Women's Issues


Getting an Idea to Market

By Vicki Donlan |  Jun 1, 2002

To succeed at her new venture, an entrepreneur realized she needed more than money and a great idea. She needed the timing of the market as well. Here she of...  Read story

The Gender Gap Strut

By Leslie M. Schultz |  Sep 1, 1984

Like strutting peacocks, Democrats and Republicans have been displaying their interest in women's issues to attract votes. The most dramatic gesture was D...  Read story

Yo, Ladies

By Leslie Brokaw |  Aug 1, 1989

Company plans to sell advertising to publications put out by various women's organizations.  Read story

Plans That Ask, What If?

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Aug 1, 1993

Women's Business Development Center encourages entrepreneurs to write and use exhaustive business plans.  Read story

Been There, Doing That

By Joline Godfrey |  Mar 1, 1996

As researchers study how women do business, they're finding women-owned companies offer some interesting strategies.  Read story

A League of Your Own

By Donna Fenn |  May 15, 1998

A look at the exploding number of women business owners and the increasingly sophisticated network of female advisors, mentors, and venture capitalists who a...  Read story

Congress Passes Kerry Initiative for Women in Business

By Michael Aneiro

Nov. 29, 2004 --As part of its fiscal year 2005 omnibus spending package, Congress this week passed an initiative introduced by Sen. John ...  Read story

Business Forums for Women of Color

Jan 22, 2007

Jan. 22, 2007 -- The first of four national research forums on businesses owned by women of color begins on Feb. 21 at the Courtyard Marr...  Read story

All Things Are Not Equal

By Deb Weidenhamer |  Apr 1, 2005

For many women business owners, it's not quite a man's world, but the other gender often has more advantages.  Read story

What Gender Gap?

By George Gendron |  Jun 1, 1996

Inc.'s editor-in-chief discusses a recent study showing number of women-owned small businesses to be growing quickly.  Read story

Women Entrepreneurs

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QA: The Lowdown on Microloans

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Feb 1, 1996

Two microloan experts answer some often asked questions about microloans.  Read story

What Do Women Want?

By Kathleen R. Allen |  Sep 1, 1996

A business expert explains why, when it comes to building high-growth companies, men and women aren't so different.  Read story

Free Workshops for Women Business Owners

Jan 23, 2007

Jan. 23, 2007 -- The Women's Business Gallery, an educational group for women in business, is launching a new tele-seminar series for sma...  Read story

Study: Men Twice As Likely to Start Businesses

By Melanie Brooks |  Mar 29, 2006

Although companies run by men and women succeed at equal rates, a startup gender gap persists.  Read story

The Credit Card Option

By Deb Weidenhamer |  May 1, 2005

When it comes to financing start-up businesses, women rank low among banks and other institutions, leaving options such as credit cards to get the business o...  Read story

Are Women More Entrepreneurial Than Men?

By Tamara Schweitzer |  Oct 2, 2007

A new study highlights the similarities -- and differences -- between male and female entrepreneurs.  Read story

Forum for Minority Women Entrepreneurs

May 21, 2007

The Center for Women's Business Research and Babson College are co-hosting a research forum examining obstacles to business growth faced by minority women...  Read story

A Network of Her Own

By D.M. Osborne |  Sep 1, 2000

Women who are entrepreneurs have always found it tougher to raise money than their male counterparts have. New kinds of support and a new breed of investor a...  Read story

The State of Woman-Owned Start-ups

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Nov 1, 1993

Statistics on women-owned businesses in 1992, plus a quote from Lillian Vernon.  Read story

For Women: A Directory with a Double Payoff

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Dec 1, 1994

A breif article about a group in Philadelphia who are raising funds to offer collateral for loans to businesswoman.  Read story

Banking: The Microloan Alternative

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Feb 1, 1996

A small-business owner explains how she received a microloan and what it took to secure it.  Read story

The Best Little Advocacy Group in America

By Jeffrey L. Seglin |  May 1, 1994

NAWBO, with its assertive marketing and effective consensus building, could best represent small business in Washington.  Read story

Linda Steckley

Jun 1, 1987

Age: 45 Hometown: West Chester, Pa. Undergraduate Degree: Dickinson College Business School: School of Business Administration, Universi...  Read story

Top Teenage Girl Entrepreneurs Named

By Ana Patricia Ferrey |  Jun 25, 2008

The founder of a Louisiana dance company is awarded $10,000 to invest in business or college.  Read story

Women Business Centers Want More Funding

By Mina Azodi |  Jun 23, 2005

June 23, 2005 --Funding remains the leading challenge for Women Business Centers, and a majority are still dissatisfied with a lack of Sma...  Read story

'Rebranding Leadership'

By Sarah Goldstein |  Jun 20, 2007

Harriet Rubin, author of The Mona Lisa Stratagem , has spent a lifetime trying to rewrite the traditional rules of business. So what's she setting he...  Read story

Benchmark: Wired Women

By Alessandra Bianchi |  May 1, 1996

Some data from a recent survey of women business owners and how they are using computers.  Read story

Few Woman-Owned Firms Looking Abroad

By Ana Patricia Ferrey |  Jun 26, 2008

A survey finds women business owners aren't making the most of the global marketplace.  Read story

Two Inc. 500 Firms Receive Stevie Awards

Mar 9, 2007

March 9, 2007 -- Two Inc. 500 companies received Stevie Awards for Women in Business, a national award that honors women executives, entr...  Read story

Forum Set for Minority Women Entrepreneurs

Jul 9, 2007

The Center for Women's Business Research and Babson College will hold the third of five forums to promote businesses owned by minority women next week in ...  Read story

Women Entrepreneurs Honored

May 31, 2007

The owners of a custom frame shop, a perinatal center, and an IT accessibility firm will be recognized by the National Association of Woman Business Owner...  Read story

SBA Offers Training to Female Entrepreneurs

By Lauren Folino |  Oct 27, 2009

The online training course is part of a government-wide initiative to help women-owned businesses win federal contracts.  Read story

Women Refrain

By Laura Henderson |  Nov 1, 1986

Women executives have been the target of one of the most massive makeovers in U.S. history and have been pushed into pursuing some of the most obvious tec...  Read story

Study: Women Loyal to Women-Owned Businesses

Jun 28, 2007

Companies that purchase goods and services from women-owned businesses have a competitive edge when it comes to securing a female customer base, a new sur...  Read story

Pregnancy Claim Settlements Rise

By Stephanie Clifford |  Sep 1, 2005

A 1978 law is increasingly regarded as "an available remedy."  Read story

SBA Announces Funding for Women's Business Centers

By Matt Quinn

July 20, 2004 -- The U.S. Small Business Administration announced its funding plan for its Women's Business Centers (WBCs), but more than...  Read story

National Association of Women Business Owners

As of 2002, there were 6.5 million majority women-owned businesses in the United States, employing 7.1 million persons according to the U.S. Bureau of the...  Read story

Women's Business Centers Fight for Funding

By Bobbie Gossage |  Aug 1, 2004

Women decry SBA budget maneuvers.  Read story

Women-owned Companies

Jan 1, 1987

A new report from the U.S. Bureau of the Census makes official that more and more American businesses are owned by women. Based on 1982 federal tax retur...  Read story