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A Lean Startup Approach to Engaging High School Students

Teachers have discovered that the entrepreneurial process is powerful in engaging their students and, most importantly, getting them excited about their education. EDITOR’S NOTE: Doris Korda spent Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Author: Catherine Buday

Why More Daughters Are Taking Over Family Businesses

As founders retire, more daughters are becoming owners and CEOs of family firms, challenging old assumptions about who should lead the next generation. This article is part of America’s Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Chris Farrell

Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship and Women in Business

For venture capitalist Ann Winblad, being one of the lone women in a world dominated by men and hearing "no" at three pivotal occasions in her life only made her more determined and resourceful. Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Ann Winblad

The 3 Skills That Build Confidence in Entrepreneurial Women

Nearly two centuries ago, Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot, of the now-venerable Veuve Clicquot champagne company, found herself widowed at age 27 with a small child. With little experience and lots Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Dr. Susan Laverick and Elizabeth Bagnall

Helping Women Entrepreneurs Succeed: What's Needed Now

The number of successful women entrepreneurs is growing, but much more needs to be done to support them now and prepare future generations of women leaders. In this second part of a two-part Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Breaking Norms to Get Ahead: Do Women Entrepreneurs Need a Dash of Psychopathy?

A 2016 University of Alabama Study concluded that women with a benign touch of psychopathy (callousness, ability to put aside emotions to do a tough job, not afraid to buck gender norms) are more Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

How Gender Bias Affects Loans From Family and Friends

Women in the study received far less bank financing than men, while family and friends appeared to provide an important alternative source of capital. It’s been said (ruefully) that Ginger Rogers Read More...

Category: Theory and Research

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Small Acts of Entrepreneurship Transcend the Business Realm

The surge of enthusiasm for entrepreneurship bellows from the halls of government, the offices of corporations, the hashtags of social media, and the classrooms of academia. As a society, here in the Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Donna De Carolis

How Nicole Marquis Built HipCityVeg Around Purpose and Well-Being

HipCityVeg founder Nicole Marquis explains how veganism, personal well-being and a larger sense of purpose shape the way she leads and grows her business. Nicole Marquis, founder of Philadelphia's Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Donna De Carolis

How Emily Bittenbender Built a Successful Construction Company in a Male Dominated Industry

Emily Bittenbender shares how resilience, collaboration and a strong workplace culture helped her succeed as a construction entrepreneur. The construction industry remains stubbornly a male-dominated Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Donna De Carolis

Interviewee: Emily Bittenbender