Since my first job as a secretary and data tech back in the 1980’s, I have been working on computers. When your computer freezes up – you call IT. Inevitably the first thing you hear – “Did you try turning it off and back on?” You do...
This is part 3 of Barb’s certification series. Click here to read part 1: “You Must Use Me, I’m a Certified Business” and here to read part 2: “Which Certifications Do I Need to Get?”.The term “Good Faith Efforts” or GFE is bounced...
For some this is a lightbulb moment, and others it might be a good refresher. We are 35+ years into the digital age, yet for some online marketing is still a mystery. I was at a meet and greet and while navigating the room I was reminded a common mistake made when...
This is part 2 of Barb’s certification series. Click here to read part 1: “You Must Use Me, I’m a Certified Business”.Did you know that in Minnesota there are 6 women owned business certifications applicable to our industry? Just because you...
I feel like I am the squeakiest wheel in town on this issue and quite frankly it would be too expensive to oil this wheel right now due to fuel escalation! Last year when I started advocating for the pandemic supply chain issues, I envisioned that we would lose some...
“You must use me — I’m a certified business!”I have heard this phrase way too often in the past 13 years. I work hard to train Association of Women Contractors (AWC) members about what certification means and what it doesn’t mean. I cringe when I...
