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The First 30 Days Inside a Startup: An Interview With Sheila Darcey

Carrie Yury | Posted 05.22.2013 | Technology
Carrie Yury

BeyondCurious recently had a new addition to our team: the fabulous Sheila Darcey. Since Sheila has such a fresh perspective on what it's like working at a startup, I wanted to get her thoughts on her first 30 days.

SHE Is Responsible for the President's Safety

Nell Merlino | Posted 04.05.2013 | Women
Nell Merlino

Women who want more responsibility, money and power must be willing to delegate responsibility to others at every level of their lives.

Why Women Business Owners Just Can't Get Ahead

Bloomberg Businessweek | Posted 04.01.2013 | Small Business

According to a study released yesterday by Biz2Credit, an online matchmaker for entrepreneurs and lenders, women-owned companies were 15 percent to 20...

How One Woman Created, Lost And Then Rebuilt A Multi-Million-Dollar Cookie Empire

Posted 02.04.2013 | 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...

Employing the Unemployable: A Jordanian Woman's Story

Karin Kamp | Posted 03.31.2013 | Impact
Karin Kamp

When Jordanian entrepreneur Nermin Fawzi Saad was looking for a handful of female engineers to join her new company, she put an ad in the newspaper, hoping to find a few interested candidates. She received more than 700 resumes.

How Hurricane Sandy Affected Women Small Business OwnersĀ 

Karin Kamp | Posted 01.02.2013 | Women
Karin Kamp

The aftermath of Hurricane Sandy will affect businesses for weeks, if not months. And for small businesses, the backbone of New York City's economy, a blow from a disaster like Sandy can have a huge impact.

Women Business Owners Rock the House in Louisville

Stacie Nevadomski Berdan | Posted 12.10.2012 | Small Business
Stacie Nevadomski Berdan

Women are running these businesses on their own terms, creating new standards that affect positive change.

Supporting an Urban Rebound in Detroit and Michigan

Nell Merlino | Posted 11.17.2012 | Detroit
Nell Merlino

There are a number of different theories about what can make this economic turn around move faster. Regardless, there is one area that everyone agrees on: women business owners and the need for them to grow and create jobs.

Tips to Sustaining Happiness in Work and Life

Women & Co | Posted 11.11.2012 | Small Business
Women & Co

Very often, businesses are born from a passion for what we love. And as driven self-starters, it's not long before we start wearing many different hats to get the job done. We dive in with optimism and zeal, believing we can do it all.

5 Common Business Blunders Women Make

Women & Co | Posted 10.28.2012 | Small Business
Women & Co

If you own a business, the saying goes, you're in sales. Gaining new projects and clients is how you grow and sustain your enterprise.

Gen Y Women Can Have it All -- Someday

Karin Kamp | Posted 08.27.2012 | Women
Karin Kamp

I think my generation is ready for the fight to have it all. As ambitious as we are, our naivetƩ and idealism is perfect fuel to pioneer a progressive working lifestyle that can work for both genders.

Immigrant Business Owners On The Rise In US

The Huffington Post | Alicia Ciccone | Posted 06.14.2012 | Small Business

Immigrants are assuming a bigger role on Main Street, according to a new report from the Fiscal Policy Institute's Immigration Research Initiative. ...

How Women Business Owners Fared In The Recession

The Huffington Post | Alicia Ciccone | Posted 06.07.2012 | Small Business

Women are a force to be reckoned with, especially in business. In the first comprehensive report of the recession's effects on women business owners, ...

On Being Your Own CEO

Nell Merlino | Posted 07.08.2012 | Women
Nell Merlino

Fantastic news from The Wall Street Journal: More companies are grooming more women for the CEO's chair. Finally!

Vulnerability Is Sexy in Business

Sophie Gold | Posted 06.12.2012 | Business
Sophie Gold

Being yourself, being real is something that connects you with your audience. Remember that people buy you, not your products or service.

Women Business Owners More Confident Than Men About Their Companies

The Huffington Post | Alicia Ciccone | Posted 04.04.2012 | Small Business

Women business owners are more confident about their companies than men, according to the Small Business Pulse survey conducted by the insurance compa...

Increasing the Financing for Women-Led Businesses

Geri Stengel | Posted 04.28.2012 | Business
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.

Women Entrepreneurs Fear Failure More Than Men: Study

Reuters | Posted 04.04.2012 | Small Business

(Reuters - By Deborah L. Cohen ) - Babson College and the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor recently released the results of a comprehensive 2010 study ...

The Curated Web

Brit Morin | Posted 01.16.2012 | Small Business
Brit Morin

For all of the incredible doors the web has opened for the world, it's also overwhelmed us with an amount of content that we'll never be able to absorb. The curated web is an important next step to provide people with the ideas and information they are looking for.

How To Divorce-Proof Your Business: The ESOP Or Property Settlement

Jeffrey A. Landers | Posted 06.13.2011 | Divorce
Jeffrey A. Landers

If, for whatever reason, your husband is entitled to an ownership interest in your business and you don't want to be partners after the divorce...

How To Divorce-Proof Your Business: Creating A Trust

Jeffrey A. Landers | Posted 05.25.2011 | Divorce
Jeffrey A. Landers

If you have children, you may want to start thinking about your estate-planning goals...

How To Divorce-Proof Your Business: Buy-Sell Agreements

Jeffrey A. Landers | Posted 05.25.2011 | Divorce
Jeffrey A. Landers

There are a number of things that you can do at the "entity" level of your business that could prevent your husband from keeping an ownership interest in your business.

How To Divorce-Proof Your Business: The Prenup

Jeffrey A. Landers | Posted 05.25.2011 | Divorce
Jeffrey A. Landers

A prenuptial agreement is a contract signed by both parties before their wedding that details what their property...

How To Divorce-Proof Your Business: The Basics

Jeffrey A. Landers | Posted 05.25.2011 | Divorce
Jeffrey A. Landers

Part 1 in an ongoing series about keeping your business assets safe in the event of divorce. When people get married they are all hoping for the "ha...

There's No Place Like Numb

Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Lita Smith-Mines

As business owners, we all are trying to hang on for dear life. But how do you keep a grip when your fingers have grown numb?