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By Kimberly Eddleston on Mon Feb 10 2020
Interviewee: Susan Laverick

Future women leaders can build confidence and credibility through education, outside work experience and early encouragement to pursue leadership opportunities. Every family business founded or led Read more

By Kerry Hannon on Thu Oct 24 2019

More women are launching part-time businesses while keeping other jobs. Experts explain what is driving the trend and why it can be a smart, low-risk strategy. (This article is part of America’s Read more

By Dr. Susan Laverick and Elizabeth Bagnall on Wed Sep 11 2019

Ambition, strong networks and an awareness of bias can help women build credibility and take greater control of their path to family business leadership. If you're reading this article, you may want Read more

By Kimberly Eddleston on Tue Aug 27 2019
Interviewee: Bernette Dawson

Bernette Dawson explains how outside advice helped Made Organics grow while showing why founders still need confidence in their own judgment. Bernette Dawson named her line of skin care products Read more

By Kimberly Eddleston on Thu Aug 08 2019

Founder Angie Sanchez explains how mentors and accelerators helped Artyfactos expand its mission and reach new markets. Vulnerable women living in Colombia are earning money and improving their lives Read more

By Karen Brown on Thu Aug 01 2019

Research links women in leadership with stronger financial performance, more innovation, smarter risk-taking and better long-term business outcomes. Despite accounting for more than half of the US Read more

By James Beal on Tue Jul 23 2019

eFest 2018 winner Meghan Sharkus created ExpressionMed to make insulin devices more comfortable and stylish for people with diabetes. Meghan Sharkus of ExpressionMed, the eFest2018 grand prize Read more

By Kimberly Eddleston on Tue Jul 02 2019

Entrepreneurial skills can benefit women whether or not they start companies. Two leading scholars explain why colleges must make programs more inclusive. Women have become a powerful part of the Read more

By James Beal on Fri Jun 28 2019

Abuse survivor Joy McBrien founded Fair Anita to help other women rebuild their lives—and created a profitable social enterprise in the process. Since its incorporation in 2015, the social venture Read more

By Kimberly Eddleston on Thu May 16 2019

The #MeToo era has created new challenges for entrepreneurs and startups. Cautionary tales abound of startups whose hard-partying culture resulted in sexual harassment, hostile work environments and Read more