Entrepreneurship

Do Women Prefer Entrepreneurship Over Board Positions?

By: Deborah Sweeney Women, despite all of the advances that our society has made, are still forced to grapple with the glass ceiling. While some women have made a name for themselves as directors and board members of major corporations, only 17% of the over 5,000 board seats for S&P 500...

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The Top Cities for Female Entrepreneurs

The number of female entrepreneurs is on the rise and (thanks in part to Lean In) so is their optimism about growth opportunities for their business. Where are the best cities in America for female small business owners to thrive, and what are the best ways to get to the top? Check out the graphic...

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Female Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Business Success

By: Lee Washington Being an entrepreneur is all about empowering yourself to create a 
business that's right for you. It's about facing up and rising to
 different challenges, overcoming the day-to-day demands, learning and
 planning for the future. In a new campaign e-commerce specialists Alibaba...

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Women in Business: Female Entrepreneurs Gaining Speed

Women entrepreneurs are making waves in the business world. While they are still in the vast minority, the number of women-owned businesses grew twice as fast between 1997 and 2007 when compared to their male counterparts. In fact, during that 10-year span, there was a 44% growth in women-owned...

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4 Pieces of Advice for Female Social Entrepreneurs

by: Laura Calandrella Ten years ago, social entrepreneurship was a pretty lonely field. There weren’t degree programs or associations; impact investing and microfinance were barely even recognized terms. Even organizations like Ashoka – which has a 25-year history of investing in entrepreneurs...

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5 Ways Female Entrepreneurs Can Excel In Any Field

By: Nathalie Lussier In the fields of business and technology, women often feel like they’re the minority. This trend is definitely changing (check out this special report on the 100 Most Powerful Women) but in the meantime, what can you, as a woman in a male-dominated field, do to really stand...

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11 Women Entrepreneurs on How to Stay Healthy and Sane

  By: The Young Entrepreneurs Council WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS: HOW DO YOU BALANCE PHYSICAL/MENTAL HEALTH WITH THE DEMANDING JOB OF BEING A STARTUP FOUNDER? CARVE OUT ME TIME "Being a startup founder is an immersed, adsorbent experience. I've found that the only viable strategy is to set definite times...

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10 Lessons Learned From One Year Of Being An Entrepreneur

By: Daisy Jing Originally published on Women 2.0 There’s a quote I love most, which is “when you see a successful person, you just see the success, not all the work and pain it takes them to get there”. It’s been an entire year since I pitched my idea at Women 2.0 Startup Weekend. Now I have a...

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