Murphy | Feb 8, 2012 | Event, Freelance Austin Blog, Meeting Recaps

As the new year begins, you may have set goals to attend more professional events and improve your business networking. How do you make the most of these encounters and make meaningful connections, not just accumulate handfuls of business cards? At the February...

Personal Branding Anchors – Your New Competitive Advantage: Meeting Recap

by Ginny Murphy | Jan 11, 2012 | Event, Freelance Austin Blog, Meeting Recaps

As entrepreneurs, we spend time, energy, and resources finding new ways to be more successful. We do whatever it takes to make our own personal stock rise in value. Or do we? Here’s the disconnect. The factors that pay the most dividends are the same ones that are...

Create the Unforgettable Elevator Pitch – An Interactive Workshop: Meeting Recap

by Ginny Murphy | Nov 25, 2011 | Event, Freelance Austin Blog, Meeting Recaps

If fate placed you in an elevator with your dream client and you only had the time it takes to get from the top of the building to the bottom, would you be able to describe your business in a compelling way? The elevator pitch assumes you only have 60-90 seconds to...

City of Austin Contracts: What You Need To Know as a Woman or Minority-Owned Business: Meeting Recap

by Ginny Murphy | Oct 12, 2011 | Event, Freelance Austin Blog, Meeting Recaps, Resources

Navigating the City of Austin’s certification programs for minority and women-owned businesses can be intimidating, but it can also lead to valuable contracting opportunities for city projects. Elton Price from the City of Austin’s Small & Minority...

Connecting to the Latino Market: Meeting Recap

by Ginny Murphy | Sep 14, 2011 | Event, Freelance Austin Blog, Meeting Recaps

Are you and your clients paying attention to the fastest-growing market in the U.S.? With the latest Census data in, Latinos represented more than half of U.S. population growth in the last decade. The Pew Hispanic Center projects that by 2050, the Hispanic population...

How to Turn Around a Troubled Business: Meeting Recap

by Ginny Murphy | Aug 10, 2011 | Event, Freelance Austin Blog, Meeting Recaps

It’s not uncommon for a business to find itself in trouble even when times are good. How you navigate to get back on course can make the difference between weathering the storm or finding yourself in a sinking ship. Mark Stacey is a veteran business advisor...