Ms. Boss International

First impressions means so much. So my topic of the day is does your image match your business? Last weekend I attended a home party with a friend who is a distributor of adult novelty products. She had a pretty nice show and her sales were pretty nice also. Well during her presentation of the products one of the women said that she looked like a school teacher and she was really amazed at the type of business she was in. Well when my friend completed the show and had left the house where the ladies were, she got a called from the hostess saying that some other people had just showed up and wanted to order some more products. When my friend arrived back at the house she told was told by the hostess how everyone thought she was cute, but she looked so conservative, much like a librarian. This really disturbed my friend because she said that she thought she looked sexy. So she did a little family poll to get the opinion from those who see her everyday and they all told her she was somewhat plain. So now she has decided to do a total makeover to make sure that her image matched her business. I started to wonder if she was a little bit more sexy would that have any bearing on her sales. Would she have made more money than she did? I thought this was interesting so I had to ask myself does my image match my business and I decided that I too, could stand to up my game a bit.

So does your image match your business? Just something to think about.

Until Next Time
Make It A Great Day!

Audrey

This is a great video about a woman who started a clothing line in Nigeria.  She explains that doing business in Nigeria has the same principals as doing business anywhere else.  You need systems in place and processes in order to be successful.

When I have an idea for something I dream big.  I visualize what the entire business or idea looks like once it is completed.  Some have suggested that I think small and take baby steps and this maybe good for some people, but it's not good for me.  You see I figure if I am going to dream in first place I might as well dream big.  I am not afraid of failure or success, so dreaming big works for me.  It makes my projects exciting and keeps me motivated until I have completed them.  Thinking about the outcome of my big dreams makes it real.  Right now I am working on my Liberia project and to some it seems like an impossible dream, because they don't see the big picture all they see are the potential obstacles.  For me I see the obstacles and I also know that there is always a way around them if you just keep moving forward.

So today my question to you is are you dreaming too small.  If you are, I encourage you to dream big.  What do you have to loose if you just increased your dream a little bit.

Until Next Time
Make It A Great Day!
Audrey Bell-Kearney
http://www.MsBossInternational.com

East Orange, NJ- Just five months after opening up the Ms. Boss Business Center in East Orange, NJ which is the first center that caters to women entrepreneurs in the city of East Orange, Audrey Bell-Kearney who is the founder and president of Ms. Boss International is taking the concept global.  The Ms. Boss Business Center is a training and mentoring hub for women who want to learn how to start a business and for those looking for that ongoing mentoring needed to grow businesses that they’ve already started.

Audrey says that she is passionate about entrepreneurship, but she is even more passionate about uplifting and empowering women, so when the offer was made to her to go to Liberia and build a center there she simply could not refuse.  The Ms. Boss Business Center will be the first entrepreneur training center dedicated to the women of Liberia.  This is an exciting venture states Audrey.  It is also a wonderful learning experience for me.  I will be able to help the women in Liberia start businesses, but I will also be able to find out how the women in America and the women in Liberia can do business together.  This will create more business opportunities making both groups of women global business partners. 

Audrey and a small team will be making their first visit to Liberia in November of this year.  For Liberia the season at that time is dry.  Audrey who states that she hates being in the rain felt this would be the best time for her to travel Liberia.  While there she will see the land where the center will be built.  She also hopes to get a chance to talk to some of the women there to see what they need in the center to help them become more economically sound.  So far the drawings for the center includes, a library, a computer room, an auditorium, a media room, a kitchen two restrooms and office space for the administrative staff.

To see drawings of the center go to www.TheNewLiberia.com.  There you can also find more information about the new women’s business center planned for Liberia.  To contact Audrey  at Audrey@msboss.net

Just spent about 3 hours in a Mastermind session with a friend and from that session a new joint venture was formed.  Mastermind groups or sessions can be very powerful.  Some of my best ideas have come out of one of these session and some of my most pressing questions have been answered.  If you read Think and Grow Rich by Napolean Hill he talks about the power of Masterminds.  So don't just take may word for it try it for yourself.  Once you do try it can you do me a favor and drop me a line on my blog to let me know how it worked out for you.

Until Next Time
Make It A Great Day!
Audrey

Starting today I will be bringing you a special edition of The Ms. Boss Report titled Doing Business With Africa.  Ever since I started working on the Liberia project where I will be building a women's business center I've learned a lot about doing business with other countries in Africa.  As I learn more I will be covering such topics as:

• Emerging Markets broken down by countries
• Ease of doing business in Africa
• Myths about doing business with Africa
• Import/Export rules and regulations 
• Creating joint ventures
• Finding investment partners
• How to recognize good opportunities
• And so much more

Africa is a continent.  Within the continent there are 53 countries.  We will be bringing you information on the countries with the best opportunities and the easiest to do business with..

So make sure that you stay tuned to The Ms Boss Report-- http://www.TheMsBossReport.com

Until Next Time

Make It A Great Day

Audrey

Hi everyone.  As you may all know I am planning a trade mission to Liberia in November.  MBI has been given some land to go there and build a women's business center.  This project is really near and dear to my heart and completing it would mean so much to me and to the women of Liberia.  I am having a fundraiser to help with the cost of the trip and to start the process for building the center.  I would be very grateful if you would purchase a ticket to this event and also pass this flyer on to your friends and families. Also can you post this flyer to your Facebook if you have one. If you have any questions please feel free to call me at 973-419-0631 or visit www.TheNewLiberia.com.