4 Ways to Build Your Small Business
Even in a slow economy, opportunities emerge that, if you use them well, can rocket your business to success.read more
View ArticleWhat Women Entrepreneurs Need Before They Join the Crowd
Recently I wrote about a new funding source for entrepreneurs: crowdfunding. Right now, small businesses can raise money from the online crowd in exchange for a give-away, such as a product or service....
View ArticleHow Small Business Grow as Their Leaders Do
Alexandra Ferguson started her business on a whim: making decorative throw pillows with bold typography out of eco-friendly materials that are produced locally and sold online.read more
View Article4 Steps to Creating a Successful Cause Marketing Campaign
I’ve periodically written about and conducted online and person seminars about cause marketing. I was delighted to read this series on the subject from my colleague Ralph Allora, co-founder and...
View ArticleGovernment Wants to Grow Your Small Business
Do my eyes deceive me? The government will grow my small business. How?read more
View ArticleHaving a Big One Matters: Here Are 4 Ways to Build Your Network
Size matters. At least it does when it comes to your network. The larger and more diverse it is, the more likely your business is to grow big, according to a Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report. It...
View ArticleWhy Women Entrepreneurs Should Go with the Crowd
Women-owned firms start and grow businesses with substantially less outside financing, according to a Department of Commerce survey of women-owned companies across the U.S. That helps to explain why...
View ArticleAngel Investors See Women Entrepreneurs As Good Investment
People who provide money and expertise to help small businesses become huge businesses are called angels. Some fly solo, others in a group. The benefit of a group of angels is sharing insights and...
View ArticleJump Start Your Small Business Loan with Crowdfunding
As an entrepreneur, Candace Klein, founder and CEO of SoMoLend, knows the pain of being on the hunt for money when it’s scarce. While things have loosened up a bit since the financial crisis began,...
View Article8 Strategies Successful Women Entrepreneurs Use
It’s always exciting to see someone you know – in my case, Sharon Hadary – publish a book. Even better when your interests overlap with the topic of the book. I thought I would see how the factors that...
View ArticleGen Next on the Nonprofit Board
by Michael DavidsonIn these increasingly difficult times, the need for active and engaged board members is greater than ever. The generation under 40 is a largely untapped resource, nationally...
View Article5 Strategies to Break Through Revenue Barriers from a $340 Million Company
Chances are, you’ll need more than one technique to keep your company growing. Over the course of 20 years, Liz Elting’s and Phil Shawe’s company, TransPerfect, has grown to $342 million in revenue...
View ArticleHow Small Businesses in Red Hook Recovered from Sandy
Red Hook, Brooklyn, is a mixture of light industry, open space, and residences. Its population is about 10,000. With no subway directly serving the area, getting there from Manhattan takes patience,...
View ArticleHow to Get Your Nonprofit Board to Raise Money
by Michael DavidsonThe Problem An often heard plight of Executive Directors, and Board Chairs, is a lack of nonprofit board performance. A major concern voiced frequently is “Why doesn’t my board raise...
View ArticleSo You Want to Be A Crowdfunding Investor: Here’s How to Start
You, too, can help fuel the American Dream by investing in entrepreneurs whose companies may become the next Spanx or SlideShare. Investment in start-up and growing businesses isn’t just for financial...
View ArticleHow Women Angels Can Help Women Entrepreneurs Take Flight
Women have a powerful tool for helping other women get into positions of power in corporations: their money.read more
View ArticleWomen Entrepreneur Faciliatates Peace Here and in the Middle East
by Karin KampIn 2012 when insurgents were unleashing a string of attacks across Iraq, who would have dared take on the task of bringing warring religious factions together in face-to-face talks?read more
View ArticleCan Changing How, Where and When We Work Create More Women Leaders
Recently, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer stirred controversy by ditching the company’s telecommuting policy and requiring employees to report to the office. While many have criticized her decision because it...
View ArticleHow to Build a $10 Million Business, from Women Who Did It
Elite women-owned business -- those earning $10 million in revenue annually -- are growing in numbers almost 50% faster than $10 million business in general and nearly 100% faster than all women-owned...
View ArticleNew Research Report Reveals Corporate Social Responsibility Trends
by Business4Better (B4B)The non-commercial community partnership movement produced by UBM plc, released a research report on Tuesday that defines major trends in the way mid-sized companies approach...
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