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Do Women Entrepreneurs Write Business Plans?

According to a recent article in Bloomberg Businessweek, women entrepreneurs are sadly lacking from business plan contests. The article goes on to say that “women represent at most 20 percent of entrants.”

Throughout my eight years of working with women entrepreneurs, I’ve been amazed at how few entrepreneurs, not only solo-preneurs but women with [...]

Are You Creating Someone Else's Business?

I’ve watched a few of my clients struggle trying to create the business that they think they should have…not the one they want. They may be thinking too small because they’ve been convinced their dreams aren’t realistic. Or they may think too big, and would be happier with a smaller business.

One of the duties [...]

Does Social Networking Belong in Your Business Plan?

Over the past month, I’ve noticed that many women entrepreneurs are writing about doing their business plans. Bravo! If you want a strong, successful business, having a living business plan is very important!

Living Business Plan

What’s a living business plan? It’s a plan that you actually, use, update, get coffee on, thumb through and [...]

The Business Budget for Women Entrepreneurs

Starting off the new year means creating a foundation of reality and adding dollop of good intentions!

One of the pieces of the foundation is your business budget. Most women business owners hate making a budget! They automatically think in terms of restrictions…a budget is your money on a diet. And whatever we’ve learned in [...]

Women Entrepreneurs, What's Your Dream?

It still moves me to tears. I watched Susan Boyle’s original audition on YouTube again this morning, inspired by the show last night about her. She is an inspiration to everyone, I believe, because she is clear, authentic and oh, so very human. When asked about what she wanted, she said, “I’m trying to be [...]