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Ask Roxanne is an advice column for women business owners. You can ask any question you want about the following business topics...

  • Startups
  • Franchises
  • Getting Prospects
  • Closing Deals
  • Making Money
  • Management
  • Building Wealth

If you want advice to help you start up, manage or grow your business go ahead and submit it right here.  Those selected may be published in the next column!

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Why Are You Doing This Roxanne?

Good question.  First, I like helping other women entrepreneurs. Second, I want to write a book for women business owners.  It's that simple. 

To write a book that really resonates with women small business owners, I've first got to know what problems, issues and questions they have.  So by my helping you, you're also helping me and many other women who will read my book.  Fair enough?

Will My Question Definitely Be Published?

Not all questions are right for a large number of people, so the answer is..it depends on whether it's one where the answer could help a lot of other women at the same time.  But rest assured, I will try to get you an answer.

What If You Don't Know The Answer?

This is the best part...I'm not alone in helping to answer entrepreneurs questions. The great news is I'm backed by a team of some of the most successful women in business on the planet.  They are authors and contributors to WomenCorp, the new online magazine for business women. If I don't know it, someone in the group most likely will!

For more information about the online magazine for business women watch the videos at WomenCorp's portal. The pictures are actually videos so you just click.

Featured Readers Question

Dear Roxanne,

I am in the process of starting a company. I have a partner and between the two of us we have the initial capital. In the event we wanted to get aide where is the best place for us to search. There seems to be a lot of organizations or claims but I am running into a deadlock. Can you please advise? All I see are ads but not the right starting point or guidance.  

Sincerely,  

Theresa

Dear Theresa,

Great question. The best place to seek aid is your local Small Business Administration because they have a whole group that works with women's loans. You can get more data at http://www.sba.gov .

A second idea is to talk to friends and ask them who they know locally that successfully built their own business.  If you get some names, call them.  Explain that you are seeking guidance and had heard from a friend about their success.  Then simply ask if they might have just five minutes to give you some direction on where to go.  It's amazing how many virtual strangers will help when approached in that manner and you may just get great advice and an introduction to someone that can aid you financially.

Wishing you great success,

Roxanne

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