Finding the best business for women involves many spectrums. First, a woman should make a list of all of her strong points and skills that she could offer her business. If there is a desire to get into a field that she is uneducated in, going back to school or taking community courses is a…
Government grants for women-owned business
Government grants for women-owned businesses are available throughout the country where the government has identified a need for new business, technology, industries or the jobs they create. The application process is complex and time consuming, but the funding is significant and can be a substantial revenue stream for your business. Women business owners or women…
Business Certification for Woman
Despite the women’s rights movement, it can still be difficult for women owned businesses to compete in a predominantly male marketplace. This is especially true within the business to business sector. That’s why it’s essential for these types of organisations to get women owned business certification. 1. Before even beginning the application process, you should…
Steps become a best Woman Entrepreneur
Women comprise half of the managerial and specialized roles in organizations in the United States. Given this statistic, the ratio of women in senior leadership roles is not comparable. There are women who are successful entrepreneurs and leaders and there is an increasing trend in this area. However this trend is disturbingly sluggish.This generates interest…
Women face gender discrimination in their management career
Women face gender discrimination at all levels of their management career, not just at the ‘glass ceiling’, a new study claims. Research from consultancy firm DDI examined data from more than 10,000 business leaders, including 3,800 women, and found that female managers receive less specialist training at all levels of the career ladder. The findings…
Women entrepreneurs focused growing their business
The majority of female owner-managers are focused on growing their businesses. According to a survey of women business leaders, 63 per cent intend to develop their enterprises, with 22 per cent looking into starting new ones. Fran Currie, chief operating officer at Business Link in London, says: ‘The encouraging thing about these figures is that…
Business Woman of the Year Award
Nominations are in, finalists have been selected and the countdown has begun for this year’s much anticipated and highly contended Business Woman of the Year Awards to be held at the newly revamped Events Centre at Maroochy RSL on Tuesday, August 11.A prominent event on the business calendar and noted for its professionalism, the prestigious…
Afghan ministry to help women in Business
A new department has been established within the Afghan ministry of commerce to help women set up businesses. Nearly two years after the fall of the Taleban, most Afghan women, who faced draconian restrictions on their every move, have seen little or no improvement in their lives.While some girls are attending schools and some women…
Nandini Hadker is the next-generation of leadership
Nandini Hadker, executive director of commercial strategy at Abt Bio-Pharma Solutions, is the next generation of leadership. • Her approach is multidisciplinary: She’s an economist by training immersed in the biotech and pharmaceutical worlds. • She puts in 100 percent both at work and at home. • She thrives on her client work and relationships,…
Now women in business face challenges & Opportunities
Empirical evidence shows that women contribute significantly to the running of family businesses mostly in the form of unpaid effort and skills. The value of this effort is underestimated both by the families that take it for granted and in academic studies. On the other hand, many of the enterprises defined as being run by…