Women – The Innovative Entrepreneurs

Posted: Jun 03, 2009 | Comments: 0 | Views: 179 | Bookmark and Share

More than one-third of entrepreneurs in the United States are women, and the growth in the number of woman-owned firms is more than double the rate of all U.S. firms. Stay-at-home moms are multi-tasking more than ever. In between childcare, cooking and cleaning, they are cranking out inventions that are making them millions. In America, women start 424 new enterprises every day that’s more than twice as many as men. These mothers of invention have nurtured their creative ideas outside the corporate box. Knowing how to stretch a dollar, these resourceful women started simple, by keeping costs down and production up!

 

Today, women entrepreneurs employ more people than the Fortune 500 combined. Throughout history there are many successful woman entrepreneur models such as Madame C. J. Walker (born Sarah Breedlove) listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the First Female African-American to become a Millionaire by her own achievements. Orphaned at the age of seven, Walker built a thriving beauty products business in the early 20th century, employing over 3,000 people. She was noted for working hard, honest business dealings and quality products led her to success.

 

According to a recent U.S. national poll, try to guess who was the most admired entrepreneur? Was it Bill Gates? Donald Trump? Nope -- Oprah Winfrey stood out head and shoulders above the rest. The story of Oprah's life success is truly inspiring as she overcame many challenges. Today, Oprah is admired as the most influential woman in the world. 

 

Today, over 11-million creative woman entrepreneurs are using their ingenuity to fill niches on their own terms. The reasons women start their own company varies but research shows 46% want more control over their schedules, 23% were frustrated with the corporate environment, while 24% saw a niche and filled it. These successful woman entrepreneurs all share a common characteristic: they think outside the box.

 

The Small Business Administration’s Women-21.com or EthosMentor.com both one-stop shop resources centers for woman entrepreneurs; the fastest growing group of business owners. An explanation for why women have emerged as an important entrepreneurial group and why they have moved beyond traditional sectors can be found in examinations of changes in women's human capital-especially their educational access and occupational representation.

 

Several online social networks offer support for woman entrepreneurs of all backgrounds such as; MillionaireMoms.com, MomInventors.com, BlackEnterprise.com, Woman’sWork.com, BlackBusinessWomanOnline.com, and HomeBasedWorkingMom.com . Today, woman entrepreneurs are the first generation from the cross platform, device agnostic, multimedia world in which we live in. Now, they take cues from both to put a personal stamp on business. They don't just tap the insight of other women entrepreneurs, but encourage networking and support their success. 

 

Here's some popular networking techniques used by woman entrepreneurs:

 

Keep It Small: Networking at the executive level is rarely done via big parties or industry mixers, regardless of gender. Woman entrepreneurs mainly connect through one-on-one meetings or small, exclusive dinners and get-togethers giving everybody a chance to relax. It fosters a great climate for brainstorming and meeting new executives.

 

Keep It Selective: One of the key elements to networking isn't just how but who. It's most advantageous to connect with like-minded individuals and coordinate dinners or drinks with an eye on synergy between attendees. It can also help guests feel more comfortable in sharing insight or contacts.

 

Keep It Consistent: They regularly make an effort to connect with fellow women in business to put heads together and conjure new ideas. It's done via a variety of ways, from email, to cell texting to instant messaging to in-person meetings, but most importantly, it's constant.

 

Keep It Focused: While gatherings are often in a social or relaxed environment, make no mistake - it's all about business. Networking can be fun, but keep it productive as well.

 

The success of women entrepreneurs is a dynamic trend. Perhaps a hybrid of Baby Boomer work ethic, 70s freedom, and the great women in business boom of the 80s and 90s, they're an inspiration of drive, ambition and an anything-is-possible mindset. What's interesting is that it goes beyond the business world into every corner of their lives. They have rich social lives and good friends, husbands, great families, and live comfortably. They love style, looking good, support social change, and most of all, are happy.

 

Now it's your turn to take the steps to achieving your dream and go for the gold waiting for you at the end of the finish line.  For more information visit:  www.ethosmentor.com

(ArticlesBase SC #950877)

Rate this Article
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 0 vote(s)
    Feedback
    RSS
    Print
    Email
    Re-Publish

    Source:  http://www.articlesbase.com/entrepreneurship-articles/women-the-innovative-entrepreneurs-950877.html

    Article Tags:

    Entrepreneur

    ,

    business coach

    ,

    mentor

    ,

    Women in Business

    ,

    SBA

    ,

    fortune 500

    ,

    oprah winfrey

    ,

    women Entrepreneur

    ,

    Ethos Mentor

    ,

    Sarah Breedlove

    Small Business Stories - Vision to Venture for Women Entrepreneurs

    Vision to Venture, The event for women entrepreneurs, is coming soon to a city near you! (01:03)

    Survey Of Women Entrepreneurs

    Pat Ewert, Director of Business Development with RSM McGladrey, discusses the findings of a survey on female business owners. (08:06)

    Small Business Stories - Taking Charge on Capitol Hill

    Women business owners are taking on new tactics when it comes to changing public policy to ensure a better business climate for female entrepreneurs. (04:41)

    Small Business Stories - Nelly Galan

    Latina media dynamo Nely Galán is one of the entertainment industry’s savviest firebrand talents — bringing her considerable expertise to full effect as a successful entrepreneur. (36:43)

    Give BPeace a Chance

    Today we learn how BPeace.org helps women entrepreneurs worldwide in countries recovering from war with special guest Susan McPherson. Find out how you can get involved. (04:32)

    Steven Downward

    Success is one of those things that many people are after. People want to achieve a certain level of success. But the funny thing is that many people do not achieve that level of success that they want. But why can’t they? Better yet, why can they?

    By: Steven Downward l Business > Entrepreneurship l Feb 09, 2010
    Steven Downward

    There are many many reasons that the successful people in this world are the successful people. It is not an accident that they are where they are. These people planned to be where they are. But here are the top three reasons so that you can take them and apply them to your life and create your success.

    By: Steven Downward l Business > Entrepreneurship l Feb 09, 2010
    Stephanie Chandler

    While you can seek out an existing group, a more powerful option is to start and manage your own group. This will give you the opportunity to cultivate a group with the right level of experience and synergy. Following are some suggestions for getting started.

    By: Stephanie Chandler l Business > Entrepreneurship l Feb 09, 2010

    What do you know a lot about? What do you like talking about and sharing with other like-minded individuals? We all have experience, expertise, knowledge, and information to share about something that we are interested and passionate about. Why not turn that knowledge into multiple streams of automatic income?

    By: Ben Frank Jr. l Business > Entrepreneurship l Feb 09, 2010

    Many people give up on driving free traffic to their sites, and they resort to paying for it. This is ok, but free traffic is where the real profitability of online marketing is generated. It takes a little more time to generate free traffic, so if you need immediate traffic, you can pay for it with PPC ads, but there is also an endless amount of free website marketing strategies for effective site promotion. Using the following techniques I drive thousands of visits to my sites free.

    By: Ben Frank Jr. l Business > Entrepreneurship l Feb 09, 2010 l Views: 1
    William Lund

    For the last week or so I have been trying to do some life cycle testing on the pneumatic cylinders that we are going to use for the next asparagus harvesting machine we build. The cylinders should be able to do about a million strokes before the need to be replaced.

    By: William Lund l Business > Entrepreneurship l Feb 09, 2010

    Prior to closing any deal and signing up any forex managed funds agreement with a broker, you should not fail to do a little research to find out if you are transacting with a reliable professional to handle your account. You can ask your friends or relatives for referrals of skillful brokers in the market today. Remember that you are not only putting your own money at risk but you are also trying to learn how the FX market is being administered by qualified money managers.

    By: Tyler Powell l Business > Entrepreneurship l Feb 09, 2010
    Jeff D

    Would you want the government to provide you with some free money to assist you with your expenses? There are a lot of things that we want to buy but cannot even imagine spending such big amount of money as our income does not allow it. The good news is that the government of the USA is providing free grant awards to the legal citizens who are over 18 years old.

    By: Jeff D l Business > Entrepreneurship l Feb 09, 2010 l Views: 3
    Ellisa Brenneman

    Currently, the state of funding for start-ups from a venture capitalist seems to be on the wane. The keyword there is “seems.” Once again, what is actually happening in the realm of business and what is being perceived to be happening in the realm of business are too very different things.

    By: Ellisa Brenneman l Business > Entrepreneurship l Sep 14, 2009 l Views: 20
    Ellisa Brenneman

    Guess what? Lenders can’t approve every loan application that crosses their desk. I’m sure they wish they could, but the fact of the matter is that they deal with mostly very small businesses seeking small loans, usually less than $250,000. Lending to inexperienced, new business owners is one of the riskiest arenas for a lending agency. That’s where the eye for looking for those classic, “business plan killers” comes in.

    By: Ellisa Brenneman l Business > Entrepreneurship l Sep 14, 2009 l Views: 4
    Ellisa Brenneman

    I hear from a great deal of my clients that they’re looking for the secret to the, “best pitch to investors.” To me, this always sounds like looking for the secret to, “the best pitch to ask someone to prom.” There is no perfect method. There is no secret.

    By: Ellisa Brenneman l Business > Entrepreneurship l Sep 14, 2009 l Views: 3
    Ellisa Brenneman

    Whether you are planning to start a brand-new business, expand an existing company, or get financing for a business venture, you will need to write a business plan. There’s no way around this unless you have a dead rich uncle who just left you his two-car garage full of thousand dollar bills.

    By: Ellisa Brenneman l Business > Entrepreneurship l Sep 14, 2009 l Views: 5
    Ellisa Brenneman

    Many people ask me if it’s possible to raise capital in the traditional sense these days. Everyone knows and understands that lending practices have tightened and many VC firms have gently (and occasionally not so gently) refused to accept any more submissions. But is it impossible to raise capital? Of course not, it’s just even harder now.

    By: Ellisa Brenneman l Business > Entrepreneurship l Aug 21, 2009 l Views: 125
    Ellisa Brenneman

    Many of our start up business clients at www.ethos360.com come to us with basic questions on how to get financing from the SBA. There are a few things to have in your back pocket (and on the tip of your tongue) before going to them in order to increase your chances of getting approved.

    By: Ellisa Brenneman l Business > Small Business l Aug 21, 2009 l Views: 21
    Ellisa Brenneman

    Whenever I’m discussing my philosophies on the purpose of hiring a mentor service, I sometimes notice an elephant in the room that no one wants to address: Just what the heck IS a mentor anyway? Sometimes it slips my mind that there isn’t a clear definition of what these types of services are for in business. My own personal definition of a mentor is pretty much the norm for the business world, but should probably be reviewed, regardless.

    By: Ellisa Brenneman l Business > Small Business l Jul 27, 2009 l Views: 27
    Ellisa Brenneman

    Every business owner wants to use time-proven, effective marketing tactics that build strong brand awareness and increase its clientele. Small business owners today may not necessarily have the tools to spend an insane amount of money on more traditional marketing methods so let's take a look at what we can do in this economy.

    By: Ellisa Brenneman l Business > Small Business l Jul 27, 2009 l Views: 40

    Add new Comment

     
    * Required fields
    Author Box
    Articles Categories
    All Categories
    0