By Christal Bemont When I started managing my company’s fastest-growing business unit, I began spending more time working at the office or meeting prospects and customers. It was thrilling to be at the heart of such a dynamic time at my company, but it also meant I spent less time doing the things I love, […]
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The federal government sets aside some of its federal contracts for women business owners. Is your business ready to compete for them? For six years in a row, the federal government has achieved a goal set way back in the 1990s of awarding a minimum of 25% of all federal contracts to small businesses. That’s
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Entrepreneurship isn’t just for the young. Older adults are finding that starting a business can be the perfect way to turn a lifetime of experience into something meaningful, take control of their time, counter workplace ageism, and in some cases, make a lot more money. “In the U.S., the U.K., Ireland, and Australia, 50+-year-olds are
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Do you think your work-life would be easier if you married a billionaire? Forget it. Even Melinda Gates had to ask her husband to drop off their kids at school. Other than the difference of a few billion dollars, I’ll bet your life isn’t that much different from Melinda’s life. When you are a working
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As the founder and CEO of Garnysh, a Silicon Valley-based fitness and technology company, I know a thing or two about surviving in business. And as a woman entrepreneur, I’m even more knowledgeable about the challenges female entrepreneurs face in that cutthroat world. Here are what I consider to be three rules for business success
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No, this post isn’t about gender identity—it’s about how arbitrary I find the labels “female entrepreneur” and “woman entrepreneur.” People like to create two categories for business owners: entrepreneurs and female entrepreneurs. I have never understood why the two have to be separated. Haven’t we reached the point in our society where we’ve stopped delineating
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I am often inspired by the dedication and tenacity of women entrepreneurs. Women start their businesses for a variety of reasons. According to research by SCORE, millennial women are often driven by market opportunity while baby boomers are driven by necessity. But regardless of the age group or primary driver, there are some universal considerations
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How do women entrepreneurs finance their small businesses in 2019? According to the 650 female small business owners surveyed in Visa’s State of Female Entrepreneurship study, 61% chose to self-fund their own startup. The decision to self-fund, according to the report, is one that the majority of women in business often make out of necessity.
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I never thought I’d end up here. After launching my content marketing agency in 2006, struggling, and then finally finding my equilibrium with it, I started a second business this year. Yeah. I’m kinda crazy. My second business is nothing like the first: I run creative classes in my neighborhood at local venues. So, by
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Running a business on your own, especially if you’re a first-time entrepreneur, can be daunting. There’s so much to do . . . so many mistakes to be made . . . So it’s understandable that you’d consider having a partner to share the decision-making and the risk. I felt the same way. After running
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