I'm happy to share that the Women on Business Twitter feed (@womenonbusiness) has been included in the list of 50 influential Twitter feeds for women in business created by the team at OnlineMBA.com. In fact, if you scroll through the list by following the link above, you'll see many Women on Business contributors and community members included in the list, too! The list … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2012
Richard Branson Agrees – More Women Needed in the Boardroom
NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Richard Branson is quick to point out in a recent article for Entrepreneur.com that his company, Virgin, isn't perfect in terms of putting women in executive positions and including women in its boardrooms. However, his company is moving in the right direction. That's because Branson understands why we need more women in the boardroom. Research shows … [Read more...]
Investing in Women [Infographic]
Last month, I shared a disappointing statistic -- only 15% of angel investors are women. But did you know that only 11% of partners in venture capital firms are women? Did you know that women perform 66% of the world's work but only earn 10% of the income? You can see those statistics and more in the Investing in Women infographic shown below from Pemo Theodore, Founder of … [Read more...]
How to Move From a For-Profit to Nonprofit Career Successfully
NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: If you want to transition from a career in for-profit companies to non-profit organizations, then you need to prepare yourself mentally for the change you'll see in your paycheck, environment, and more. Betsy Baker offers several tips to help you make the move successfully on Opportunity Knocks: Hours 9-5 is not the norm in the non-profit world. "Many … [Read more...]
3 Critical Reasons More Women Are Needed in STEM Careers
NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Only 25% of the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce are women. That's according to research from the White House Council on Women and Girls. Lisa Hook, CEO of Neustar, Inc., explains on Mashable: "Women own somewhere around 50% of all small businesses, but when it comes to creating high-tech startups, they’re still … [Read more...]
1 in 4 Women Entrepreneurs Left Their Corporate Jobs to Escape Toxic Cultures
NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: According to a recent survey of 300 women entrepreneurs, 23% of women entrepreneurs left their secure, well-paying corporate jobs and struck out on their own to escape what they believed to be a toxic culture in the corporate world. Furthermore, 68% of those women entrepreneurs who left corporate jobs claim they would not return to corporate life even … [Read more...]
Free Website Design Spotlight: A Tool You Can Use
Being a small business owner myself, I understand the utter terror that grips you when you have to make a purchase for your business. Everything costs you a fortune and your cash flow is never where you want it to be. There seems to be a never ending mantra “I know I need it, but I just can’t afford it right now”. Well ladies the wait is over. We all know that to be successful … [Read more...]
How Big Is the Gender Wage Gap in Your State? Now You Can Find Out
Want to know how big the wage gap is in your state? Thanks to a comprehensive analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data released today (and a handy interactive online tool), you can find out just how big the wage gap is between men and women in each of the 435 Congressional District in all 50 states of the country. The analysis was conducted by the National Partnership for Women … [Read more...]
Women in Business: Taking the Lead and Making a Difference
Guest Post by Michelle Patterson, CEO of EventComplete (Learn more about Michelle at the end of this post) The balance of power is tipping toward the feminine with more women taking on the workforce by graduating en masse from higher education well and above their male counterparts as well as starting businesses and taking a leading role in how major companies around the world … [Read more...]
WAHM’s Conquering the World
Conquering the world isn't an easy job. In the world of entrepreneurship there are endless possibilities in the type of work or business you may be running. Many are home based and may even be internet based. This allows us to be home, run our own schedule and take charge of our lives. It also leaves the general public room to wonder what you do for work and in my own … [Read more...]