Big Green Breakthrough

Senator Snowe Calls Women-Owned Businesses a "Beacon of Hope"

  In December, U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe of Maine and Chair of the Senate Committee on Business and Entrepreneurship had this to say (as reported by the Association of Women’s Business Centers): “Given the economic crisis our country is currently facing, it is imperative to highlight the success of women-owned businesses – a beacon of hope during [...]

Women Should Play Bigger Role in Business

Despite global fears about the economic meltdown, some business leaders think they’ve found a solution that will get the economy moving again: women business owners. At the World Economic Forum in  Davos, Switzerland, Ernst & Young, the global accounting firm, released the results of a study supporting the claims starting to come from many quarters that [...]

Do you like my 'elevator speech'?

As I mentioned before, I'm in the middle of writing a "declaration for change" specifically attuned to women business owners, managers, and entrepreneurs. I decided to practice my elevator speech at the monthly meeting of the National Association of Women Business Owners/Washington, D.C. chapter. After many variations, here's what resonated best with this roomful of peers...

Are Women Better at Starting a Business Than Men?

Well, it's sort of like the directions thing. Women are better at asking for directions sooner...but do they get lost more? Karin Abarbanel, author of the new Birthing the Elephant: The woman's go-for-it! guide to overcoming the big challenges of launching a business, says women make three mistakes when they're feeling their entrepreneurial oats.