One of our favorite partners, the Downtown Women’s Club, DWC, and with chapters in a whole bunch of U.S. cities, has given a nod on its Chicago chapter site to our special holiday, Single Working Women’s Week.
Diane Danielson, founder of DWC, was one of the first guests on our Swwan Dive radio show. Check out her cool interview here “How to Network while You Sleep” for busy successful women.
Thanks, DWC. We celebrate all you do for successful career women–single and otherwise!
If you’ve thought about starting a business but shake in your boots when it comes to things like legal hassles, inventory, marketing and so on, franchising can be a savvy approach. Well, there’s a guy in Cleveland who can help you figure it all out–believe it or not, at no charge to you. He’s Joel Libava and he operates a website full of information and resources about franchising–psst! he even has a section “franchising for Women Only!“–and writes a very friendly blog called The Franchise King, which just happens to have a very nice reference to SWWAN. Here’s the company’s online bio:
Since 1990, the Libavas have been helping folks with their dreams of business ownership. If you want to lower your risk, and learn how to choose some great franchises for our area, we are the ones to speak with! Call 216-831-2610 We specialize in the franchise business segment, helping those who wish to explore and learn about which franchises they may be a great fit for. We also work with young franchise companies wishing to market online, with our state targeted website, Statefranchisecenters.com
I know Joel professionally, and I can tell you he’ll probably be glad to share his knowledge even if you live somewhere else.
Thanks for the shout out, Joel!
How often do you hear a man talking about how tough it can be for women in the working world? Well, this Ziff Davis reporter, who happens to be African American, is really cutting through the fluff with this article. He truly listened to some of the 500 women in IT that he sat with at this conference, where one of the agenda items was to go through the responses to a survey of 700+women. Here’s a quote from a woman who’d been a merchant seaman:
“It was a really hard life. I was the only girl on the ship. I had to work twice as hard as the men… Does this sound familiar to any of you?”
Of course it did, as the applause and murmuring in the room proved.
“I need to demo something 1,000 times before I’m taken seriously.”
And here’s Darryl’s take on why he stood out:
“As a black man I’m used to being in the minority at tech events, sometimes being the only one in a room. But I’ve never really noticed. At Women in Technology, I definitely noticed, not because I felt out of place, but because there was such a strong sense of camaraderie amongst the women in the room. It was palpable…”
Hey, that’s what SWWAN is all about–facilitating camaraderie among single women for all those times when being single makes a difference.
The US position on state sovereignty can create strange situations. Recent government administrations have taken oppposite sides of this thorny one (Clinton’s for, Bush’s against)–does federal approval of medical devices shield manufacturers from product liability lawsuits in state courts. So far, most federal appeals courts have said, yes, indeed, if your FDA-approved device fails during my operation, I can sue you anyway in state court.
Well, the Supreme Court is made up of individuals with political leanings. It’ll be interesting to see where it lands.
