Need a new payment gateway for your biz? Braintree has helped thousands of start-ups easily accept payments online and on mobile. Many of the start-ups built on Braintree have become some of the best known businesses around, including Airbnb, Uber, Fab.com, Github and LivingSocial. And they're here to help you, too. Want $10,000 in processing fees for free? Sign up here and be sure to mention The Founding Moms.
✳ Speak Up
Are you looking for a sassy speaker at your next event? Look no further. Melanie Ramiro can hook you up with a gal you may know...me! Take a peek at my professional speaker website. Topics that I cover are listed there but I'd be happy to create something specific for you, too. Reach out if you're looking for a keynote speaker, a workshop facilitator or a cigar-box juggler. (I can do all three, but not at once.) For those of you outside the US: I travel, too. Email Melanie here.
✳ Be A Star
Wanna be a movie star? Ish Entertainment is producing an episodic digital documentary project for The Wall Street Journal that promises to be the first of its kind on a digital platform. They want innovative, dynamic startups to participate. They'll document 25 of the nation's most interesting entrepreneurs and receive the The Wall Street Journal's title of "Startup of the Year," along with piles of publicity. If you have less than $10 million in revenue, have a proof of concept or prototype in place and are headquartered in the USA,
email them here by May 1.
✳ Do It
Need a new business idea? Bill Gates has an offer for you. He's ready to pay $100,000 to someone who can build a better condom. Proposals sent to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation must have a "testable hypothesis, include an associated plan for how the idea would be tested or validated and yield interpretable and unambiguous data" to receive continued funding toward development. Not your cup of tea? Submissions for other global health innovations are being accepted here.
✳ Publicize Yourself
Want publicity? If you're an entrepreneur or an author, BusinessInfoGuide.com is looking for you. They conduct written interviews of all kinds -- everyone's got a great story and they want to help spread the word. All interviews are featured on their homepage, via social media and will include a link back to your site. For entrepreneurs, contribute here. For authors, head over here.
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✳ Lead The Way
The good folks at PBS and Ashoka recently published an article I wrote called "How To Lead A Guilt-Free Parenting Lifestyle." In it, I cover theories of relativity, working mamas and the right to parent guilt-free. Need a few tips & tricks to help you stay away from that plague we call parental guilt? Read the article here.
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✳ Join Us
Want to learn more about building your business? Check out our upcoming webinars on our new online platform:
On Tuesday, April 18, Sarah Giller Nelson presents "Less Is More." She'll be discussing how to bring order to your chaos in an organized fashion.
On Tuesday, April 23, Paula G. Rosario will discuss "Balance or Bust: How To Shift Your Perspective Of What Conventional Working Moms Are Supposed To Be.”
Mark your calendars, get your questions ready, and sign up here to join us!
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✳ Check It
SaneBox filters out and summarizes unimportant emails -- not spam, but legitimate messages that just don't need to interrupt your day and can be processed in bulk. They do lots of other things to help you deal with email, too.
Kashoo's small business accounting cloud app is a standard double-entry accounting system that lets you invoice, pay bills, track expenses and prepare financial statements with an intuitive looking interface.
Vine is the best way to see and share life in motion. Create short, beautiful, looping videos in a simple and fun way for your friends and family to see.
Wanna catch up on previous opportunities? Find the goods here!
Wanna be featured in our next newsletter? Contact Valerie to get your feature on!
