I’ve been an entrepreneur for most of my life. In part, that could be because I’m the only child of a mother who started her first business in the late 1940s. Imagine what it must have been like for her. After the war, very few women even worked outside the home. Times have changed. During […]
Sheryl Sandberg introduced the concept of “leaning in” as an aspect of body language that aids people with their career development. Sandberg makes the argument that women in corporate and professional environments fail to get ahead due in part to body language that reflects poor self-confidence. The following tips will boost your confidence at work […]
Okay, I know this is going to put legions of self-help authors who target the female audience out of business, but there is one simple key to happiness: be a successful women entrepreneur. Babson College and Baruch College’s 2013 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) US Report, makes it abundantly clear that established female business owners are enjoying […]
Solomon, who is credited with being the wisest man ever, wrote this in the first chapter of Ecclesiastes: “There is nothing new under the sun.” That may be poetically true, but it’s patently false – and I’m using the word “patent” here in the literal sense of issuing patents. New ones are being granted […]
As we celebrate women’s history month, remember the great women in your life and don’t let their work be for naught. Women have made significant progress in business, but that progress has come on the backs of women who forged ahead, clearing the way. It is our duty to keep improving and widening the path. It’s our turn to carry the torch for future generations.