Women entrepreneurs on the path to growth. 

Economists are predicting a year of economic growth for the U.S. economy and competition will be tough for American businesses.  It’s important to note that many of today’s small businesses are owned and operated by women. They represent 50% or more of privately held companies but only 4.2% of their businesses generate more than $1 million in revenue.*   So how can female entrepreneurs take advantage of the upswing in the economy and take their businesses to the next level?

Tips From Successful Women In Business, Music, Technology, Culinary Arts And More

On any given day, women and girls are bombarded with a variety of confusing messages trying to tell us what we can or cannot do – what we should or should not be. Just this week alone, I’ve seen articles and social network posts about:

How To Dress for Success to Impress Clients, Investors, and Customers 

Dressing for success includes more than just choosing the right outfit. To complete your professional look you must also consider accessories and personal grooming.

You should always dress to impress clients, investors, and customers, because a winning sales pitch is not enough to seal the deal. A woman's professional appearance needs to support her professional accomplishments.

Understand how difficult it can be to change. 

How easy is it to let go of “that’s the way we have always done it”? I have come to find out that even in the face of plain common sense, a sense of stubbornness and habit can take over. Let’s take examples from home and then apply them to the workplace.

Keep these useful “T.I.P.S.” in mind  

Want to know the secrets behind some of today’s most successful women? The Huffington Post recently uncovered 8 Success Secrets From Female Leaders and found these surprising answers:

Foster high-growth women-led startups.

Only 7 percent of U.S. venture capital deals go to women founders and CEOs. To increase their odds of joining those ranks, Sherry Lombardi and Kerry Bowbliss turned to Astia, an accelerator program and investor network that fosters high-growth women-led startups.