Have a story to tell? Of course you do. The Story Exchange wants to highlight mom entrepreneurs this month, and if you're game, you're it. They're blogging on their site as well as The Huffington Post. Need publicity? Submit your story here.
✳ Get Granted
Want $250,000 for your business? Get this: Chase and LivingSocial are sponsoring "Mission: Small Business℠," a grant program awarding up to 12 individual grants of $250,000 was developed to provide small businesses with resources needed to make a positive impact on their companies. Tell them why you're unique. Explain how you're going to utilize their grant. If you've been in business for at least 2 years and have less than 100 employees, apply here. You have until June 30, 2012.
✳ Get Legal
Getting a fair price on your legal work? AttorneyFee.com wants you to find highly skilled lawyers near you. For free. Instantly. They think that sharing information about the cost of local legal services will foster better relationships between attorneys and their clients. Know the going rates in your area? Check out AttorneyFee.com here. If you're an attorney, list yourself here.
✳ Geek Out
There's a Midwest tech renaissance going on and an upcoming event to highlight it. If you're a woman in tech -- that is, if you have a website -- check out The TechWeek 2012 Conference happening June 22 - 26 in Chicago. It's 5 days of speakers, sessions, an expo and hands-on small biz talk. Discover how companies like Groupon, Threadless, Orbitz, 37Signals, and more started and grew to success--and how yours can, too. Get 15% off your ticket right here.
✳ Source This
Want products for your biz? SourcingHandmade.com supports small businesses by offering a cost-effective alternative to traditional product sourcing. The small, woman-owned site introduces up-and-coming and established handmade artisans and indie designers to the market, increasing exposure for their product. Head to SourcingHandmade.com for a variety of merchandise made just for you.
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✳ Invest Here
Melissa Pierce's brilliant article, Femanomics: 105 Women In Venture Capital and Angel Investment You Should Know, bears a title that says it all. There's an awful lot of talk on the Internets about how women are missing from the investment community, but Pierce so rightly points out the women who are focused on enriching solid small businesses. Know of more women investors not listed? Post 'em to our Facebook page here.
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✳ Email It
Use Gmail? Then it's time to play The Email Game. It's e-mail management made fun. A timer counts down as you weed through that enormous inbox and if you win...well, first watch the video right here to understand better. Then head over here to get your game on.
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✳ Check It
Toodalu puts money back in your wallet and generates donations to the charities you support. Link a debit or credit card to your Toodalu account. Add the causes that you wish to support. When you shop at Toodalu locations, 5% is donated to those causes. There are no coupons or loyalty cards to dig out.
Parking Panda is a community marketplace for parking. Space owners can capitalize on underused resources by renting a driveway or parking space to a community of drivers. Drivers looking for parking are able to save time and money to book parking in advance or discover available parking around them in real-time.
The Freecycle Network is a grassroots, nonprofit movement of people who are giving and getting stuff for free in their own towns. Each local group is moderated by local volunteers and membership is free.
Wanna catch up on previous opportunities? Find the goods here!
