Women in Business


Recent Women in Business Articles

A Non-Profit Trains Disadvantaged Entrepreneurs

By Josh Spiro |  Nov 19, 2009

Growing up in Ethiopia, Alfa Demmellash had no idea she would one day start a non-profit that trains entrepreneurs in low-income areas.  Read more


Global Entrepreneurship Week Kicks Off

By J.J. McCorvey |  Nov 16, 2009

Thom Ruhe from the Kauffman Foundation talks about Global Entrepreneurship Week, which will be marked by more than 25,000 events worldwide.  Read more


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 more


Bobbi Brown on Work-Life Balance at a Start-up

By Bobbi Brown |  Oct 1, 2009

Just because you're busy doesn't mean you can afford to ignore your physical and emotional well-being.  Read more


30 Under 30 2009: ModCloth - Susan Gregg Koger, Eric Koger

Susan Gregg Koger and Eric Koger took a love of vintage clothing and some tech know-how and built a popular online retail site. The husband-wife team is expe...  Read more


30 Under 30 2009 - M3 Girl Designs - Maddie Bradshaw

Thirteen-year-old Maddie Bradshaw was looking to decorate her middle-school locker, so she took an old bottle cap, sketched a portrait of Albert Einstein ins...  Read more


30 under 30 2009 - Barley & Birch - Kyle Smitley

Kyle Smitley started an organic children's clothing line that has become popular with celebrity moms like Sheryl Crow and Jessica Alba. And in the spirit of ...  Read more


30 Under 30 2009 - DANNIJO - Danielle and Jodie Snyder

As kids, Danielle and Jodie Snyder used their father's old medical tool kit to create necklaces, bracelets, and other accessories. Today, their jewelry can b...  Read more


30 Under 30 2009 - Foodzie Profile - Emily Olson, Rob LaFave, Nik Bauman

Emily Olson, Rob LaFave, and Nik Bauman created a virtual farmers market, which connects small artisanal food producers with hungry customers across the coun...  Read more


A Flickr Founder's New Website

By Shivani Vora |  Sep 1, 2009

Flickr co-founder Caterina Fake has launched a new site that helps users make decisions. Now, experts weigh in with the best ways to sell it  Read more


How to Start and Run a Business: Advice for Women

Sep 1, 2009

A look at business opportunities for women, plus loans and grants that are available to women-run companies.  Read more


How to Start a Beauty Company

By Leigh Buchanan |  Jul 1, 2009

If you have smarts, style, and nerve, then Maureen Kelly of Tarte Cosmetics says that you could hit it big  Read more


How to Start an Aerospace Company

By Leigh Buchanan |  Jul 1, 2009

Just seal yourself and your partner in a bubble for two years, then work your NASA contacts, says Jane Poynter of Paragon Space Development  Read more


How I Did It: Margot Fraser

Margot Fraser, as told to Leigh Buchanan |  Jun 1, 2009

Margot Fraser, the founder of Birkenstock, USA, recalls 40 years of peace, love, and clunky sandals  Read more


War of the Sexes

By Alexandra Johnson |  May 6, 2009

A recent survey indicates firms led by men are outperforming those led by women.  Read more


The Way I Work: Essie Weingarten, of Essie Cosmetics

As Told to Liz Welch |  Apr 1, 2009

"God gave me an innate ability to pick colors."  Read more


Recession Closing the Sex Gap in the Workforce?

By Caitlin McDevitt |  Feb 16, 2009

Women are on the brink of surpassing men as the majority of the workforce.  Read more


Entrepreneur of the Year: What Alison Schuback Wants

By Leigh Buchanan |  Dec 1, 2008

Her life was changed forever by a speeding car. From now on -- with her independence growing, her family close, and her business moving forward -- the chang...  Read more


How I Did It: Restaurateur Barbara Lynch

As told to Leigh Buchanan |  Nov 1, 2008

Fake it till you make it, then make it big.  Read more


How I Did It: Barbara Lynch

By Rod Kurtz and Rick Schine |  Oct 13, 2008

They say it can be the hardest business in the world. So what does it take to really succeed in the restaurant industry? Senior editor Rick Schine explain...  Watch video


Grrrrl Power - Top 10 Women-Run Businesses

By Tanisha A. Sykes |  Aug 20, 2008

Grrrrl Power, inc5000 Article - These audacious females lead the fastest growing, women-owned businesses in America.  Read more


Turning Point

By Rod Kurtz |  Dec 14, 2007

Every entrepreneur has an experience that puts them on a new course and ultimately proves instrumental in their success. For Michelle Tjelmeland, founder ...  Watch video


How I Did It: Bobbi Brown, Founder and CEO, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics

By Bobbi Brown |  Nov 1, 2007

In New York in the excessive 1980s, Bobbi Brown made it big by pushing moderation. She became makeup artist to the stars by introducing a palette of natural ...  Read more


The Way I Work: Kim Kleeman of ShakespeareSquared

As Told to Leigh Buchanan |  Oct 1, 2007

Her business wants more (and more) of her time. Is the CEO of ShakespeareSquared going to give in? Let's just say that her BlackBerry sleeps in the car.  Read more


How to Create a Winning Lemonade Stand

By Rod Kurtz |  Jun 25, 2007

Our 2006 Grand Prize Winner, Siena Jeakle offers tips for creating a winning lemonade stand. She created the stand, which sells pink lemonade, in memory o...  Watch video