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Recent Women in Business Articles

Are Your Employees Waving Away Customers?

As a business owner, you go above and beyond to keep customers happy. But your employees might not feel the same.  Read more

Trade Shows: Get Bang for Your Buck

Trade shows and conferences cost money and time. Ask these four questions to determine if a show is right for your business.  Read more

Should You Tie Your Brand to a Philanthropic Cause?

There are pros and cons to tying your start-up to a philanthropic cause but it's worth the risk if your intentions are authentic.  Read more

Legacy: A Pioneering African-American Architect

She was the first African-American woman to become a fellow of the American Institute of Architects and worked with Frank Gehry, and Cesar Pelli. Here's the ...  Read more

Come Fly With Me: Desert Jet

In 2007, Denise Wilson launched Desert Jet, a private jet charter service. Now, business is really taking off.  Read more

Customer Service Pop Quiz: Be Your Own Customer

When it comes to customer service, it's easy to assume that if there aren't any complaints, there's no need to improve it. Big mistake.  Read more

Why You Should Be Geeked About Data

We ran three marketing tests-with surprising results. Here's what our data revealed about the clicking habits of customers.  Read more

How I Built My Company With Grassroots Marketing

Happy Family became one of the fastest-growing food companies in the U.S. by tapping into a network of moms.  Read more

Why I Have Sex With My Co-founder

Your relationship with your founding partner is as intense and consuming as a marriage. My advice: choose your partner as carefully as you chose your spouse.  Read more

5 Leadership Lessons From the Business Trenches

In the age of Pinterest and Instagram, 11 years in business seems like a long time. Here's what longevity has taught me.  Read more

Business Meeting Etiquette: 8 Pet Peeves

Do your days consist of meeting after meeting? Master these eight don'ts to stay focused and distraction-free.  Read more

Women CEOs Dish: 4 Secrets to Fast Growth

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

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’

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

Grind, Hustle & Payoff 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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