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How Being a Mom Prepared Me to Run a Business

How Being a Mom Prepared Me to Run a Business

Business, business owner, celebrating mothers, General Business, Homepage, moms, Mother's Day, running a business, Small Business Thursday, May 11, 2023 5:38 am

Mother’s Day, the second Sunday in May, is an annual event to honor the sacrifices that mothers made for their children. For retailers, it’s an opportunity to sell gift items. For restaurants, it’s a time that moms are taken out for brunch or dinner. For me, it’s a time to remember my mom. And it’s given me pause to think about what being a mom has trained me to do when it comes to running a business. Here are my thoughts on what I learned from raising children. Set rules There are certainly different parenting approaches. I choose to be […]
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Anecdotes of Women Entrepreneurs Helping Each Other

Anecdotes of Women Entrepreneurs Helping Each Other

business owner, General Business, Homepage, Networking, Small Business, women entrepreneurs, women in business, women's groups, Women's History Month Tuesday, March 28, 2023 5:20 am

A long-time business acquaintance of mine—Rieva Lesonsky, owner of Small Business Currents—said in a blog for SCORE “When I started covering small businesses decades ago, a woman-owned business was an anomaly. Remember that women didn’t even have the right to equal access to credit until 1974. So the fact that women today own about 36% of all small businesses in the U.S. is a significant accomplishment. So, yes, we’ve come a long way. But we have a long way yet to go.” Barriers to women, in credit, connections, and other ways, have been impediments. Nonetheless, women are now starting businesses in […]
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