Tag Archives: women business owners

Will Millennial Women Spark a New Entrepreneurial Movement?
Posted on January 6, 2011 by admin

By Karen Axelton Will women’s entrepreneurship get an injection of energy from the Millennial generation? This article by Lindsey Pollak made me think so. Pollak studied millennial attitudes and conducted a survey of 1,000 Millennial women ages 21 to 29 … Read More →

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2010 Entrepreneurial Winning Women Award Winners
Posted on December 21, 2010 by admin

By Maria Valdez Haubrich Ernst & Young LLP has announced the 11 winners of the 2010 Entrepreneurial Winning Women contest, a national leadership program designed to promote growth of women-owned businesses. The contest is a group effort between several women … Read More →

Posted in Management, Women Tagged
Procurement Opportunities for Women-Owned Businesses
Posted on December 13, 2010 by admin

By Maria Valdez Haubrich All business owners would love their piece of the $500 billion procurement pie, but not many know how to go about getting it. And for small business owners the carrot dangling is even more enticing since … Read More →

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New Guide Explains Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Opportunities
Posted on November 17, 2010 by admin

By Rieva Lesonsky I recently blogged on Anita Campbell’s Small Business Trends site about the recent finalization of the Women-Owned Small Business contracting rule. Now, the Small Business Administration has published a compliance guide that explains “in plain English” the … Read More →

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3 smart tech tools, happy holiday sales, victory for women business owners and more
Posted on October 15, 2010 by admin

By Rieva Lesonsky Have you missed any of my recent blog posts from elsewhere on the Web? Check out what I’m talking about. The big news for this week? I’m now editor of Network Solutions’ Grow Smart Business blog. Head … Read More →

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Helping women entrepreneurs do it right
Posted on October 11, 2010 by admin

By Karen Axelton Rieva Lesonsky recently blogged on SmallBizDaily about whether more women are becoming serial entrepreneurs. Now the Kauffman Foundation is stepping up to help more women do just that. The foundation recently announced it’s making a $500,000 grant to … Read More →

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And the winners are….
Posted on October 6, 2010 by admin

By Karen Axelton We blogged recently about Daily Candy’s Start Small, Dream Big contest (and I hope some of you entered)! The winners have been chosen, and the three companies sound great: Nella Pasta: When the founders of this startup … Read More →

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Keeping employees happy, marketing to moms, government contracting news and more
Posted on September 10, 2010 by admin

By Rieva Lesonsky Have you caught up with my posts from around the Web this week? If not, here’s a roundup: Find out why keeping your employees happy matters in my “Survey Says” post on AOL Small Business. Speaking of … Read More →

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Top 10 Women Business Owners
Posted on September 8, 2010 by admin

By Karen Axelton Inc. has recently released its list of the top 10 women entrepreneurs. The women profiled own a range of businesses, from Amy Nalewaik, whose Blackbook2 offers free online services for small businesses, to Eileen Gittins, whose Blurb … Read More →

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Women tech entrepreneurs: Your chance to win $25,000
Posted on August 26, 2010 by admin

By Rieva Lesonsky The lack of women in technology has been discussed and debated for years. Now three prominent women are doing something about it. Blogger Arianna Huffington, designer Donna Karan and Sarah Brown, wife of former U.K. Prime Minister … Read More →

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