NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE:
Aspiring women entrepreneurs should build their support networks and learn from other women who already carved out their paths to success. Entrepreneur Kate Endress of Ditto.com shared these 10 tips for aspiring female entrepreneurs:
- Join a Meetup for women entrepreneurs in your area.
- Contact your alumni association to find out what women in business resources they have.
- Look at universities in your area to see if they have women in business events you can join.
- Get a mentor (or three).
- Meet people with confidence.
- Research government programs for female entrepreneurs.
- Create a peer network for yourself from friends or women you meet at events.
- Expand your qualifications.
- Utilize your experience as a woman to relate to female customers.
- Hire the best.
Read More: 10 Tips for the Budding Female Entrepreneur via annemariecross.com
Susan Gunelius
Susan Gunelius is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Women on Business. She is a 30-year veteran of the marketing field and has authored a dozen books about marketing, branding, and social media, including the highly popular Ultimate Guide to Email Marketing, 30-Minute Social Media Marketing, Content Marketing for Dummies, Blogging All-in-One for Dummies and Kick-ass Copywriting in 10 Easy Steps. Susan’s marketing-related content can be found on Entrepreneur.com, Forbes.com, MSNBC.com, BusinessWeek.com, and more. Susan is President & CEO of KeySplash Creative, Inc., a marketing communications company. She has worked in corporate marketing roles and through client relationships with AT&T, HSBC, Citibank, Intuit, The New York Times, Cox Communications, and many more large and small companies around the world. Susan also speaks about marketing, branding and social media at events around the world and is frequently interviewed by television, online, radio, and print media organizations about these topics. She holds an MBA in Management and Strategy and a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and is a Certified Professional Career Coach (CPCC).
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I have been so fortunate to find so many women’s entrepreneurial groups in San Diego, if it have not been for the lovely ladies at Wink and Exceptional Entrepreneurs, I would have no idea what the heck I am supposed to be doing.
The 10 tips above are direct to the point and they are actionable. I’m glad that there is a site that focuses on helping women entrepreneurs. I just want to add that hiring the best should also be backed up with training them to develop their skills further.