Overall, angel investment in 2012 showed signs of weakness: fewer investors and only a slight increase in dollars invested. But for women angels, it’s a whole different story.

How Women In Power Improves Business Returns

by Geri Stengel on Jun 6, 2013 - 12:20am

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Overall, angel investment in 2012 showed signs of weakness: fewer investors and only a slight increase in dollars invested. But for women angels, it’s a whole different story.

It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over: Entrepreneurs Must Have Persistence

by Geri Stengel on May 30, 2013 - 12:20am

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Entrepreneurs start businesses for many reasons. A passion for something is often the driving force. Ella Gorgla has a passion for fashion. She also has a canny business sense -- built on education, experience, and a good gut feel -- to turn her passion into a viable business.

Women-led Businesses Bring Better Returns

by Geri Stengel on May 23, 2013 - 12:20am

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Why are Warren Buffett and other men bullish on women?

Warren Buffett recognizes value when he sees it. His style of investing in high-quality, underpriced companies has made him one of the richest men in the world. Women are an under valued resource who are key to America’s prosperity wrote Buffett in an essay in Fortune.

Asking “Why?” Can Build Bigger Business, Better Marketing

by Geri Stengel on May 16, 2013 - 12:20am

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Do you want to know why some companies are more innovative, more profitable, command greater loyalty from customers and employees alike? It’s because they start by asking “why,” according to Simon Sinek, an ethnographer, author of Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action and speaker (his TED speech is among my favorites).

Click Here – Or Maybe Not

by Guest Blogger on May 14, 2013 - 12:20am

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by Mardy Sitzer

Oh how I hate to see ‘click here’ it is so unimaginative, screams potential scam or worse – malware. So why oh why are marketers still relying on ‘click here’ as a call to action?

Immigrant Finds US Land of Opportunity for Business

by Guest Blogger on May 9, 2013 - 12:20am

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by Karin Kamp

Nada Kiblawi was born in a refugee camp, lived through regional wars and finally found safe haven and economic independence as an entrepreneur in the U.S.

As a child born and raised in a Palestinian refugee camp, she suffered from low self-esteem, despite feeling love and affection from her parents.

How to Network to Grow Your Business

by Geri Stengel on May 2, 2013 - 12:20am

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If women entrepreneurs want to grow their businesses, they need to network. That means stop behaving like shy little girls: Put yourself out there, especially when the economy is slow.

Why Women Entrepreneurs Aren’t Getting Loans and What They Can Do About It

by Geri Stengel on Apr 25, 2013 - 12:20am

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There’s no doubt about it: women business owners face greater funding challenges than men. A lesser-known fact is that those challenges may be linked to the industries that female business owners are choosing, according to new findings by Biz2Credit, an online credit marketplace.

6 Tips for Raising Venture Capital Fast

by Geri Stengel on Apr 18, 2013 - 12:20am

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When it comes to raising money from venture capitalists, the gender of an entrepreneur matters, According to new research from Stanford’s Clayman Institute for Gender Research, VCs have confidence in a man with a business background leading a tech company, but not in a woman with a comparable profile.