Tag Archives: female entrepreneurs

Three reasons this summer looks good for women growing businesses

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Ruta

The 2015 Global Women Entrepreneur Leaders Scorecard was launched as part of Dell’s Women Entrepreneur’s Network event in Berlin. The 31 country data driven study sponsored by Dell Inc and produced by ACG Inc identifies and benchmarks the gendered conditions … Continue reading →

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Catching the Pitch

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Ruta

Bethany Frankel was convinced of the opportunity: I want this, and I know other women will want this, so I’m going to make it But when she pitched her Skinnygirl margarita cocktail to an all male VC team, they didn’t … Continue reading →

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Fostering growth oriented female entrepreneurship development in East Asia

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Ruta

Can the conditions be improved to allow for more high potential female entrepreneurs in East Asia? Overwhelmingly the answer is yes! According to the 2014 Gender-Global Entrepreneurship and Development (GEDI) Index East Asian countries are concentrated in the ‘moderate ranking’ … Continue reading →

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Can a Man be President?

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Ruta

In 2000, Tarja Halonen became the first female president of Finland and was reelected 3 times serving a total of 12 years. She was very popular and enjoyed high approval ratings. At the end of her term, some Finnish schoolchildren … Continue reading →

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Housewives and college dropouts make great entrepreneurs! (time to drop the negative stereotypes)

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Ruta

Recently, Terry Simmonds of the UK Small Business Directory wrote an online post that caused an understandable uproar: This is a serious website for serious men with serious businesses, if you are just a little housewife running a little play … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged barriers, childcare, drop outs, female entrepreneurs, female entrepreneurship, housewives, public policy, social norms, women entrepreneurs | 1 Comment

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Fostering growth oriented female entrepreneurship development in East Asia

Can a Man be President?

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