Podcasts, in my [Bianca Barratt's] opinion, remain one of the greatest resources for entrepreneurs, offering mentorship, guidance and expertise from successful businesswomen for free.Learn more about some really good podcasts for female entrepreneurs.
Lesson: To create a culture of innovation, be straightforward. Listen. Simplify. Do things. Build things. Get something going.Sound familiar? Read the article here.
Simply put, women need to be paid what they are worth. A lot of times women feel like that they can’t charge enough. However, in order to be successful in business and remain profitable, a shift in thinking — and a boost in confidence — is necessary.Read more about what is available to women-owned businesses and what is necessary to succeed in business ownership.
Rather, our [the author's] research suggests that women do bring valuable and unique skills and experience to the table that can make a significant difference to business success. Yet, given so few companies are run by women, their skills and experiences are not fully utilized.Learn more about how women leaders tend to collaborate better than men.
“Surround yourself with people who believe in you, because there will be so many times when you don’t believe in yourself. Most of us have never started a company before, and most of us don’t come from a background where our parents can bankroll us until we figure it out,” she [co-founder of Hu Kitchen, Jessica Karp] continued.Read the article on how women dealt with the worst and came out stronger on the other side.
It’s been more than a year and a half since the #MeToo hashtag took off on Twitter, and the movement that activist Tarana Burke started in 2006 became an unavoidable part of the national conversation. Since then, discussions around workplace sexual assault and harassment are being heard in a way they weren’t before.Many female entrepreneurs are taking the #MeToo seriously -- definitely not sweeping it under the rug. Here's what 5 women entrepreneurs are doing and what you can do too to keep the #MeToo issue front and center as you run your business.
“After realizing that I worked alongside Puff for 20 years, I started to think to myself, if I worked for a genius and he has built all of this, what can I build on my own?” After long days of self-reflection, Van Alstyne did what millions of people yearn to find the courage to do: She quit her job.Keep in mind that Marilyn started working for P. Diddy as an intern and felt she had landed her dream internship.
While still in high school, Van Alstyne traveled 1.5 hours each way to the Combs Office in Manhattan. Back then Uber did not exist, and taxi cabs didn’t come to her neighborhood, so she did what needed to be done. While only being compensated with two tokens and $5 a day, Van Alstyne dedicated her life to being one of the most reliable and respected women at Combs Enterprises.She did it all: answered phones, reconciled accounts, everything to grow a business. After 4 years, she became an employee. The rest is history. Did she have doubts before she left? You bet.
“For a while, I’d ask myself, what if I do not make it? Now that there is no Bad Boy or Puff to lean on, can I do this on my own?” pondered Van Alstyne.Read more to learn what happened with Marilyn and how she shares her top 3 money lessons.
People like to create two categories for business owners: entrepreneurs and female entrepreneurs. I have never understood why the two have to be separated.What about you? Do you think there is or should be a distinction between male and female entrepreneurs? Do you find that being called a female entrepreneur is a label?
We want to do everything we can to connect women entrepreneurs with the right people so they can spend less time trying to get a seat at the table and more time growing their business.Learn more about the journey for women entrepreneurs.
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But it revealed that loans for women entrepreneurs where nearly one third less than for their male counterparts.The study also revealed that the average loan amount for women-owned companies was $48,341 last year. The most common type of funding was working capital for business expansion.
For some entrepreneurs, figuring out their ideal industry and starting their own gig didn’t happen until they had already blown out 40 (or more) candles on their birthday cake.Yes, entrepreneurship can happen at any time. Tune in to these 3 dynamic women entrepreneurs who launched their businesses after 40 to hear their stories. Don't wait. Be inspired.
But gradually and strategically—women, if you pay attention to statistics. Over the past two decades, the number of women-owned businesses has grown 114%, compared to the 44% national growth rate for all new companies. As more women venture into entrepreneurship, they will tackle the laundry list of gaps women are continuing to change.Heck, even the great management guru Tom Peters knows that women rule.
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