Women in Business


Recent Women in Business Articles

Women CEOs Dish: 4 Secrets to Fast Growth

By Geri Stengel |  Apr 9, 2012

Supercharged growth is all in your mind. Four women explain how changing your mindset can change your growth potential.  Read more


Young & Female in Start-up Central

By Jessica Stillman |  Apr 5, 2012

A founder of Women 2.0 explains how the start-up scene is evolving for women and offers networking advice for aspiring female founders.  Read more


Marketing Lessons From the ‘Little Guys’

By Janine Popick |  Apr 2, 2012

Big businesses need to lighten up, get creative and take a few cues from small business owners.  Read more


Grind, Hustle & Payoff

By Scotty Cadenhead and Malachi Leopold |  Apr 2, 2012

Everything from how Lara Miller oversees daily operations at her clothing line, to her greatest entrepreneurial rewards.  Watch video


Break Through to $1M in Federal Contracts

By Geri Stengel |  Apr 2, 2012

Studies show that teaming up with a prime contractor may be the fastest way to breach the seven-figure mark. Here's what you need to know.  Read more


The Hard-numbers Case for a Flexible Workplace

By Geri Stengel |  Mar 29, 2012

Giving your employees flexible hours cuts costs, spurs growth and lifts morale. The numbers prove it.  Read more


50 Years in Business and Still Growing

By Caitlin Berens |  Mar 26, 2012

The dual focus of making signs and exhibits has helped Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week Color-Ad grow over the last five decades.  Read more


5 Ways to Win Over a Social Angel

By Geri Stengel |  Mar 23, 2012

Don't assume a socially conscious angel will be a soft touch. To win their money, you've got to get a lot of things right.  Read more


Teen Entrepreneurs Win Big

By Janine Popick |  Mar 22, 2012

A growing number of young entrepreneurs are launching serious businesses with great potential--and many of them aren’t even old enough to drive.  Read more


Why Girl Scouts Become Entrepreneurs

By Geri Stengel |  Mar 19, 2012

Some 80 percent of women entrepreneurs were girl scouts once. Maybe that's not just a coincidence.  Read more


Where to Get Free Help For Your Business

By Geri Stengel |  Mar 15, 2012

Corporations, states and Uncle Sam offer loads of free help to women-owned businesses. Grab it and pull yourself up to the next level of growth.  Read more


5 Tips to Surviving a Start-up

By Shazi Visram |  Mar 14, 2012

The path of entrepreneurship isn’t smooth. Here are five tips to survive the start-up roller coaster.  Read more


All-Hands Meetings: Friend or Foe?

By Janine Popick |  Mar 14, 2012

The last thing we need are more meetings, but having a company-wide gathering will allow you to make sure that everyone is marching toward the same goals.  Read more


3 Easy Ways to Find Work-Life Balance

By Geri Stengel |  Mar 6, 2012

Trying to keep up with a hectic work schedule and a growing family? Note to female entrepreneurs: Here's how to start on a path to balance.  Read more


Women: 5 Ways to Supersize Your Business

By Geri Stengel |  Mar 1, 2012

Women are starting businesses at a record rate, but the number that break a million in revenues is flat. What's up with that?  Read more


New Incubator Focuses on Female Founders

By Issie Lapowsky |  Feb 28, 2012

Three New York City businesswomen are launching their own incubator to focus on start-ups with a female founder and a mobile product or service.  Read more


5 Ways You Are Turning Your Customers Away

By Janine Popick |  Feb 27, 2012

Are you losing customers without even knowing it? Make sure your business and employees aren't suffering from these easy setbacks.  Read more


The Misperception That Holds Women Back

By Geri Stengel |  Feb 23, 2012

Research shows that women exaggerate the skills they need to succeed. For women entrepreneurs, that could be a problem.  Read more


The Customer Is Not Always Right

By Janine Popick |  Feb 22, 2012

In some rare cases it may become necessary to fire a customer that disrespects your team. In those cases, show your team that you have their backs.  Read more


Report: Black Women Make Great Leaders

By KC Ifeanyi |  Feb 22, 2012

A new study finds assertive black women leaders are viewed positively while just as assertive white women in the same roles are viewed negatively. Why?  Read more


7 Networking Tips for Women Owners

By Geri Stengel |  Feb 16, 2012

Want to grow your business? Do what men do. Have big networks filled with people who can connect you to money, markets and talent.  Read more


4 Reasons Business Partnerships Fail

By Janine Popick |  Feb 13, 2012

Keep your eyes open for these red flags; they could make a partnership go off the rails.  Read more


Why Women Want to be Entrepreneurs

By Margaret Heffernan |  Feb 10, 2012

Like Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg, women are driven to do business better and more flexibly, and make work better for everyone.  Read more


Nice Girls Brag: Here’s How

By Geri Stengel |  Feb 9, 2012

Women are told that it’s not ladylike to brag. But done right, it can be one of the most effective ways to grow your business and your influence.  Read more


5 Ways to Look More Professional

By Geoffrey James |  Feb 7, 2012

Sometimes little things make a big difference. Here are some easy ways to get a competitive edge.  Read more