Tomorrow is November 4…ELECTION DAY! As educated business owners and career women, it’s vital we voice our opinions on issues and candidates by VOTING. Here is why you should vote:

1. Have a say.

If you don’t vote…save the drama for ya mama. I don’t want to hear a single complaint come out of your mouth about political leaders, taxes, or laws. You had an opportunity to make a change, but you let it go down the tube. You’ll simply have to stick duct tape over your mouth until you decide to actually vote.

2. Set the example

If you have kids, coworkers, or employees it’s vital you set a civic minded example. In addition, if you own your own business perhaps extend the lunch hour, break time, or opening hour tomorrow under the condition all employees go vote. Don’t impede their ability to exercise their right to vote, instead be sure you are encouraging the democratic process!

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GET OUT AND VOTE TOMORROW!

She’s rich, she’s a diva, and she’s most definitely a mogul. Liliane Bettencourt is a very rich Diva Mogul.

But hold tight, she’s not a self-made billionaire Diva Mogul. No, she didn’t work tireless midnight hours to make her fortune. You could be a billionaire too, if your father had left his makeup company to you when he died.

Ms. Bettencourt is heir to the L’Oreal fortune. According to Forbes, she’s the richest woman in France and comes in at #17 on the world’s billionaire list. She’s worth an estimated $22.9 billion, no small sum of money (Forbes).

Such a large fortune isn’t without its controversy. Liliane’s dad, Eugene Schueller, is said to have been a Nazi sympathizer during World War II. Her late husband, Andre Bettencourt, also created waves in the press with his anti-semetic ties.

This Diva Mogul created the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation, an award for European researchers under the age of forty-five. It’s called the “Liliane Bettencourt Prize for Life Sciences.” It’s rumored she supports other cultural and humanitarian foundations.

At the ripe age of 85, the public doesn’t hear much from Ms. Bettencourt, principal L’Oreal shareholder. But as the folks over at Top Business Entrepreneurs noted, “silence is most honorable.” Perhaps so little says so much.