25 Years of Experience available for You to Grow Your Business

Listen to Deb’s interview of Michael Gordon, Senior Vice President of Business Development Services for the Columbus Chamber of Commerce. Hear some of his wisdom from 25 years of experience helping small businesses grow.

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Finding Opportunities in Challenging Economic Times

Listen to Deb’s interview of Louis Green, President/CEO Michigan Minority Business Development Council. Hear valuable advice about how to create opportunities in the most challenging economic times.

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Welcome!

Welcome to Deborah’s Business Basics, a blog for women in business, by women in business.

If there’s one thing for certain in this world, it’s that everything in life comes down to “working well with and through others.” This is particularly true for succeeding in business, which is why you will find a range of shared perspectives in this blog from a variety of women in business. Working together, women can make tremendous progress in supporting individual and collective prosperity through entrepreneurship.

Additionally, there is significant value in viewing business issues and situations from different perspectives. Learning from the experience of others cannot only help you to avoid some of the common pitfalls in business, but it can also enable you to experience the courage, purpose and joy that comes with pursuing the dream of owning your own business and becoming incredibly successful at it!

To support your progress in this regard, visit Deb’s Tips for insightful perspectives on overcoming common business challenges. Check out Deb’s Friends for stories about other women like you, who have experienced their share of trials, tribulations and successes in starting and growing their business ventures.

For events and networking venues, choose Deb’s Network and come back periodically to view frequent content updates. Deb’s Noteworthy section provides recommendations of books, articles, Web sites and other reference sources that provide valuable business advice, perspectives and introductions to real people in your community that may further assist you with your specific business development objectives – all at no charge!

Finally, stop by Pearls of Wisdom for a more casual, conversational dialogue about who, what, where, when and how women are shaping the world of business and entrepreneurship around the globe. The common thread for success in business as a woman is simple; “run your business, don’t let it run you.”