Entrepreneurship

Learn from other women’s entrepreneurial accomplishments and failures. Find inspiration and tips on how to navigate your business journey

Interview with Successful Indian Entrepreneur Yeshasvini Ramaswamy

Glean incredible advice from Yeshasvini Ramaswamy, a strong example to professional women all over the world. She talks about what has made her so successful as an entrepreneur, how she defines entrepreneurship, her vision for India as a whole, and her advice to women who want to start a business…

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Do Not Try to Conform Her, She Will Only Break Away

“Many people say ‘You have done what people have done at 60!'” Yeshasvini Ramaswamy is only in her mid-30s but is changing the business landscape in India. Self-proclaimed an accidental entrepreneur, her own leadership audit firm is growing quickly. And in 2012 was chosen by The United States of America State Department to represent India in the prestigious 2012 Fortune Most Powerful Women Program…

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Female Tech Entrepreneur Sparks Innovation in Mexico

Celeste North – founder of NuFlick – radiates unabashed honesty, courage and leadership as she shares what life has been like as an entrepreneur. You will want to meet this young, cutting-edge woman who is actively making a mark in tech beyond Mexico…

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For Your Entrepreneurial Toolbox: A Strong Support Network

Don’t go it alone. To be successful as an entrepreneur, you need to surround yourself with the right partners, peers, mentors, advisers, investors, friends and customers. Guest contributor Alanna Muller is sure to inspire your hunt for a strong support network.

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Indian Women Entrepreneurs: From ‘Success to Significance’ with Intellitots

Education in India is undergoing a paradigm shift and that offers a variety of exciting opportunities to entrepreneurs like Pooja Goyal. Leaving a successful corporate career, Pooja moved towards early childhood development to make an impact with play, learning and innovation…

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The Millions of High-Growth Women Entrepreneurs You Don’t Hear About

Although we don’t hear nearly enough about them, my research indicates that there are millions of high-growth women entrepreneurs in emerging and developing markets. They have told me,,,

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Top 10 Best Career Advice from Women Around the World

We’ve compiled the Top 10 best business and career advice from some of the incredible women we’ve interviewed and connected with around the world to inspire you, no matter where you are on your professional journey.

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Igniting High-Tech Women Entrepreneurs: Women 2.0

Right now, less than five percent of tech startups are founded by women. Since Women 2.0 came on the male-dominated startup scene in Silicon Valley in 2006…

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Never Go It Alone

“¿Puedo sentarme con ustedes?” (May I sit with you all?) I asked. “Claro que si,” (sure) they responded. And just like that, they welcomed me in to their group, conversation and business exchange. The women I joined were part of the U.S. Department of State’s  WEAmericas Initiative that brought 34 women entrepreneurs from throughout Latin America […]

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10 Competencies of Successful Women Entrepreneurs

Melissa De León, founder of Panama Gourmet, a company that produces gluten-free foods, just won the 2012 UNCTAD Empretec Women in Business Award. A focus on 10 key entrepreneurial competencies was key to her success. The award honors businesswomen from developing countries who have founded successful firms, created jobs, and become role models in their […]

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