I especially enjoyed the articles
about women entrepreneurs.
Some highlights: Haley Altman, CEO of Doxly, was featured in a July Forbes piece
about women entrepreneurs and the unique challenges they...
I'm all
about women entrepreneurs connecting and supporting each other, so it's super exciting that you got to collab with your friends... congrats babe!
I am simply sharing some of my own observations and realizations
about women entrepreneurs.
We're operating in a landscape that has been created by men, dominated by men and we have an opportunity to rewrite the conversation
about women entrepreneurs.
Not exact matches
If a young
woman entrepreneur hasn't found a market for her product outside of her sorority sisters, Whitehead says, it's crucial to be able to tell her that without worrying
about hurting her feelings.
«I've sourced
about 300 minority and
women entrepreneurs that are very much investable.»
But she's keen to emphasize that innovation is
about more than just technology, citing the example of a local female
entrepreneur in the construction industry who couldn't find workboots for
women and started a company to manufacture them.
When you think
about inspiring
women entrepreneurs, you probably come up with names like Beyonce Knowles, Arianna Huffington and Susan Wojcicki.
On her thoughts towards the opportunities in the UAE, Al Kaabi talks
about the rise of support for
women entrepreneurs, particularly in the investment space, as well as initiatives such as WOMENA, and the increase participation for female entrepreneurship.
Next, Diane Sawyer and the 60 Minutes crew showed up to do a story
about the
Women's Economic Development Corp., a program for women entrepreneurs in which Gordon was invo
Women's Economic Development Corp., a program for
women entrepreneurs in which Gordon was invo
women entrepreneurs in which Gordon was involved.
Entrepreneur: Can you talk
about how Dell has changed its approach to
women as consumers in the past five years?
Should
entrepreneurs focus solely on growing their business or also be concerned
about social causes such as sustainability,
women's empowerment, equality or the local economy?
To learn
about the state of financing for
women - owned ventures, I spoke with Vonda White, serial
entrepreneur and founder of Camp Pillsbury, a Minnesota - based boarding school that White acquired after overcoming all the hurdles associated with securing business funding.
Entrepreneur spoke with Gampp, Contardi and Mercer
about their vision for How to Cake It and how their approach differs that of other on - camera cake - decorators, YouTubers and
women entrepreneurs generally.
New research from Female Founders Fund confirms a trend that first popped up
about six months ago: Relative to
women entrepreneurs raising money in other parts of the country,
women in New York are killing it.
According to Statistics Canada, of the country's 835,000 self - employed
entrepreneurs with employees, only
about 27 % are
women.
«Taking the Pulse of
Women Entrepreneurs; The manager of Wells Fargo's lending program targeted at women - owned businesses talks about the latest trends.&r
Women Entrepreneurs; The manager of Wells Fargo's lending program targeted at
women - owned businesses talks about the latest trends.&r
women - owned businesses talks
about the latest trends.»
It's his passivity
about the very real lack of
women in tech and the undeniable uphill battles faced by foreign
entrepreneurs that ought to make people mad, not his ineloquent delivery.
Though men outnumber
women in these ranks by
about 60 to 40, that leaves maybe 8 million female
entrepreneurs along with 12 million males.
What advice do you have for
women entrepreneurs about advocating for themselves and their ideas in a fundraising environment?
«I happen to be fortunate to work with some very ambitious, successful and dynamic
women founders and I know that as they think
about the future, they may be serial
entrepreneurs, but they also see [that investing] is interesting.
In the course of an interesting discussion jam - packed with advice from the young founder, including tips on successfully bootstrapping and recommendations for some of her favorite tools for
entrepreneurs, she offers young
women like herself some advice on how to face their well - founded anxieties
about the additional challenges that female founders still face.
Gouw spoke with me
about why she's bullish on female
entrepreneurs, the scarcity of
women graduating with engineering degrees, and the perception that
women entrepreneurs lack for confidence and big thinking.
It figures: Unless
women entrepreneurs did something
about this industry, no one would.
When: April 13 - 14, 2016; Where: New York City, NY Why: Now in its sixth year, the
Women Entrepreneurs Festival brings together powerful women eaders and innovators from across the globe for two intense days of networking and discussions about how to be a successful female entrepre
Women Entrepreneurs Festival brings together powerful
women eaders and innovators from across the globe for two intense days of networking and discussions about how to be a successful female entrepre
women eaders and innovators from across the globe for two intense days of networking and discussions
about how to be a successful female
entrepreneur.
To combat the myth
about there being a dearth of qualified candidates, the CBDC has compiled the Diversity 50 list of «board - ready»
women and minorities, ranging from academics to
entrepreneurs to C - suite executives.
We talk to two
entrepreneurs and one venture capitalist
about the challenges they face and what needs to happen for more
women - owned businesses to reach the next level of growth.
Huffington isn't blaming the startup culture for this, though, referring to the debate that has raged over the past few years
about venture capitalists and angel investors being biased against
women entrepreneurs.
Women represented
about 13 percent of angel investors, and female
entrepreneurs accounted for 21 percent of those seeking angel capital.
When we're not planning events, managing programs, or assisting WBEs and Corporate Members, you will often find us out and
about at area events and conferences to network, promote WBENC, and support
women entrepreneurs.
[01:30] Introduction [02:30] Tony welcomes Alexandra [03:40] Launching in 2007 — it came from a place of passion [04:25] Establishing clear roles among founders [05:40] Flexing her multilingual skills in business [06:25] Adjusting how you speak to someone based on their objectives [08:10] The secret to Gilt's growth [09:20] Building a business that would thrive during winter [10:20] Finding the capital to purchase inventory [10:40] Moving from venture to private equity funding [11:20] It's all
about smart money [11:40] The future of traditional retail [12:20] The subscription model [12:40] Catering to the time - starved customer [12:55] Bringing services into the home [13:10] Leaving Gilt to lead Glamsquad [16:10] Glamsquad started as an app [17:10] Vetting employees [18:10] Building trust with customers [19:00] Taking massive action — now [20:20] Launching the first sale on Gilt — without a return policy [21:30] Fitz [22:00] The average person wears only 20 % of their wardrobe [23:00] Taking the time to understand your customer [23:20] Challenges as a
woman in business [24:40] Advice to a female
entrepreneur that's just getting started [25:25] The importance of networking [25:50] Knowing the milestones to hit along the way
ABOUT NAWBO Founded in 1975, NAWBO propels
women entrepreneurs into economic, social and political spheres of power worldwide.
Having said that,
about 40 percent of our portfolio has a
woman entrepreneur on the founding team.
Entrepreneur Vinita Gupta wrote a powerful essay in 2010,
about her experience balancing her pregnancy with her efforts to raise capital and the dilemma she has seen other
women face.
«The first step is to raise awareness among
women and minority
entrepreneurs — or would - be
entrepreneurs —
about what tools exist and work together to increase engagement by providing access to key resources, education and support.
(from AWE web site) Talk
about empowered
woman entrepreneurs taking a transition to a whole new level!
Come join a discussion
about ways emerging businesses can increase gender diversity to improve financial performance and increase innovation by empowering
women entrepreneurs.
On this episode,
Entrepreneur Network partner Business Rockstars interviews Madeline Fraser and Beatrice Fischel - Bock, the co-founders of Hutch (a Los Angeles - based home design startup), to talk
about their business philosophies and what it's like to try to build a business as a
woman.
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About Blog Elizabeth Rider is a leading whole living expert, health coach, blogger and successful
entrepreneur helping
women around the world live healthy and well.
Anyway, the reason Kumon is relevant to my thinking
about mom unicorn
entrepreneurs is because one concern that comes up a lot in my conversations with
women is that they love the idea of starting a business in a way that works for their family system but the idea of starting from scratch is scary and overwhelming.
I'm always thrilled to interface with awesome
women entrepreneurs and she clearly lives her mantra — she looks amazing, is a delightful person, and is super passionate
about helping her clients — so much so that her cell phone is on the cleansing guide!
It has given me the opportunity to not only connect with some truly amazing
women around me, essentially my neighbours, but also to learn
about different topics that are so relevant to being a new mom, to get to know businesses and
entrepreneurs in the neighbourhood that I didn't know existed (Puh - Nash) or hadn't ventured into (Sweet Flour)!
I spoke to the savvy
entrepreneur about how pregnancy influenced her product, what she predicts for the future of the $ 80 billion supplement industry, and how
women can give their bodies exactly what they crave.
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Women Entrepreneurs foster a supportive community of women entrepreneurs and help women succeed in their entrepreneurial endeavors by providing valuable tips a
Entrepreneurs foster a supportive community of
women entrepreneurs and help women succeed in their entrepreneurial endeavors by providing valuable tips and resou
women entrepreneurs and help women succeed in their entrepreneurial endeavors by providing valuable tips a
entrepreneurs and help
women succeed in their entrepreneurial endeavors by providing valuable tips and resou
women succeed in their entrepreneurial endeavors by providing valuable tips and resources.
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entrepreneur who is passionate
about your business, committed to your success and prepared to do what it takes to realize your dream?Alberta Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) provides tools to help women across Alberta succeed in busi
about your business, committed to your success and prepared to do what it takes to realize your dream?Alberta
Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) provides tools to help women across Alberta succeed in busi
Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) provides tools to help
women across Alberta succeed in busi
women across Alberta succeed in business.
In keeping with my 2018 the «Year of the
Woman» theme, it is nice to hear and read
about successful female
entrepreneurs.
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