Women In Business

Women Are Turning to Crowdfunding Because They’re Shut Out of Traditional Lending

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The gender pay gap is real, pervasive, and expansive, and it occurs across almost all industries and occupations. In fact, it isn’t just about traditional employment—even small business owners seeking financing face similar issues.   Welcome to the funding gap. According to data collected and analyzed by Fundera, female entrepreneurs receive fewer loans, of smaller […]

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Work-Life Balance Is Impossible—Here’s What to Strive for Instead

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As a businesswoman, entrepreneur, and mom, I’m here to tell you something that may come as a shock: I can’t find a work-life balance—because it doesn’t exist. If you’re like other busy moms, in moments of desperation you may have googled “work-family balance,” “how to prioritize,” or “advice for working women wanting it all.” There

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Advice for Professional Women Who Want to Get Ahead in the #MeToo Era

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The era of the #MeToo movement has now produced a response from men, and it’s not the one that most women expected or wanted. Some men are responding with what’s called the “Pence Effect,” named after Vice President Mike Pence, who has said he avoids dining alone with any woman other than his wife. Women

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5 Things We Micropreneurs Really Want for Christmas

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As I’m making my holiday wish list on Amazon and sending it to my mother (Don’t judge! Don’t you wish your mom still sent you fuzzy socks for Christmas?), I’m thinking about those less tangible things I’d love someone to give me that are perfect for a micropreneur like myself (someone who operates a business on a very

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15 Great Websites for Women Business Owners

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Women business owners can achieve so much more when we support each other. If you’re a woman entrepreneur, check out these 15 websites for women business owners (besides AllBusiness’s Women In Business section, of course!) that can help you start or grow your business:   American Business Women’s Association http://www.abwa.orgThis organization for business and professional women

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California Mandates Female Representation on Public Company Boards

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By Richard Vernon Smith California has enacted a new law mandating that companies incorporated in California as well as foreign corporations (such as Delaware corporations) headquartered in California, and which are listed on major U.S. stock exchanges, have at the close of calendar 2019: At least 1 female director At the close of calendar 2021:

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The Importance of Nurturing Multicultural Businesses: 5 Tips for Female Leaders

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By Anne Chow, President–National Business, AT&T Did you know that businesses owned by minority women are the fastest growing segment of small businesses, and across all ethnicities, the number of women-owned firms is increasing faster than those owned by men? As president of National Business, AT&T Business, I lead more than 12,000 professionals who support business customers

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What’s Next After the #MeToo Movement? Women Must Take Charge to Combat Sexism in the Workplace

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Enough already. I’ve written about sexism in the workplace, and I thought the situation might be improving—how wrong I was. A recent study of women sheds new light on the sexism that women face at work, and it’s even sadder for women in sales. It’s time for sexism to stop. Would you recognize sexism when

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5 Small Business Grants for Women Entrepreneurs

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If you’re a woman business owner looking for financing to start or grow your business, one thing you may be dreaming of (aside from winning the lottery) is getting a grant. Unlike a loan that you have to pay back, or an investment in your business that requires giving up equity, a grant is basically

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