Sentences with phrase «women entrepreneurs said»

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That's partly because 94 percent of investing partners at venture firms are male and, female entrepreneurs say, less likely to understand the potential of a business that specifically targets women as customers.

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.

An engineer named Bonnie Swift says the proposals are «sexist» because they will make it harder for women entrepreneurs to have families.

That dynamic — of women actively supporting one another's success — is something female entrepreneurs say is relatively new, and greatly welcomed.

Some VCs have said Katrina Lake's Stich Fix IPO was huge step forward for women entrepreneurs.

A serial entrepreneur — she owns four restaurants and has founded two companies in addition to Thinx — Agrawal says that the danger of male investors asking the women in their lives for advice is that, more often than not, those women are not their target customers.

«A lot of investors say they don't know where to find minority and women entrepreneurs,» says Nasir Qadree, Village Capital's director of education.

I was really struck by the image of Katrina Lake holding her son during her IPO, and there are a number of women entrepreneurs out there who are saying, «I want that to be me too.»

• Recode cited anonymous sources saying he stepped down after «the investigation uncovered behaviors by Jurvetson that were unacceptable related to a negative tone toward women entrepreneurs.»

The fact that the VC industry is so male — 89 % of partners — doesn't help, Wiedenmiller says, noting a Stanford study saying that in 2013 women entrepreneurs received only 4.2 % of VC funding.

Second is that women venture capitalists, she says, «are always wanting to support female entrepreneurs and will recommend angel investors.»

Women in India also have among the most innovative business ideas globally, whereas women entrepreneurs in China have less fear of failure, the report Women in India also have among the most innovative business ideas globally, whereas women entrepreneurs in China have less fear of failure, the report women entrepreneurs in China have less fear of failure, the report says.

The practical impact of this fear, said the panelists, was that women entrepreneurs tend to lag their male counterparts in fundraising because they fear the process of asking for money.

Turkish women entrepreneurs, especially in the country's less - developed eastern half, need better support systems in their families and adequate financial opportunity, Pulatkonak says.

As a female entrepreneur, I recognize the unique issue that women are facing, and I'm here to say: it's not fair.

While the experiences of women entrepreneurs in the developing world are as diverse as the countries they inhabit, since the difficulties facing a small woman - owned business in Vietnam looks nothing like that of a new venture in, say, Turkey or India, there are some common challenges.

«It's pretty clear that caring for children is a barrier for women entrepreneurs,» says Jason Wiens, policy director for the Kauffman Foundation, citing a study that looked at men and women who had a PhD in a scientific field.

«For male and female entrepreneurs alike, having a woman investor can bring credibility when discussing product positioning and expansion opportunities,» she says.

The seven economies where there are as many or more women as men entrepreneurs are Panama, Thailand, Ghana, Ecuador, Nigeria, Mexico and Uganda, the report says.

Also, there has been previous academic research showing that fast - growth, high - tech entrepreneurs in the U.S. tend to be men, which is partly because women are less involved in science and engineering in general, says Kelly.

«When a woman has a choice between being an employee, especially when this is associated with an attractive salary, job stability, good benefits and even high social approval, she is taking a greater risk in entering entrepreneurship; she has to forego this opportunity in order to be an entrepreneur, and therefore has more to lose,» says Kelly.

«We know that women entrepreneurs are developing innovative approaches to business and actively contributing to growing the Canadian economy,» said Clare Beckton, co-author and executive in residence at Carleton University's Centre for Research and Education on Women and women entrepreneurs are developing innovative approaches to business and actively contributing to growing the Canadian economy,» said Clare Beckton, co-author and executive in residence at Carleton University's Centre for Research and Education on Women and Women and Work.

In the U.S., there are fewer overt barriers for women to become entrepreneurs, but there are still «covert» barriers, the report says, specifically in gaining access to capital or winning government contracts.

Another woman steeped in the issue is Megan Smith, the first female US Chief Technology Officer (CTO), who says, «So many Americans have the grit and creativity of a world - class entrepreneur, but they lack the resources — mentorship, networking, funding, training — to bring their ideas to fruition.»

The government said it will make $ 1.4 billion available over three years in new financing for women entrepreneurs through the Business Development Bank as well as $ 250 million over three years through Export Development Canada for financing and insurance for women - owned and women - led businesses.

From Uber's toxic workplace, to reports of venture capitalists harassing female entrepreneurs, to that Google bro who posted that manifesto saying women tend to be more neurotic than men even as the company undergoes a federal investigation into whether it pays women less than men... none of this is good.

Fiorina: A woman business owner once said to me, «You know we train people to be employees now, we don't train them to be entrepreneurs,» and I think that is true.

Amy Millman, co-founder and president of Washington - based Springboard Enterprises, which connects women entrepreneurs with investors says, «Investors, like bankers, pretty much invest in what they know, something that they understand or that is clear to them.»

This makes men more primed to be the bigger risk takers, which help explains the higher number of male entrepreneurs than women, Musselman said.

«Enormous untapped investment opportunity exists for venture capitalists smart enough to look at the numbers and fund women entrepreneurs,» said Babson professor, report author, and Diana Project ™ co-founder Candida G. Brush.

«Jim Turley demonstrates the power of principled leadership in spurring growth among women's businesses, from emerging entrepreneurs to established suppliers,» said Pamela Prince - Eason, President & CEO of WBENC.

«Female entrepreneurs are a critical part of the fabric of Silicon Valley,» said Katrina Lake, founder and chief executive of the online clothing start - up Stitch Fix, who was one of the women targeted by Mr. Caldbeck.

Having said that, about 40 percent of our portfolio has a woman entrepreneur on the founding team.

While the challenges for women entrepreneurs can be great, Wang added, they need to start with the right mindset and say, «I can do it.»

«Women and minority entrepreneurs strongly contribute to Atlanta's economic growth, and Startup Runway is authentically committed to their success,» says Cox Enterprises Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Investments David Blau.

«By being more visible and showing we can do this,» Gouw says, «maybe women will become more confident to be entrepreneurs and investors themselves.»

«In our small way we're stepping up to be leaders, and maybe people will see it, and it will encourage more women entrepreneurs or younger women in business to stay with it,» Ms. Gouw said.

«I would have shown other women how I did it,» Brand said of being a tech executive, an entrepreneur and a mother.

Needless to say, RBC is proud to be the # 1 bank for women entrepreneurs in Canada, with 22 per cent market share.

Female investors said they did not specifically seek to invest in companies founded by women, but that because of their networks, they received more pitches from female entrepreneurs.

They attribute that proportion to the company's mobile focus, as women are over-represented in mobile device and app use compared to men by 20 to 25 percent, which thus inspires more female entrepreneurs, said Fonstad.

Related to point # 2, in the Parenting as an Entrepreneur episode, Alicia Ybarbo said something that really stuck out to me — that women get very good at narrowing in on solutions and making split decisions because there is basically no time to labor endlessly over camp options or put up with working with someone crazy when there is a less crazy alternative.

The president said Saturday the U.S. would contribute $ 50 million to a new World Bank fund conceived by his daughter that aims to help women entrepreneurs access capital and other support.

Gillibrand said in Farmingdale that women and minority entrepreneurs need more small business loans.

Announcing the facility at a meeting with the First Lady and her delegation of women Ghanaian business leaders and entrepreneurs, the President of CBMIE, Mr Chen Yongxin said the facility was made available to Ghana because the country is a preferred destination to do business in Africa and has tremendous confidence in the government of Ghana to improve on the living conditions of the people through the 1D1F initiative.

Larry English, a member of Community Board 9 and its former chair, said he found the recent bill that Quinn sponsored with Dickens to increase business opportunities with the city for minority and women entrepreneurs, a move directly aimed at the city's minority neighborhoods.

im a single father to a 2 yr old baby girl, but i have every weekend free;) im heavily tattooed, im way into art and am a graffiti artist and entrepreneur... i want a sexy woman to take care of me while i take care of her special needs;) i love to have fun, most say i need to grow up but i...

It's possible the market size hasn't been compelling, well documented, or communicated to prospective investors by entrepreneurs,» he says, suggesting that investors think Tinder, Hinge, and the other straight - focused apps are serving lesbian women sufficiently.

«You have to be scrappy to be an entrepreneur but there is now tremendous opportunity in the industry,» says Nicole Bradick, who founded a firm called Custom Counsel when she saw a chance to match understaffed law firms with the idle talent pool of women who'd left law after having children.

On the other hand, if you say you offer tax and financial advice to women entrepreneurs who want to have fun while becoming successful, you've made yourself stand out.