Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg is regarded as one of the country’s most accomplished and high-profile women in business, and she has a new book coming out later this month on issues women face in the workplace.

2. Blazing a Trail - Saturday, February 23, 2013

Susan Stephenson is one of the most accomplished and highly visible women in the Memphis business community. She is the co-founder of Independent Bank, the city’s second-largest bank as ranked by assets and one that largely steered clear of the mortgage mess that dogged competitors during the financial bust.

3. Seminar Highlights Women and Biz - Friday, February 15, 2013

Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg, considered one of the most powerful women in business in the U.S., has a new book coming out next month on issues women face in the workplace.

In “Lean In,” the Facebook exec notes that although women long ago started representing 50 percent of U.S. college graduates, men still hold most of the leadership positions in the public and private sectors.

4. Tax Consulting Firm, Daily News Host Financial Forum - Wednesday, October 31, 2012

CBIZ MHM Thompson Dunavant and The Daily News are presenting a seminar in a few weeks that will take a broad look at topics including estate and gift tax issues, business and personal investments, health care reform and an update on the mergers and acquisitions market.

5. Financial Industry Continues to Evolve - Monday, September 24, 2012

Here’s a roundup of what some of the city’s banks and bankers, investment professionals, and other financial services shops have been up to in recent weeks.

On the personnel front, Financial Federal recently appointed bank president William Tayloe to the board. Tayloe will be responsible for repositioning and expanding the company’s presence locally and elsewhere.

6. Accounting Firm Supports Women Initiative - Monday, August 13, 2012

Accounting and consulting firm CBIZ MHM Thompson Dunavant has launched a professional development and networking program for women executives in the firm’s Memphis office.

The new CBIZ Women’s Advantage Networking Circles program is a yearlong initiative comprised of a series of small group meetings and program action items. It represents the increasing reality that accounting is no longer heavily dominated by men and that the growing number of women in the field necessitates a greater focus on networking, leadership, mentoring and other skill-building opportunities for women.