Women in Business Archives

10 Reasons Being a Female Business Owner Rocks

By SmallBizClub | Dec 15, 2015

More than simply being your own boss, female entrepreneurship rocks for some less-than-obvious reasons. If you’ve ever considered venturing out on your own, here are ten of the best reasons to start now. 1. The World is Your Office Thanks to the internet, entrepreneurs are no longer tied to a corner office or the confines…

The Power of Female Leadership: 3 Important Behaviors to Adopt

By YEC | Nov 30, 2015

We’ve all read about the qualities it takes to become a great female leader: how to “lean in,” what language to use in order to show an attitude of cooperation, the importance of personal flexibility. In addition to some of these overt actions and the content of what we say, subliminal messages have an underlying presence. Sometimes…

The Growth of Women in Tech

By SmallBizClub | Nov 20, 2015

Although only 20% of all tech startups across the world are founded by women, women are being hired at a faster rate than men in the world’s 8 leading tech firms: Ebay, Apple, Linkedin, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, Facebook, and Twitter. And this isn’t just a few percent. Women are being hired at a rate 238%…

The Top 12 Cities for Female Entrepreneurs

By SmallBizClub | Oct 14, 2015

This storymap identifies the top 12 cities around the world where female entrepreneurs are most likely to set up a small business and where the highest number of female entrepreneurs reside. Small business owners have traditionally been male, but this storymap highlights the cities where female owned small businesses are thriving. Author: Richard Madison is…

8 Traits of Resilient Female Leaders

By SmallBizClub | Jul 8, 2015

Resiliency is an incredibly useful trait to have, especially in today’s culture and society. Resilient women don’t get angry or give in to despair when challenged by a setback.

How You Can Tackle Workplace Sexism in Your Startup

By SmallBizClub | Apr 14, 2015

Tech is very much a boy’s club, and sexism in Silicon Valley is still thriving. How can you be more welcoming, and make your startup part of the solution?

Jump In: This Could Be the Year for Women Business Owners

By Biz2Credit.com | Mar 10, 2015

There are more female entrepreneurs today than ever before. Now is the time for women to step up and show what they can do. Why are women exploding onto the business ownership scene?

3 Leadership Lessons for Women in Tech

By YEC | Feb 20, 2015

The tech sector is a notoriously difficult place to be a woman. A congressional report shows that only 7% of women-founded businesses receive venture capital funding.

Why Small is Beautiful in 2015 Business

By SmallBizClub | Feb 18, 2015

Do you remember the era when people had something that was called a “job for life”? It may seem like a slightly unusual proposition now, but for many workers it was something that was more or less taken for granted.

8 Habits of Respected Businesswomen

By YEC | Sep 18, 2014

Women get a bad rap in the work world, and we don’t have to look much further than pop culture for examples. Fortunately, executives like Facebook COO and Lean In author Sheryl Sandberg are fostering an important discourse that is reaching female and male executives alike to spark change.