Female Entrepreneurs

Harness Your Spark & Hustle

Tory Johnson | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Small Business Success Stories, Vera Bradley, Small Business, Liz Lange, Slideexpand, Female Entrepreneurs, Small Business Advice, Small Business News
Tory Johnson

Current and aspiring female entrepreneurs took cues from some of my favorite business rockstars at the small-business master class. Three key messages resounded among every speaker.

Read Post

10 Life Lessons From Spanx Founder Sara Blakely

Forbes Woman | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Shapewear, Spanx, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Female Billionaires, Female Run Business, Female Entrepreneurs, Business Lessons, Women News

At last week's inspiring National Association of Professional Women's 2nd annual networking conference, I had the opportunity to attend the keynote pr...

Read Whole Story

Momtrepreneur Brings Jobs Back to US

Karin Kamp | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Kiss-U Tissues, Female Entrepreneurs, Mom Entrepreneurs, Mother Entrepreneurs, Mother Small Businesses, Motherhood and Career, Small Business News
Karin Kamp

While taking her children to school one day, Amy Davis's daughter needed a tissue. She leaned over and searched for one on the passenger seat floor. "My car veered to the right and I nearly took out my neighbors fence," she says.

Read Post

Entrepreneurship Program Offers Financial Aid To Female, Minority Startups

Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Investing, National Association of Investment Companies, Minority Startups, Angel Investors, Startups, Women in Business, Minority Entrepreneurs, Harvard Business School, Naic, Female Entrepreneurs, Bv-Money, Black Voices News

Despite their $1.1 trillion worth of buying power, African Americans are still largely underrepresented in the business sector when it comes to owners...

Read Whole Story

Lightning Round With Rebecca Minkoff

Nicole Lapin | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Rebecca Minkoff, Handbags, Fashion, Female Entrepreneurs, Rebecca Minkoff Q&A, Rebecca Minkoff Interview, Style News
Nicole Lapin

After an insightful Q&A about how she got her start ($10,000 and an "I Love New York" T-shirt... ) and what inspires her designs (Paris, dah-ling!), we gave Rebecca Minkoff a round of rapid-fire questions. Here's what we learned.

Read Post

Silicon Valley Needs Femgineers

Ayna Agarwal | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Silicon Valley, Women in Tech, Silicon Valley Tech, Female Entrepreneurs, Technology News
Ayna Agarwal

With the tool of computer science, we are coding our own personal paths to change. We are optimistic about the future of women in technology; it's just about optimizing the most effective algorithm to shape an environment conducive to femgineers.

Read Post

On Being a Female Entrepreneur

Caroline Chu | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Startups, Women in Tech, Beauty Industry, Entrepreneurship, Starting a Business, Female Entrepreneurs, Small Business News
Caroline Chu

There's a gender disparity between the tech and beauty industries, and while I am thrilled I've been able to be a part of both, I'm really hoping to see that imbalance change as more men and women branch out to do what they love.

Read Post

Why Women Aren't Dominating Startups -- Yet

Forbes Woman | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Successful Females, Women in Startups, The Gender Gap, Women in Technology, Women in Business, Gender Politics, Female Entrepreneurs, Women News

Over the past few decades, women have overcome tremendous obstacles and have made a lot of progress in the area of gender equality in America. We n...

Read Whole Story

No Experience? Think Again! Confessions of a Female Entrepreneur: Street Cred

Michele Colucci | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Resume Advice, Social Startups, Green Jobs, Empowerment, Building a Business, Life Lessons, Jobs, Joblessness, Cbs, Resume Building, Experiences, Female Entrepreneurs, Women's Empowerment, Women CEOs, Ceos, Qualifications, New Business, Women, Starting a Business, New Jobs, Resume Tips, Self-Empowerment, Womens Empowerment, Resume, Female CEOs, Job Market, Obama Jobs, Amy Levin-Epstein, Womens Issues, Startups, Ceo, Female Empowerment, Resumes, Entrepreneurship, Job Creation, Job Search, Women News
Michele Colucci

We women spend a lot of time working for our family, for our friends and for our passions. We need to take ownership of our successes, experiences, and accomplishments in our "other" jobs.

Read Post

TAG You're It!

Jane D. Wurwand | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Joinfite, Dermalogica, Small Business, Finance Independence, Microfinance, Kiva, Female Entrepreneurs, Tagurit, Impact News
Jane D. Wurwand

Our digital world creates distance instead of closeness, but this month can be an exception. "Tag" a friend with "#tagURit," and joinFITE will contribute $1 towards a microloan that will empower a woman entrepreneur.

Read Post

Number of Women Patent Holders Surge

Karin Kamp | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Female Entrepreneurs, Women Patent Holders, Patent, Patents, Mompreneurs, Inventions, Innovation, Trademarks, Business News
Karin Kamp

While talk of patents and trademarks may not be the sexiest topic out there, knowing the ins and outs of both is key for women business-owners.

Read Post

Increasing the Financing for Women-Led Businesses

Geri Stengel | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Women Business Owners, Female Entrepreneurs, Female Business Leaders, Investing, Pipeline Fellowship, Angel Investors, Business News
Geri Stengel

It's a new view of philanthropy, a new intensity of involvement. But for wealthy philanthropic women, angel investing can generate social good as well as some very satisfying personal growth.

Read Post

WATCH: The 10 Most Powerful Women In The World

Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Female CEOs, Video, Michelle Obama, Women in Power, Dilma Rousseff, Melinda Gates, Angela Merkel, Christine Lagarde, Hillary Clinton, Powerful Women, Top 10 Most Powerful Women, Female Entrepreneurs, 10 Most Powerful Women, World News

From the German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the FLOTUS, we've chosen some heavy-hitters to make our list of the top 10 most-powerful women in the worl...

Read Whole Story

Has a Woman Ever Created a Billion-Dollar Company?

Amy Schrier | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Female CEOs, Women Entrepreneurs, Women Entrepreneurship, Women CEOs, Female Entrepreneurs, Starting a Business, mission.tv, Startups, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Business News
Amy Schrier

We all know women have had billion-dollar ideas. But it is challenging to go from billion-dollar idea up the long and arduous path of venture capitalist acceptance than ends in billion-dollar company. And not one woman has made it yet.

Read Post

Women Entrepreneurs on the Rise

Jack Hidary | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Robin Chase, Kleiner Perkins, Venture Capital Funding, Women Entrepreneurs, Glass Ceiling, Founders, Women in Business, Entrepreneurs, Hunch, Task Rabbit, Female Entrepreneurs, Kiva, New York, Bay Area, Video, Tech, Nyc, Gilt, Foodspotting, Microfinance, Women 2.0, Caterina Fake, Tinyreview, Startups, Angel Funding, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Docpons, Women News
Jack Hidary

What else can the tech world do to engage more women to start and lead companies?

Read Post

Giving Credit Where It's Due Is Part of Empowering Rural Women

Elly Pradervand | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Women's Health, Women's Rights, Women, Women's World Summit Foundation, Rural Women, Female Entrepreneurs, Impact News
Elly Pradervand

In spite of all the negative stories in the media these days, of which some are very alarming, there are in the world millions of innovative rural women entrepreneurs who care, give and daily struggle to overcome poverty and hunger in their communities.

Read Post

High Achieving Women Need More Than A Bubble Bath

Paula Davis-Laack | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Women's Empowerment, High-Achieving Women, Career Women, Successful Women, Women in Business, Female Entrepreneurs, Businesswomen, Women News
Paula Davis-Laack

Very few folks seem to understand or tailor advice to what high-achieving, driven women really experience on a daily basis. People seem to think all we need is a bubble bath.

Read Post

High Achieving Women Need More Than A Bubble Bath

Paula Davis-Laack | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Women's Empowerment, High-Achieving Women, Career Women, Successful Women, Women in Business, Female Entrepreneurs, Businesswomen, Women News
Paula Davis-Laack

Very few folks seem to understand or tailor advice to what high-achieving, driven women really experience on a daily basis. People seem to think all we need is a bubble bath.

Read Post

The Gift of Connecting

Jane D. Wurwand | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Joinfite, Entrepreneurism, Small Business, Microfinance, Jane Wurwand, Kiva, Women Entrepreneurs, Female Empowerment, Female Entrepreneurs, Helping Women Entrepreneurs, Impact News
Jane D. Wurwand

I encourage you to find a philanthropic cause that provides meaning in your life. For Dermalogica, and for me personally, it has always been about women entrepreneurs.

Read Post

Are Women Entrepreneurs Selling Themselves Short?

The Huffington Post | Alicia Ciccone | Posted 12.15.2011

Read More: Women, Small Business, Latin America, Women Entrepreneurs, Small Business News and Trends, Startups, Iran, Entrepreneurs, Japan, Entrepreneurship, Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, Female Entrepreneurs, Korea, Small Business News

Women in less developed economies are more likely to start or maintain a business venture than those living in developed countries, according to the 2...

Read Whole Story

Enough Already of "Work-Life Balance"

Monica Gallagher Sakala | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Mommy Guilt, Work-Life Balance, Technology, Female Entrepreneurs, Working Mothers, Stay at Home Mothers, Motherhood, DC News
Monica Gallagher Sakala

In this eternal quest for "balance" and "juggling," I believe we have perpetuated a cultural expectation that just isn't realistic.

Read Post

Bipper-Silje Meets With Arianna Huffington (Video)

Silje Vallestad | Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: Working Mothers, Failure, Women in Business, Entrepreneurship, Female Entrepreneurs, Arianna Huffington, Arianna Video, Mothers, Video, Media News
Silje Vallestad

2011-12-05-Screenshot20111205at9.59.59AM.jpg

Read Post

Crucial Skills Female Entrepreneurs Can Learn from How Men Date

Christina A. Brodbeck | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Career Advice, Women in Business, Career Women, Female Entrepreneurs, Career Money, Dating Skills, Women News
Christina A. Brodbeck

Startup life is a lot like dating. You and your investors meet over coffee, over dinner, get to know each other better, all with the goal of seeing if there is a spark and a good fit for partnership.

Read Post

The Unsupportive Spouse and Why They Are Killing Your Entrepreneurial Dream

Sophie Gold | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Women's Entrepreneurship, Women Entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurship, Female Entrepreneurs, The Unsupportive Spouse, Communication, Business News
Sophie Gold

Your married, engaged, living with or just really committed to someone that doesn't understand why you choose uncertainty over 'job security.' Sound familiar?

Read Post

Finally, More Funding for Female Entrepreneurs

Carla Alpert And Diane Prefontaine | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: PROUDgirls on the MOVE, Pipeline Fund, Proudgirls, Carla Alpert, Diane Prefontaine, Entrepreneurship, Female Entrepreneurs, Angel Investors, Women News
Carla Alpert And Diane Prefontaine

In the male-dominated arena of entrepreneurship, our day has finally come.

Read Post