Earlier this year Mary Cantando approached me — and literally hundreds of other woman business owners who are members of the National Speakers Association — to submit with some pithy advice for other women entrepreneurs, to be included in her second annual page-a-day calendar.

“Your personal advice can be on the topic of strategy, life balance, marketing, or anything else that enhances your business or life…” wrote Mary in her email pitch. She continued to explain how if you were selected to be a part of her enterprise you would  receive a press kit to customize to market your “Day” to your trade press as well as local newspaper, radio and television stations.

I figured, what the heck…and submitted an idea as I had never had a page in a calendar before. Until now that is, as my quote was selected and is in the calendar. My day is TB_Womanscalendar.jpgJune 17.

Here’s part of Mary’s suggested press release (that I was supposed to customize)…..

News Facts:
<Your First & Last Name Here> was selected as a “Top-Idea Maven” by The Woman’s Advantage. Her quote will appear in the 2009 Woman’s Advantage Calendar.

“<Your First & Last Name Here>’s quote was selected because it was powerful yet easy to understand. Her idea is relevant to almost every woman in business today.” says Cantando. “Women business owners and those who dream of starting a business will learn so much from the advice provided by <Your First Name Here> and the other successful women quoted in the calendar.”

The Woman’s Advantage 2009 Calendar, will provide sound bites of advice on key business issues including: organization, promotion, sales, and human resources.”TB_Womanscalendar2.jpg

Some additional quotes from the 2009 calendar:

• When you’re out of quality, you’re out of business (November 19)

• Delegate and mean it. (April 21)

• Remember, the customer is your business, not an interruption from it (March 17)

• Asking questions may be the answer (August 6)

The calendar is available at www.womansadvantage.biz for $17.95