Female entrepreneurship is on the rise. Women now own one-third of all businesses in the United States, according to the latest American Express OPEN State of Women-Owned Businesses Report. The number of businesses owned by women increased 42 percent between 2007 and 2016, but with this increased participation in business ownership come increasing challenges. Women […]
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 […]
Remember Billy Crystal’s old character on SNL, Fernando, and the catchphrase he made famous (You look mahvelous!)? This week’s curated content asks that question about your sales and marketing materials…and offers some advice. Marketing and sales If you’ve been concentrating on copywriting for your advertising and marketing materials, you may have overlooked design – you […]
If yours is a woman-owned business, let me ask you two questions that are probably “no-brainers”: Would you like to spend 28-March 1, 2015 at The Ritz Carlton Coconut Grove in Miami? Would you like to be recognized for the work you’ve done building a financially successful, thriving business; exhibiting leadership at the local, state, […]
“The Hand that Rocks the Cradle Is the Hand that Rules the World.” That well-known saying is the title of a poem by 19th Century American poet William Ross Wallace. And if you look at the dramatic increase in women small business ownership, today you might say that the hand that rocks the cradle is […]