I just heard about a Web site called SelfEmployedWoman.com that sounds like it could be a great resource for the female independents and other women small business owners in our midst. I haven't had a chance to do more than kick the tires on this...

The RFP from Hell offers a checklist for third-party planners, DMCs, and anyone else who's frustrated by requests for proposal that are, as the writer says, "about as useful as a deck of Tarot cards when it comes to providing solid information on...

According to this article on CBS MarketWatch, they're the most popular meetings and convention cities for everything from board meetings to citywides. Las Vegas has 203 events on the books for this year, Toronto 154, and NYC has 134. ...

Especially when they’re the prestigious AAA Five Diamond kind. Congratulations to the five new hotels added to the list for 2005: The Phoenician, Walden Country Inn & Stables, Grand America Hotel, Paraiso de la Bonita Resort and Thalasso, and...

I couldn't believe it when I found out that the 56-year-old woman who just gave birth to twins was a motivational speaker. ...

For those idle moments (yeah, right), Mr. Picassohead, like Mr. Potatohead only much, much stranger. To comment on this post, click on "comments" below. To receive a weekly blog update, e-mail Sue.

Joan Stewart, a speaker/trainer/consultant also known as The Publicity Hound, is full of great ideas for getting free publicity. Her tip for today is for those who find themselves in this situation: ...

Fast Company magazine, which I continue to have a love-hate relationship with, recently published its list of 100 trends for '05. Unlike Rich at TSMR, who didn't find much of interest, I thought a few of the trends bode, well, something, for the...

This is just awful. A young man attending a corporate retreat in Alberta was killed by a co-worker (click here for the full story). I don't know why this happened, but I feel terrible for the family and friends of this man, and for the poor...

Unite Here strikes again--literally. Now Los Angeles joins San Francisco in labor woes as hotel workers decided to boycott nine LA hotels...