Big Wisdom From Small Companies: 10 Women Biz Owners Share Their Keys To Success

October is Women’s Small Business Month, so Take The Lead honors the 11.6 million women small business owners in this country who are earning $1.9 trillion in revenue and employing 9.1 million people. Every day 825 women launch small businesses in the United States.

Yes, the numbers tell a story of perseverance and success. One quarter, or 20 % of all companies with $1 million in revenue are women-owned, with 39 % pf all small businesses owned by women. The fastest growth areas are Florida, Georgia, Texas, Michigan and South Carolina.

Five Years Going Strong: Looking Back On More Take The Lead Powerful Events

It’s been great so far. Five years in, and many more to go for Take The Lead. Each year the organization is aiming to reach gender parity in leadership across all sectors by 2025. Take The Lead is celebrating five years of events, programs and initiatives benefiting Take The Lead

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Prepare & Develop: Saluting 5 Years of Take The Lead’s Mission At Work

“Just do it” is too simple a directive for many women in leadership designing a career path that suits exactly who they are. Rather, being well-informed with input that prepares, develops, inspires and propels you on your path to leadership has been Take The Lead’s active mission for

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Meet You At The Movies: 10 Summer Films Starring Inspiring Leading Women

The last movie I saw in a theater was pre-empted by 35 minutes of previews of summer movies. All but one of them were action films that were violent, male-dominated and not at all my cup of tea, or bucket of popcorn.

10 Commencement 2019 Speeches From Women Leaders To Inspire You

You may have attended a commencement speech this season for a friend, son, daughter, niece, nephew, cousin, parent or partner. Sometimes the speeches are full of inspiration and sometimes the speeches fall flat. Especially if the speaker is trying to be funny. And isn’t.

Simply The Best: Fairygodboss CEO On Why Company Rankings For Women Matter

You wouldn’t eat at a restaurant with a bad Yelp review, stay in a hotel that got 1 out of 5 stars (or no stars at all) or run out to see a movie that Rotten Tomatoes gave a low rating. So why would you work for a company that doesn’t make it to the annual best companies for women lists?

Almost Perfect: 7 Tips for GenZ Women To Succeed In Workplace For Real

These GenZ women only look perfect on Instagram. If you are a GenZ female in the workplace, are on an intergenerational team in your organization, or hiring GenZ females for your workplace, you may have run up against the myth of what is called “Effortless Perfection.”

Michele WeldonMay 14, 2019GenZ, intergenerational, Michele Weldon, women in the workplace, women leaders, Work/Life BalanceComment

More Than Skin Deep: E-Commerce Founder Offers Best Tips For Success

Mandeep Shahi tells the unlikely anecdote that she and Pamela Anderson—the actress and reality show star—are both from Ladysmith, British Columbia, a very small town in Canada. The similarities end there.

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"Know Your Why:" Powerful Women Make The Case For Purpose

The power of women leaders across generations and alliances was on prominent display.

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Align With STEM Stars: University Dean Paves Way For Women in Computer Science

Growing up the daughter of two lawyers, Carla Brodley, dean of Northeastern University’s Khoury College of Computer Sciences, says she rebelled against parental advice to be a math major.

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Loan Her: 5 Tips For Business Loans For Women Entrepreneurs

More women own businesses now than at any time in the past. According to the 2018 State of Women-Owned Businesses, a report from American Express, the number of women-owned businesses grew by 58 percent from 2007 to 2018.