[February 26, 2006] Newsday, Melville, N.Y., Shopping With column Tweet (Newsday (Melville, NY) (KRT) Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Feb. 26--THE EXPERTS: Beth Schoenfeldt and Victoria Colligan, founders of Ladies Who Launch, an Internet-based program that provides online content and community events for entrepreneurial women. --The product: a business planner --What we want: It's important that a planner not add to the chaos of the day -- clean, simple, lightweight, easy to carry. The last thing you want is to be overwhelmed by something that should help you! --We must have: Your planner becomes your best friend, you tell it everything. Functional, stylish, be fun to use. --What we hate: When there's too much going on so there's a sea of scrawls, and the worst sin: just too big and bulky. Beth here: I used to have a planner that was so cumbersome I kept it in my office and relied on memory whenever I had to go out. That worked until I went to the airport on the wrong day for a business trip. --Savvy shopper: Find a planner that fits your personal and business styles. Be careful about investing in an expensive leather planner until you work with the system; if you hate it, it will just be a waste. --Our pick: Lunar Diary, a very cool and unique planner that actually helps you time when to do various projects and tasks based on the lunar cycle ($25, www.hellercd.com). --Next best thing: The Franklin Planner; you can customize it yourself with inserts, size, everything ($49.95, www .franklincovey.com). [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]