Owners Annette Pratt (pictured) and Linda Spyke of The Flour Uprising, turned their love of baking into a business that specializes in healthy baked goods.
Maria Shriver (pictured) talks about a lending partnership that is intended to pool money and resources to help women across the nation who need financial backing for their businesses.“We live in a different world today than we did 20 years ago,” she said. “More and more people are leaving corporate America to start their own business that will allow for them to raise a child or care for an elderly parent.”
Kelly Watson for Forbes writes a wonderful article:
Interesting concept taking place in the UK for women who operate businesses in rural parts of the country.
Women-owned businesses are still small compared with businesses owned by men. Why and what needs to be done?
Hello world. Well my goodness me-oh-my, look at this fantastic new idea. It's a blog for and about women who own businesses (gee, think there's more than one out there already on the Internet?). And this brilliant idea is the brainchild of ... drum roll please ... The New York Times.
First impression: "She's an entrepreneur."
I can't believe I've been sitting on this since January -- goes to show you how buried I am in work (productive work)!In reality, women represent a much smaller portion of leadership roles in business.When you run your own show, you are the leader in business. Am I missing something?
In a new twist, diaper giant Kimberly-Clark is set to launch a program that provides grant funding to Mom entrepreneurs. The goal is to tap both moms for new ideas and ensure goodwill among them all.Under the program, K-C is awarding grants, up to $15,000 for a total first-year total contribution of $250,000. The former amount is an average sum compiled from talking to different women and learning their startup monetary needs, said Stephen Paljieg, senior director of growth and innovation.Learn more here and submit your brilliant idea here.
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