Deborah Bateman, Author at SmartFem Magazine

SMART BUSINESS: LEAD WITH HEART

Deborah Bateman — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 13:00:27 +0000

“Leaders touch a heart before they ask for a hand.” -JOHN C. MAXWELL Welcome to February. The month we celebrate Valentine’s Day… a day we communicate and celebrate with our hearts. In the United States, according to Wikipedia, about 190 million Valentine’s Day cards are sent each year, not including the hundreds of millions of […]

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Smart Business: A Year of More, Better, Different, or Less?

Deborah Bateman — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 13:00:16 +0000

The new year provides us with an opportunity to (1) pause and briefly look back, (2) determine how far we have come, (3) assess where we are, and (4) turn our focus and energy toward a better tomorrow. On New Year’s day I made time to reflect, both personally and professionally, on my 2015. It […]

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Smart Business: Being the Best Possible Leader

Deborah Bateman — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 15:55:54 +0000

Someone asked me the other day, when did I first realize that I was a leader. I had to stop and think … and realized that I had always “imagined” myself to be a leader. I remember my first grade teacher talking to my parents at a parent-teacher conference, and stating, “Deborah is a leader.” […]

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Smart Business: What is the Most Important Thing?

Deborah Bateman — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 13:00:28 +0000

What is the most important thing (to do) in starting a new business? This is one of the questions that you have offered up to me – since my last “Smart Business” Column – BE YOUR OWN BOSS. I wasn’t sure of the answer, but did know that any answer would most likely be as […]

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Smart Business: Being Your Own Boss

Deborah Bateman — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 16:10:46 +0000

Are you an entrepreneur? Have you envisioned yourself an entrepreneur? The opportunity to be your own boss certainly has enormous appeal. There are as many reasons to start your own business as there are entrepreneurs. But based on my recent LinkedIn and Facebook query and feedback, it seems that the most prevalent reasons are (1) […]

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Smart Business: Sharing Knowledge, Promoting Growth

Deborah Bateman — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 16:50:46 +0000

SmartFem Magazine and Publisher, Lea Haben-Woodford have invited me to be the business columnist for SmartFem Magazine. And I am excited. But I am reaching out and asking for your help! I know that column writing is not news writing. It is a wonderful opportunity to speak the truth, tell some stories, provide some explanations, […]

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Budgeting and Saving Tips that will Prepare Women for the Future

Deborah Bateman — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:24:43 +0000

It is essential for women, now more than ever, to stay knowledgeable of their financial situation. I am a firm believer in empowering women to achieve personal and financial success, and one of the first steps on that path is to know how to manage your income and properly save. The good news is that […]

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