White House Urban Economic Forum at Barnard College
On Feb. 3, we attended #WHEconForum, a diverse gathering of women small business owners in NYC, hosted with the White House Council on Women and Girls. Successful non-profits run with sharp business smarts, so this was quite the classroom for us. Thanks to @theyec for passing along the opportunity!
- Here is some of the best tweet-size wisdom we received. Speakers ranged from senior advisers at the White House, CEOs, the founder of @85Broads (which we're a member!), digital media maven @rachelsklar, and the fearless @ariannahuff.
- Panel #2 #WHEconForum with @85Broads Janet Hanson @nakisnakis and (one of my favorite speakers) @ariannahuff !!! twitpic.com/8f6znr #FOJ
RT @85Broads: There's no substitute for hard work. Have resilience and believe yourself. Valerie Jarrett #WHEconForum
RT @ArienneOnline: "No one who is successful in business got there by themselves." -Valerie Jarrett #WHEconForum
"If money is your sole motivation then you will never be happy because it will never be enough." -Valerie Jarrett #WHEconForum
"Make sure you hire for your weaknesses and not your strengths" Susan Lyne, Chairman of @GiltGroupe #WHEconForum
"Learn to think about how you describe your business so it is BIG idea and scalable" Susan Lyne #wheconforum #womenentrepreneurs
"Failure is not the opposite of success it is the stepping stone to success" @ariannahuff #WHEconForum
"Fail fast and pivot." Touché @nakisnakis Fall down 5 times, get up 6! #WHEconForum
Advice for #women #entrepreneurs from current #wheconforum panel: Find a sponsor. Really push for feedback so you can make your biz better.
Margery Kraus, @#WHEconForum #womenentrepreneurs collect a lot of input, but make your own decision
"Whenever you leave a conversation with someone, ask 'Is there someone you think I should meet who can help me?' " #networking #wheconforum
When you're starting a biz, study it, OWN it, be the go-to person. It's not a man vs. woman thing - Maria Bartiromo #WHEconForum
RT @eldorn: @gharman1 how do you survive failure? "say it out loud!!" ;) @accion_usa #WHEconForum #womenentrepreneurs
RT @SBAgov: It’s good to be in the room, but even better to be at the table- Karen Mills re SBA elevation to Cabinet level #wheconforum
To find funding: go to connectors who can make warm intros to investors; ask investors for feedback; take notes!! #WHEconForum @cjbrandt- Fun fact: Did you know bed-and-breakfast entrepreneur Monique Greenwood (pictured right, she spoke on Panel #1) used to be editor-in-chief of Essence magazine? Very inspiring to us, since several members of our team work in magazines as well!
- @LegacyVenture CEO @halleemah & @lnndulj Akwaaba Bed & Breakfast Owner & CEO at #WHEconForum #womenentrepreneurs lockerz.com/s/180347671
- She's the First Founder/President Tammy Tibbetts was representing! Even though the forum was geared toward women at for-profit businesses, the skills and advice for growth and funding are relevant and transferable to the non-profit sector.
- RT @rachelsklar: Always a delight to see @TammyTibbetts of @ShesTheFirst! #wheconforum instagr.am/p/nnE3r/
- Made us smile to see 15-year-old She's the First correspondent Alanna RT one of our favorite lines of the day...it's true!
RT @tammytibbetts: "This is NYC. We rock!" - Janet Hanson, @85Broads cc @girlswhorockny #wheconforum- #Inspiring conclusion to the program -- but after this, the Action Workshops began! We attended "Getting Capital to Start Your Business."
- #WHEconForum - conversation btwn Maria Bartiromo & Valerie Jarrett. instagr.am/p/njTXu/
