I'd like to reply to a few of your comments please. was set up by former members of irishbusinesswomen.com. We had been asking the moderators since 2007 for a directory of services and to be able to promote our business openly since 2007. Our pleas fell on deaf ears, instead of sitting back and doing nothing we built a site that helps us promote our business and services cost effectively.
Brendan I am sorry you don't like the colour scheme, to me it's irrelevant in the grand scheme of things and we don't let of steam in the forum, we share resources, advice and information in a nice environment without judgement or sarcasm.
yes you have to register before you use the forum, it's a safe place to post and only members can see what you write, just in case there are sensitive issues in which you don't want the world to see e.g redundancies etc etc.
Woodbine it's so members can post without judgement, scrutiny or being criticised. By being a member you are in the company of like minded people. The support comes from Bank Of Ireland and Owner Manager Magazine, when you log into your account you have access to many downloads in pdf format which you can access at your leisure. The advice is not from random posters, it's from members who are very successful business people in their own right. The membership fee is pittance E50 where can you advertise & promote yourself online for such a small amount? Where can you avail of monthly seminars? Compare the cost to BNI & SFA.
J hegeraty We have lots of active posters, more than 5 I can assure you.
FireFox your absolutely right we don't break even, but we didn't build the site to make a profit, we built it to help each other get back to basics and start networking with the person down the road.
Redstick you are not a member of you have not been to any of our seminars or events nor have your posted on our forum. Therefore you cannot compare to irishbusinesswomen.com which has it's flaws, trust me.
Romulan Apologies I couldn't fit the elocution lessons in along with running my own business, an online resource for women and being a mother to a teenager & wife. My D4 uncle has been away in South Africa for a number of months so I couldn't meet up with him to get the grammar & voice training up to scratch. I run a print business for Gods sake no I don't get interviewed often so my technique is quite rusty. I am who I am, that does not mean I have nothing to share or offer simply because I haven't had voice/media coaching.
Paddi22 Thank you for your kind comments much appreciated.
It's not easy to put yourself out there to be scrutinised & criticised by the general public, it's quite difficult actually. On Sunday I should have been in Glendalough with my husband & son. Instead I was in a studio trying to promote Irish Women and their business. The amount of time & effort that goes into organising and promoting the monthly seminars cannot be measured but I do it anyway. Why? Because I believe together we can beat this recession off with a stick. Firefox quite rightly pointed out we cannot even cover the cost of the website. Between the cost of building, hosting and maintaining we are definitely not doing it to make a profit. What we can do is try to support business women, provide a space for them to network in a relaxed environment and provide a forum whereby they can bounce ideas off each other without being judged or worrying about the response. The response is always positive because you are amongst friends and like minded people who are committed to helping. Even the web developer has gone above and beyond the call of duty.
might not be for you but I think it's kinda lame sitting behind a keyboard procrastinating about a person/site who is trying to promote women and their business in a positive fashion in the current economic climate, without the media lingo or bells & whistles. Ask yourself what YOU have done to help your neighbour/comrades to cope with the economic downturn? I have no control over the government or the VAT rate, I have no control over the banking situation we find ourselves in. I have control over my own business and I tend to spend my time and money in the company of like minded business people.
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Thank God not everyone shares the views of the people on this thread.
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