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March 31, 2008
Today, (March 31, 2008) marks the official end of Women’s History Month here in the U.S. In tribute, I decided to post about a great site dedicated to enterprising women like the women who read this blog 
The site, Enterprising Women, is an exhibition organized by The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University and the National Heritage Museum. It covers the stories of over 40 women entrepreneurs both past and present, from Madame C.J. Walker and Elizabeth Arden on to Meg Whitman and Martha Stewart.
Enterprising Women’s site notes that:
It’s estimated that American women own more than 7.7 million firms and represent 40 percent of businesses operating in the United States. Enterprising Women tells the story of the women who paved the way for this success.
There’s a section about Mentorship where you can find a mentee or search for a mentor, you can also add your story in the Stories section and discover other enterprising women you’ve never heard of.
Visit the Enterprising Women online exhibit here: http://www.radcliffe.edu/schles/exhibits/enterprisingwomen/index.html
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October 28, 2007
For this week’s round-up of interesting links, I chose to highlight a few of the business plan competitions listed on the blog that have deadlines that are drawing near.
The Great Lakes Entrepreneur’s Quest (GLEQ) Competition
How Much: $25,000.00
The deadline to register: October 31, 2007
Amazon’s Breakthrough Novel Award
How Much: $25,000+
The deadline to submit manuscript: November 5, 2007
Avon’s Hello Tomorrow Fund.
How Much: $5,000 seed money to start a program, business or project that will empower women.
The deadline to apply: December 17, 2007
The Make Your Dreams Come True with Mirassou business plan competition
How Much: $50,000 in seed money
The deadline to apply: December 15, 2007
October 21, 2007
Association of Small Business Development (www.asbdc-us.org/)
A network of most small business assistance programs in the Unites States including colleges, universities, and state economic development organizations. Search their database by zip code to find a Small Business Development Center in your area.
The National Business Association (www.nationalbusiness.org)
Offers free, downloadable Excel spreadsheets to create your projected Profit and Loss Statement or Operating Plan Forecast
Angel Capital Education Foundation (www.angelcapitaleducation.org)
This organization focuses on education and research in the field of angel investment. They have a great section for entrepreneurs offering clear explanations about what angel investing is and is not as well as a listing of angel groups in North America.
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September 30, 2007
Kelly King Anderson did a workshop for women entrepreneurs at Brigham Young University and posted a video of the presentation here. (You rock Kelly!)
Pattie Simone posted Online Marketing Tips for the Tech Challenged, a guide for the technology challenged women entrepreneurs with lots of useful tips to help ready your site to generate sales.
Lack of time is my biggest complaint every day. Lorraine Cohen posted her Business Success Tip #12 on how to get things done in 15 Minute Increments
Tom Peters posted a PDF document he calls Organizations Serve. He points out that:
Research demonstrates that the best investment in “foreign aid” is investment in the
education of women—primarily because women in turn are the most committed to the development of children and educated, humane, productive communities.
To read it, download the PDF here
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September 23, 2007
While a lot of researchers have in the past suggested that gender accounts for the differences in the level of success observed between male and female entrepreneurs, I came across the results of a study released last week, that found something a bit different. The study commissioned by the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy, found that gender alone does not affect a company’s performance.
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