I really believe the “old” ways of running companies have come to an end.

Businesses that survive today and thrive in the future will be those that base their prosperity on health and wellness, work-life balance, corporate social responsibility and environmental protection.

Even the most pessimistic economic projections suggest that we’ll be rebounding by the middle of 2010.

That’s only a year away – not very far, in business terms.

Will you be ready?

Take a look at the Declaration. I wrote it so you would be.

What is it? The subtitle says it all: “Why Going Green is the Ultimate Success Strategy for Women Entrepreneurs.”

Why did I write it?

Simple.

The Declaration makes the case that women – who are starting the majority of new companies – can create their own prosperity by focusing on health and wellness, work-life balance, and environmental protection.

I also argue that there may never have been a better time to begin than right now – in the midst of the worst economic recession since the Depression.

That’s a “sneak peak” at what you’ll find when you read The Declaration. Why don’t you download it right now  and see for yourself? Don’t forget to come back and tell me what you think!

Women in Canada are being hailed as among the “most entrepreurial”  compared to countries like those of Western Europe and even the U.S.

Get this: Over the past two decades, women’s entrepreneurship has increased over 200%. Since 1997, reports Claire Beckton, Coordinator of the organization Status of Women Canada, women have started small and medium-sized enterprises at about twice the rate of men.

According to a recent study by the Royal Bank of Canada, if women experienced the same opportunities and labour market circumstances as men, personal incomes would be $168 billion higher.

What’s motivating women to go it on their own? Well, no surprise here: women still don’t have the same opportunity to break into the top echelon of most corporations as their male colleagues.

PLUS – and most of us can identify with this one – women crave more work-life balance than they’re finding in traditional business models (which is a key tenet of the Big Green Breakthrough approach, ahem!).

Now…what if all these female Canadian entrepreneurs added a green focus to their already impressive business vision? Imagine the impact they could have on health, wellness, and sustainability.

Read more here – and be inspired by our sisters in Canada!