Women Business Owners

On Being Your Own CEO

Nell Merlino | Posted 05.08.2012

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Nell Merlino

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

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Vulnerability Is Sexy in Business

Sophie Gold | Posted 04.12.2012

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Sophie Gold

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

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Women Business Owners More Confident Than Men About Their Companies

The Huffington Post | Alicia Ciccone | Posted 04.04.2012

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

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Increasing the Financing for Women-Led Businesses

Geri Stengel | Posted 04.28.2012

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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.

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Women Entrepreneurs Fear Failure More Than Men: Study

Reuters | Posted 04.04.2012

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

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The Curated Web

Brittany Morin | Posted 01.16.2012

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Brittany 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.

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

Jeffrey A. Landers | Posted 06.13.2011

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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...

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How To Divorce-Proof Your Business: Creating A Trust

Jeffrey A. Landers | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeffrey A. Landers

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

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

Jeffrey A. Landers | Posted 05.25.2011

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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.

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How To Divorce-Proof Your Business: The Prenup

Jeffrey A. Landers | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeffrey A. Landers

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

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How To Divorce-Proof Your Business: The Basics

Jeffrey A. Landers | Posted 05.25.2011

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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...

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There's No Place Like Numb

Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 05.25.2011

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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?

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Women's Business

Jane Pak | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jane Pak

What brings the business elite together, forgoing the casual Friday, in a room at a hotel for lunch? The Los Angeles Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners.

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Women's History Month Tribute to a Pioneering Entrepreneur: My Mother!

Susan Wilson Solovic | Posted 05.25.2011

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Susan Wilson Solovic

As we celebrate Women's History Month, remember the great women in your life and don't let their work be for naught.

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Peaceful Revolution: The Business of America's Women Is Business

Nanette Fondas | Posted 11.17.2011

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Nanette Fondas

Women held 34.9 percent of all jobs 40 years ago; today we hold 49.8 -- any day now you will hear that we've passed the 50 percent mark. So hats off to women starting, sustaining, and working in women-owned businesses.

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Moms Can Make Good Dough From Home

Amy Nebens and Jara Negrin | Posted 11.17.2011

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Amy Nebens and Jara Negrin

When a full-time job as mom doesn't cut it anymore cash-wise in this struggling economy, it doesn't necessarily mean going back to work out of the house.

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Spring Cleaning For Entrepreneurs

Michelle Renee | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michelle Renee

Before long the long hours force a reality check and cause us to step back and re-assess the vision. But that is exactly what you need to do to keep yourself on track towards success.

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Women Speak Out on the Economy

Christine Grumm | Posted 05.25.2011

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Christine Grumm

If we truly want to solve not only this current crisis but also our long-term economic woes, we must jumpstart "the most powerful engine" of economic growth by investing in women.

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The Million Woman Bailout

Nell Merlino | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nell Merlino

From my recent experience helping US women grow their businesses, I am convinced women will lead America out of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

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Getting from Good to Great

Amy Swift | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amy Swift

Whether you are making handbags or researching a cure for AIDS, having passion for the product is key to sustained greatness.

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Note to Wall Street: "It's the Women, Stupid"

Marie Wilson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marie Wilson

Women have been disproportionately impacted by economic distress: they're the first ones to lose their jobs during cutbacks, and they're the primary caretakers for their families in cash-strapped times.

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