50 Fastest-Growing Women-Led or Women-Owned Businesses

Posted November 15th, 2007 by Susan Gunelius in Female Entrepreneurs, Female Executives, Leadership, Recognition

First, a big thank you to Gayla McCord at MomGadget for giving me the heads up about this topic.

Entrepreneur magazine and Women President’s Organization teamed up to create a list of the 50 Fastest-Growing Women-Owned or Women-Led Companies, and the final list of the Fastest 50 appears in the November 2007 issue of Entrepreneur as well as on the Entrepreneur website.

To create the list of the 50 Fastest-Growing Women-Owned or Women-Led Companies, Entrepreneur and WPO solicited applications from women-led businesses in North America. Those businesses that met the following criteria were considered for the awards:

Privately-owned
Women-owned/led
Company sales in 2002 must be $50,000 or greater
2006 sales must be at least $1 million

It’s amazing to see how much these companies grew in just four years. The details about the winners can be found after the jump. Some of the quotes from the winners are very inspirational and motivating. Continue reading »

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Stevie Awards for Women in Business Announce 2007 Winners

Posted November 14th, 2007 by Susan Gunelius in Recognition

The Annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business were handed out last night to 43 outstanding women in business. From corporate executives to start-up entrepreneurs, the Stevie Awards recognize businesswomen and the companies they run around the world.