Suggestions for Oct. 20, 21 & 22, 2008

Here are a few revenue-generating suggestions to start off your newspaper's week:

• Business Women's Week (20)
• Pastoral Care Week (20)
• Dizzy Gillespie's Birthday (21)
• Anniversary of the First Incandescent Lamp (21)
• International Stuttering Awareness Week (22)
• Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence (22)
• Annette Funicello's Birthday (22)

Many newspapers have done specials about women in business, but for National Business Women's Week take it a step further. Dedicate an entire page from your business section to celebrating women in the business world. Do a few profiles of prominent women in your community, and then do an up-and-coming feature about young women who have shown leadership in the community or an interest in the business world. A few statistics might be a nice addition to such a page, and some reputable ones can be found at the Center for Women's Business Research Web site. Allow a local business to sponsor the page, preferably one that would be relevant to women.

Depending on the interests of your community, there might be a few or a multitude of congregations who would love to show their support for their religious leader. Pastoral Care Week could bring a feature to your paper allowing them to do just that. Solicit churches, synagogues, temples, mosques and any other places of worship to offer them a chance to purchase an ad to publicly show their appreciation to their priest, pastor, imam, etc. for all their dedication and work.