Posts Tagged ‘Women in Business’
3 Things Women Need to Know When Starting Their Own Business
You have an idea and it’s a good one. You can envision what every day will look like as you execute on your idea. You’re confident and ready to take the plunge. For women, there’s more opportunity than ever before but before you open for business, here are three things you need to think about:…
Read MoreOprah and Sheryl Sandberg’s Secrets to Success
When you think of a highly successful woman, who comes to mind? Oprah Winfrey? She’s usually pretty high up on the list of successful women, and she fought hard to get there, overcoming childhood poverty and abuse to become one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in America. Her beliefs and habits helped her…
Read More3 Ways to Keep Female Employees from Leaving Your Small Business
Earlier this year, Susan J. Fowler published her exposé, “Reflecting On One Very, Very Strange Year At Uber,” sending Uber into some turmoil, and bringing the tech industry under scrutiny. For those unfamiliar, Fowler documented repeated cases of sexual harassment and gender discrimination. Fowler’s account was followed by reports that Uber managers defended their company…
Read More4 Reasons Why Women Entrepreneurs Have a Bright Future Ahead
Following President Trump’s inauguration, many people are still struggling to come to terms with the result. Where some businesswomen see new opportunities with a President from the world of business, others fear that doors may have been closed, and things may become tougher. Here then are four reasons to allay some of those fears and…
Read MoreFemale Entrepreneurs and Their Rising Roles in Business
There are still big equality hurdles when it comes to gender in the American workforce, but those disparities are slowly inching closer together. Just take a look at Silicon Valley—the number of women founding tech companies is still extremely low. In private companies, just 6.5 percent have a CEO who’s a woman, and only 1.3 percent boast…
Read MoreThe Difficult Path to Success for Millennial Women Entrepreneurs
Women entrepreneurs face many challenges when it comes to achieving success. Apart from the obstacles any entrepreneur must overcome, unfortunately, gender biases are still in place to a large extent. Add to this the skepticism towards millennials in general, it may seem that millennial women barely have a chance to make it big. However, this…
Read MoreHow One Mompreneur Used Creativity to Fuel Success
People often ask me what it’s like to run a business while being a mom to two young children. I started my company, The Jones Market, as a new mom, and the company has grown as my family has. People are often surprised when I tell them that there is a single principle that guides…
Read More3 Reasons Women Should Consider Freelancing in Today’s Market
Since I was young, I’ve had a personality trait that doesn’t work well with authority. Thankfully, I’ve discovered positive outlets like entrepreneurship, but it can be tricky to wrangle for those who work 9-to-5 jobs. In fact, this was a big reason I stepped off the engineering track in college. I discovered engineering wasn’t my…
Read MoreHow I Became a Mompreneur and Made My Dreams a Reality
As cliché as it sounds, everything really does happen for reason. Thinking back to two years ago, I enjoyed my job but an unexpected divorce thrust me into being a single mom of three kids, and doing it on $34K a year just wasn’t enough to make ends meet. To put it simply, I found…
Read More7 Rules for Female Entrepreneurs to Live By
It wasn’t so long ago when the Spice Girls exploded onto the top of the charts, chanting their slogans for world peace and guuuurl power. These days, women are increasingly entering the world of business for various reasons. Some women see entrepreneurship as the best way to have more time to spend with their kids…
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