It only took one session of the Greater Missouri Leadership Challenge for Jen Bradley to get hooked. The GMLC is an annual traveling symposium that gathers women in leadership roles from across the state to learn about and discuss critical issues facing their communities, state, and nation. Bradley, who was a “challenger,” as participants are […]
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Don’t you want to know how businesses are using the private information they collect from you? Don’t you think your customers want the same thing? Depending on where you live and what you’re doing, having a privacy policy for your customers’ information may actually be required. The Federal Trade Commission, for example, recommends privacy policies
A plot of land on the northern edge of the MU campus looks as though it’s been painted green. There are seven large trees and myriad other plant life; it’s an official botanical garden, after all. The land off Eighth Street and Elm is formally named McAlester Park, due to its proximity to McAlester Hall
Retirement is supposed to be a good thing — the reward for a job well done, a career well spent. But for many, it’s downright intimidating. After decades of finding daily purpose and satisfaction in a career, the prospect of life after retirement can fill a certain type of hardworking person with dread. But it
For most of her life, Jane Williams, program director and co-founder of Love INC, has been in the business of helping people out. “I think right away I knew this was something that really tugged on my heart and something I could give my life to,” she says. The idea for Love INC, a faith-based
This article appeared in print as part of “Ask & Give: Female Entrepreneurs Rally in Columbia” Growing up, it didn’t take long for Liz Tucker to corner the market on bottle rockets in her Columbia neighborhood. She recognized that her brother and his friends were always in need of things that go boom around the
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Only half of all businesses survive beyond five years, and only one-third survive for more than 10 years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The percentage continues to shrink as the period of time grows longer. So how did My Sister’s Circus, the small, charming boutique in downtown Columbia celebrating its 40th anniversary this
The “asks” and “gives” flowed fast and furious around the sun-dappled table just inside the entrance of the Panera Bread on Brickton Road. The four members of the unofficial “megamind” collective of female entrepreneurs that meets here every two weeks come to each meeting with one of each: an “ask,” to get the group’s input,
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Millennials (those born from 1982 to 2003) began graduating from college and entering our workforce in 2004 and will continue to make up the bulk of college graduates until about 2023. Women make up the majority of college students, yet they’re the minority in many programs: entrepreneurship; science, technology, engineering, and math (or STEM) fields;
This article appeared in print as part of “Still Reading: Vicki Russell’s Post-Tribune Life“ Broadcast 28.6% of news directors at TV stations in the top 25 markets are women26.7% of news directors at radio stations in markets with more than 1 million listeners are womenSource: Radio Television Digital News Association 2014 Annual Survey Newspapers Seven
