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Female Entrepreneurs

5 Secrets To Becoming A Successful Entrepreneur

Sarah Schacht | Posted 05.31.2013 | Teen
Sarah Schacht

Witnessing women who are open about their failures and accepting toward advice and criticism was truly refreshing. At the end of the day, we came out with five pointers one would need to flourish in the entrepreneurial world.

Get Some Guts: Go After What You Want!

Vanessa Cunningham | Posted 05.23.2013 | Business
Vanessa Cunningham

I got a good education and was offered great job opportunities. But what happens when you find yourself doing everything you were told to do and achieving the American Dream only to discover that what you're doing doesn't challenge, excite or fulfill you in the ways you expected?

Artistic Abundance: Flora Bowley

Jess Greene | Posted 05.15.2013 | Arts
Jess Greene

If an artist is not necessarily someone who is lonely, starving and unstable, then what does an artist look like? The new portrait of a profitable, successful artist includes creating and showing, but also travel, community, teaching, authoring, serving and changing the world. And this is one such case.

San Francisco, Seattle and Portland Top Chart of Leading Cities for Female Entrepreneurs

VisualNews.com | Posted 05.09.2013 | Small Business
VisualNews.com

Amongst 48 of the most populated cities in America, San Francisco ranks as the #1 city for female entrepreneurs based on education levels, unemployment rates, income, population and the percentage of businesses owned by women in each city.

'Lean In' Doesn't Resonate With Over Half Of These Women

The Huffington Post | Nina Bahadur | Posted 05.08.2013 | Women

If the personal essays we've been receiving are any indication, Sheryl Sandberg's "Lean In" has inspired numerous women to approach their careers diff...

Oh No He Didn't -- A Guide for VC's When Talking to Women Entrepreneurs

Genevieve Thiers | Posted 04.26.2013 | Technology
Genevieve Thiers

Guys, put simply, it's like dating. First, we need to know that we're not going to end up dead in a ditch somewhere, second, we're the ones that are used to playing a little hard to get, and finally, a little foreplay is nice!

A Love Letter to All the Men Who Love Entrepreneurial Women

The Levo League | Posted 05.12.2013 | Women
The Levo League

Children and husbands are often viewed as a burden to startup life -- distractions that prevent entrepreneurs from focusing all their time and effort on the business. Rarely do we give credence to the benefits of having a strong, supportive partner.

Our Daughters Also Can Lead America Forward

Linda McMahon | Posted 04.23.2013 | Politics
Linda McMahon

If we truly want America to excel, we must ignite the enormous potential for more women to excel. That will mean encouraging all women, starting with young girls, to discover their strengths and gifts, and to be brave and venture forth toward their hopes and dreams, always aiming high.

Why Young Female Entrepreneurs Need Mentors

Sejal Hathi | Posted 04.17.2013 | Technology
Sejal Hathi

It is vital that we rebrand S.T.E.M. as a woman's field, too, and demonstrate that every girl holds the power to be the next Marissa Mayer, Sheryl Sandberg or even Jane Goodall -- especially because I was once that girl, intrigued by the worlds of science and entrepreneurship.

Small Businesses: Did You Find Your Network and Mentor Yet?

Mehrunisa Qayyum | Posted 04.14.2013 | Small Business
Mehrunisa Qayyum

By extending a kind gesture, which might only take five minutes for an established entrepreneur, may result in success in not one new entrepreneur's business, but in others.

Hand-to-Hand: Comedy and Combat

Beth Lapides | Posted 03.30.2013 | Los Angeles
Beth Lapides

The Pentagon just announced it's lifting the ban on woman going to the front lines and engaging in hand-to-hand combat. I know this is something that's supposedly good for women, but it's something I have mixed feeling about. Oddly, one of those feelings is gratitude.

Celebrating Female Entrepreneurship With the Seventh Annual Cartier Women's Initiative Awards

Christine Borgoltz | Posted 03.30.2013 | Impact
Christine Borgoltz

It's a real thrill to be part of this ever-growing network of women working for change. Yes, it's a competition, but one in which everyone pitches in together, long beyond the ceremony itself.

A Former Bartender Mixes Up A Beverage Empire

Posted 01.23.2013 | MarloThomas

One of the reasons I started my website is that I wanted a place for women to come together and dream. We women need to know that we don't have to ha...

Closing the Internet Gender Gap

Melanne Verveer | Posted 03.24.2013 | Women
Melanne Verveer

We have repeatedly seen that investing in women's progress is one of the most effective, high-yield investments for economic and social progress around the world. Doubling the number of women online in developing countries is a critical step towards this progress.

Mommy CEO: What My Three-Year-Old Has Taught Me About Leadership

Stacey Alcorn | Posted 03.12.2013 | Business
Stacey Alcorn

Three years ago, I gave birth to my daughter. My first two thoughts were (1) I love her more than anything in the world, and (2) What will this mean for my career? Now, three years into motherhood, what I have learned is that being a mom offers me a whole new perspective on business.

LORI Connexion: Supporting Female Entrepreneurs

Ekaterina Walter | Posted 03.06.2013 | Small Business
Ekaterina Walter

Women supporting other women might still be an issue, but men supporting women is no longer just a dream. I recently met a young guy who created the w...

We Were on Top of the World -- But What Came Next?

Leigh Foster and Rachel Marshall | Posted 01.29.2013 | Small Business
Leigh Foster and Rachel Marshall

"It'll be perfect -- we'll just take our KitchenAid mixer, make a ton of delicious fresh pasta and then sell it in farmers markets wearing cute floaty dresses with the sun on our faces and smell of tomatoes!" Well, that was the original plan, anyway.

The Story of an Accidental Young Entrepreneur

Becki Cooper | Posted 10.30.2012 | Small Business
Becki Cooper

An accidental entrepreneur, that's what I call myself when people ask how I started my own art/craft show and event planning business. Never would I have imagined going into business for myself at the age of 25.

Living Your Life Like It's Golden

Lisa Price | Posted 11.12.2012 | Women
Lisa Price

I love when women in the public eye don't give in to the pressures of public scrutiny when it comes to their beauty.

Entrepreneurship Education: One Size Does Not Fit All

Alana Muller | Posted 10.29.2012 | Small Business
Alana Muller

To serve as many clients as possible at an affordable price point, companies strive to find the right balance of product features to appeal to the masses. Not surprisingly, they usually find that one size does not fit all.

Predicting the Future: Google, the Census and Leslie Bradshaw on Why Women Are Taking Over

Ellie Cachette | Posted 10.21.2012 | Women
Ellie Cachette

I have been sitting down with several executive and entrepreneurial women to ask what they see as the driving force behind the movement behind the rise of women entrepreneurs

My Little Paris: What You Can Learn From This Not-So-little French Startup

Pamela Poole | Posted 09.22.2012 | Small Business
Pamela Poole

A couple of days after sending out her first tip, she had dozens of women she'd never met clamoring to be added to her list, and it occurred to her she might be onto something.

WATCH: Entrepreneur Breathes New Life Into Mannequins

Karin Kamp | Posted 09.11.2012 | Green
Karin Kamp

Until recently, it had been an established practice for retailers to throw away mannequins -- made of out materials that do not biodegrade -- regardless of their condition. Not on Judi Henderson-Townsend's watch.

Harder For Women To Start Businesses Than Men, New Book Says

The Huffington Post | Drew Guarini | Posted 07.03.2012 | Small Business

Starting a business can be a complex and difficult process for anyone, but it may be even harder for women. A book and accompanying video recently ...

Mompreneurs: Comedic Skills Help Build Biz

Sandy Abrams | Posted 09.01.2012 | Small Business
Sandy Abrams

Leslie Newton utilized her experience as a frustrated actor writing and performing sketch comedy and improv to help her through the challenge of entering the extremely competitive world of fashion with absolutely no experience.