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Dear Readers,

As stated on the Home page, VICTOR Magazine is an online publication geared towards the working female of the 21st century. Though we can be generalized as a woman's magazine, VICTOR does not focus solely on the business aspect or the fashion industry to spark your interest.

VICTOR stands apart by realizing that every individual has a story to tell. More so, working women encounter various obstacles within a typical business day, and have different ways of getting through their situations. VICTOR would like to highlight these women, their endeavors and efforts to overcome, all the while informing them on important women within their field, essential gadgets created for their line of work, and fashion tips as it relates to business.

Though we are gender specific, we welcome the story of all working women, of every ethnic background, with all types of upbringings. In short, we embrace all that a woman has to offer to the business world and hope to capture the essence of that within our pages.

We encourage readers to share their experiences with all of us, as we are more then ready and willing to share our stories with all of you.

VICTOR Magazine Staff

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Women Entrepreneurs Boot Up More Than Men

There has been a plethora of studies and surveys recently on the computerization of small businesses and their use of the Internet.

Dennis Kennedy, a partner at the The Stolar Partnership, a St. Louis law firm, has detailed 12 steps for creating a strategic plan for promoting a Web site.

Kennedy's advice starts with such basic questions as, "Why do you have this Web page?" and "What are your goals for the page?"

Kennedy says promoting your Web page is a continuing process that will evolve aft… Continue

Posted on December 10, 2008 at 8:00am —

Women Entrepreneurs Just as Successful, But Less Confident in Start-up

A new global study from The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) reports that women entrepreneurs are a key contributor to economic growth in low/middle income countries, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean. Among the findings:

* There is no gender difference in the survival rate of women's businesses versus those of men in high-income countries.
* Women who are employed and have built a social network of entrepreneurs are more likely to become entrepreneurs. The social and economi… Continue

Posted on December 9, 2008 at 5:30am —

Overcoming Your Family's Misconception of Your Work-at-Home Job

"Work? What do you mean? I thought you stayed at home."

Although the "working" world is beginning to come around to the idea of telecommuting and home-based business as a way of life, there are still many who would look upon home-based workers and home-based businesses as a way for someone who doesn't like to work to say they have a job.

A lot of people, in response to your statement that you have to get off the phone so you can get to work will say, "Oh, you got a job?"

"REALLY!" I think, wh… Continue

Posted on December 8, 2008 at 8:30pm —

Women Entrepreneurs: Obstacles Overcome

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw started her business with Rs. 10,000 of capital in her garage. Her applications for loans were turned down three times due to gender discrimination from banks in India. In 1978 she founded the company Biocon India and is the richest woman in India today.
Surprisingly enough, there are still only about 9% of wome… Continue

Posted on December 5, 2008 at 5:30am —

As Leaders, Women Rule

New studies find that female managers outshine their male counterparts in almost every measure

Twenty-five years after women first started pouring into the labor force--and trying to be more like men in every way, from wearing power suits to picking up golf clubs--new research is showing that men ought to be the ones doing more of the imitating. In fact, after years of analyzing what makes leaders most effective and figuring out who's got the Right
Stuff, management gurus now know how to… Continue

Posted on December 3, 2008 at 7:30am —