Women Entrepreneurs

Giving Back: A Perfect Way to Start the New Year

Michelle Renee | Posted 12.22.2009 | Impact

Read More: Common Unity Pr, Living News, Homelessness, Social Entrepreneurship, Living With Meaning, Giving Back, New Year's Resolution, Women Entrepreneurs, Good Friends United, Living, Michelle Renee, Entrepreneurship, Giving Back to the Community, Womenbusiness, Impact News

Giving back is in my blood, but I didn't grasp just how deeply it is etched into who I am and how important it is as part of a successful business strategy until I became an entrepreneur.

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Child Care: A Worker And A Mother

Sheila Lirio Marcelo | Posted 12.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Caregiving, Child Care, Women's Issues, Career Advice, Women Entrepreneurs, Careers, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Advice, Investors, Parenting, Amy Winehouse, Living News

I know my responsibility of being a good mom does affect my work. How couldn't it? Recent studies show the average family experiences five "child care crises" each year that cause parents to miss work.

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The Goldman Sachs Investment You Haven't Heard About Yet

Dan Silverstein | Posted 12.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Goldman Sachs, Community TeamWorks, 000 Women, 10, Egyptian Americans, Women for Women International, Acumen Fund, Women in Development, Vital Voices, Endeavour, Business News

Of all the possibilities this storied bastion of testosterone production might have selected, educating women entrepreneurs surely qualifies as one of the more astounding.

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The Forest For The Trees: 2 Women Leading Biomimicry In Design

Chauncey Zalkin | Posted 11.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Biologists, Women, Biomimicry, Chauncey Zalkin, Research Workshops, Dayna Baumeister, Women in Science, Women Entrepreneurs, Design, Natural Models, Women Thought Leaders, Janine Benyus, Innovation Consultancy, Design Leaders, Women in Design, Visionary Women, What Women Make, Green News

Is it possible that we forgot to look to nature? The ecosystems around us have adjusted their processes so that they can survive, sustain and thrive. What can we learn from them?

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Virtual Exhibit Economica Spurs Discussion of Women's Global Earning Potential

Emily Goligoski | Posted 11.17.2009 | Impact

Read More: U.S. Economy, Global Economy, Economica, Earning Potential, The-International-Museum-of-Women, Economic Crisis, The International Museum of Women, Women Entrepreneurs, Working Women, Women and Politics, Women in Business, Healthcare, Impact News

The International Museum of Women exhibit Economica manages to humanize the impact of policymakers' and institutional decisions by inviting women to tell their stories themselves.

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Develop Your Strategic Plan for 2010‏!

Michelle Renee | Posted 11.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Small Business, Jian, Women Entrepreneurs, Business News, Software, Michelle Renee, Biz-Plan-Builder, How-to-Start-a-New-Business, New Business, Entrepreneurship, Business, Fox Business News, Burke Franklin, Business News

Having a proven strategic business planning and financial forecasting system will help you, not only save time and reduce stress, but also make the most out of your existing cash flow, opportunities and resources.

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The New Power Girls: Women Entrepreneurs And Gender In Business

Patricia Handschiegel | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Women Founders, Blogher, Women Entrepreneurs, The New Power Girls, Glass Ceiling, Women in Business, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Business News

Power Girls are women in a man -- and women's -- world. Gender does not define who we are, what we need to do, and most of all, what we want to accomplish. It never has.

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Is There A Feminine Way of Doing Business?

Lotta Alsen | Posted 11.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Women, Women in Business, Shareholders, Nobel Prize, Business News

We have a different rationale for starting a business. And because we are different, we also bring in new perspectives.

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Leaving the Law, Part Two: A Different Kind of Green

Laura A. Hutchings | Posted 10.24.2009 | Denver

Read More: Energy Efficiency, Women Entrepreneurs, Green, Clean Energy Economy, Entrepreneurship, Green Energy, Law Firms, Entrepreneur, Career Change, Denver News

In May of this year, I left my post as an associate at a large international law firm to stake my claim in the Wild West of Colorado's clean energy economy.

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Lessons From Coco Chanel, a Self-Made Woman

Rachael Chong | Posted 10.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Coco Before Chanel, CoCo Chanel, Entrepreneurship, Gender Equality, Social Entrepreneurship, Glass Ceiling, Clinton Global Initiative, Women Entrepreneurs, Women and Girls, Business News

A woman ahead of her time, Coco Chanel was a true entrepreneur, who brought women freedom through fashion.

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The New Power Girls: Diane Von Furstenberg, AMEX And Women Entrepreneurs Share What Small Business Needs, Plus Introducing NPGDaily.com

Patricia Handschiegel | Posted 11.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Amex, Women Entrepreneurs, The New Power Girls, Women in Business, Diane Von Furstenberg, Business News

With more women in business than ever, more opportunities than ever, what did people need to succeed today? What, if anything, did women founders especially need or want?

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The Ambiguity in Women's Lives

Tabby Biddle | Posted 11.29.2009 | Living

Read More: The-Sad-Shocking-Truth-About-How-Women-Are-Feeling, Women, Women's Issues, General Social Survey, The Cinderella Complex, Women and Happiness, Working Women, Marcus Buckingham, Maureen Dowd, Hillary Clinton, Women and Power, Colette Dowling, Arianna Huffington, Blue Is the New Black, Women Entrepreneurs, Living News

Is it possible for women today to be independent, ambitious, successful career women and at the same time still be taken care of and "protected" by a partner?

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New Power Girls: 20 Women Founders To Watch, Part II

Patricia Handschiegel | Posted 11.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Oprah Winfrey, Women Founders, NPG 20, Women Entrepreneurs, New Power Girls, Heidi Klum, Women in Business, Tyra Banks, Business, Entrepreneurship, Kim Kardashian, Rachael Ray, Business News

Part substance, part style, and a hundred percent ambition, Power Girls are a new breed of business women and the evolution of hundreds of thousands of women before them.

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Ecopreneur: An Innovative Way to Attract Investors in a Recession

Kristin Boekhoff | Posted 11.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Socially Responsible Investments, Investing, Investments, Social Entrepreneurship, Finance, Green Businesses, Bangladesh, Green News, Green, Women Entrepreneurs, Travel, Entrepreneurship, Private Equity, Entrepreneur, Investors, Business News

I don't have to convince the Bangladeshis of the potential of their country. They are keen to change the world's negative perception of Bangladesh; a high-profile, luxury eco resort could do just that.

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New Power Girls: 20 Women Founders To Watch, Part I

Patricia Handschiegel | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Arianna Huffington, Women in Business, Women Founders, Ning, Blogher, Ivanka Trump, Women Startups, The New Power Girls, Business News

A sister-project to the series here on Huffington Post, Newpowergirls.com is a bit like Mashable, Paid Content or TechCrunch, except our focus is all female.

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Mental Masturbation

Sandy Grason | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Success, Passion, Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Business, Mindfulness, Productivity, Living News

I spent countless hours having these amazing, intellectually stimulating conversations but I wasn't taking any action. Mental masturbation.

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New Power Girls: What People Are Saying About the New Power Girls and How to Get NPG in Your City

Patricia Handschiegel | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurs, Women Founders, Women in Business, Entrepreneurship, Starups, Women Startups, Business News

The New Power Girls, like the Old Boys Club, work together, play together and have an alliance in our work that crisscrosses the country through dozens of cities.

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The New Power Girls: Women Entrepreneurs On How To Deliver Your Company's Message, Plus Enter to Win Contest

Patricia Handschiegel | Posted 10.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurs, Women in Business, Business, Putting the Public Back in Public Relations, The New Power Girls, Business News

Today, as platforms to deliver your company's message expand, it's even more important to have a tight focus on what you want to say, to who and where.

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The New Power Girls: Is the Credit Crunch Hurting Women Startups?

Patricia Handschiegel | Posted 09.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Owning a Startup, Small Business, Women Founders, Female Founders, Women Startups, Women Entrepreneurs, Credit Crunch, The New Power Girls, Women in Business, Entrepreneurship, Business, Business News

Today's new modern women entrepreneurs and executives know the power of networking and support. In fact, they live by it.

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The New Power Girls: Top Women Founders Share Tips On Innovation, Ideas in Recession Market

Patricia Handschiegel | Posted 09.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Meghan Cleary, Women in Tech, Women in Business, Business Women, The New Power Girls, Business News

Today's new modern women entrepreneurs and executives are among some of the most creative people I know.

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The New Power Girls: Women Entrepreneurs Talk About the Need for Healthcare Reform

Patricia Handschiegel | Posted 09.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Meghan Cleary, Patricia Handschiegel, Women Entrepreneurship, Women's Business, Women Entrepreneurs, The New Power Girls, Women in Business, Entrepreneurship, Business News

With health care costs skyrocketing, many women entrepreneurs are tapping insurance coverage from their husbands, versus purchasing policies on their own.

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The New Power Girls: What Social Networks Are Best for Your Business?

Patricia Handschiegel | Posted 08.29.2009 | Media

Read More: Meghan Cleary, Patricia Handschiegel, Melanie Notkin, Power Girls, Women Entrepreneurs, The New Power Girls, Women in Business, Entrepreneurship, Business, Sayeh Pezeshki, Media News

When it comes to making the most of the new social web, Power Girls know how to work it.

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Interview: Entrepreneur Yuli Ziv, Founder of the Style Coalition

Felicia C. Sullivan | Posted 08.25.2009 | Style

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Fashion, Don't Vote Video, Style Coalition, Don't Shop, Don't Vote PSA, Zuli Ziv Interview, Yuli Ziv Style Coalition, Yuli Ziv, Style News

"Many times," said Ziv, "it feels like the media is on the watch for the next designer to close their business or cancel their runway show at the fashion week."

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