Savor The Success is a boutique social network and PR Co-Op for female entrepreneurs & professionals. I know this is now the second or third “for women only” business group I’ve written about, and I apologize for that. I will address this after I tell you about Savor The Success.
This social network was co-founded by Anjela Jia Kim after building her own business, Om Aroma & Co., from the ground up. She wanted to help women, not only set bigger goals, but reach them, using her very basic approach. She is serious about helping those who are serious about helping themselves. The tagline for her seminars and programs is “This isn’t for the dreamer—it’s for the doer.” Check out the site here .
There is a great blog, and a list, by region, of really useful events. These vary in price from about $35 - $75. You can register for the network for free to obtain more access to the website, or you can upgrade your membership for $49/month (or $500/year). With the premium membership you have access to media lists, free PR seminars (PR Booty Camps), a variety of networking opportunities, and a lot more. It’s definitely worth taking a look.
Now, back to the issue of these “women only” groups. If you all have checked out these sites that I’ve talked about recently, you’ve seen that they offer a lot of useful information and events for free, and for a very affordable fee, you can get so much more!
The groups that I’ve seen that are open to everyone (men and women) are totally different. Paid membership is required before you can gain access to pretty much anything that is useful, and the membership fee is usually really high. Besides that, they seem corporate-y and not necessarily right for brand new business owners. I find this odd, because the men I’ve heard from, who read this blog, or who have gotten my book, or made comments on Facebook, are supportive, creative and are very generous of spirit. It seems like they would be an asset to one of these "women only" style groups.
If any of you know of a co-ed (for lack of a better term) social network with a small business/new entrepreneur focus, that isn’t expensive, boring, and kind of exclusionary, and that offers a decent amount of free info/support, please let me know. I would l-o-v-e to write about them, because we all need information, fresh ideas, and support, especially when our businesses are in their infancy.
