American Business Media (an association of business information providers founded in 1906) is dedicating the entire month of January 2008 to women working in the field of business-t0-business. Specialized web content will include articles, blogs and videos from leading businesswomen including, "Allison Arden, newly appointed publisher of Advertising Age and Creativity, and … [Read more...]
Adela Cepeda Talks About Women in Business Today
Adela Cepeda has spent 27 years working in the field of finance. Today, she is the majority owner, a founding partner and chair of Alta Capital Group, LLC, as well as owner and president of A.C. Advisory, a municipal finance advisory firm. Adela Cepeda will be the keynote speaker at Entrepreneur.com's Women in Charge: Winning Strategies for Women-Business Owners … [Read more...]
Female Entrepreneurs Can Win $50,000 to Start a Business
Thanks to the Small Biz Survival blog for putting this contest on my radar. Mirassou Winery is a big supporter of women in business and female entrepreneurs. The company is holding a Make Your Dreams Come True with Mirassou contest that will reward one lucky winner with $50,000 to start her dream business. Additionally, three runners up will receive Talbot shopping sprees … [Read more...]
Women@Work Network: A Business Model for Women
I love it when I find a company that focuses on supporting women in business. Today, I found a company called Women@Work, which operates under a unique business model. Women@Work opened in 2002 with the mission of helping women at every stage of their career successfully navigate their re-entries into the workforce. … [Read more...]
Women Business Owners Seeks Fundraisers for Grant Program
Women Business Owners is a nonprofit organization dedicated to offering support, education, networking and more to women business owners throughout the world. Women Business Owners also operates the WBO Grant Fund program to raise money for grants to be awarded to women in business. The grants help women with educational costs to approved schools of higher learning … [Read more...]
Businesswoman Profile: Sara Blakely, Spanx Founder
Sara Blakely was just 27-years old when she invented Spanx, and today, her company is worth $150 million with 55 employees and 100 products. The newest product in the Spanx line, Bra-llelujah (a comfortable, hosiery bra), will hit stores in January 2008, and Sara's company shows no signs of slowing down. Two of the key things I always talk about on my marketing and branding … [Read more...]
50 Fastest-Growing Women-Led or Women-Owned Businesses
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 … [Read more...]
100 Grants, Loans and Scholarships for Women
Today, I stumbled upon a great post on the We magazine for women blog that lists 100 grants, loans and scholarships for women. It's a fantastic list for female entrepreneurs whether your business is small or large and needs some kind of financial backing or assistance. The list also includes links related to angel investing, venture capital and other funding … [Read more...]