Sometimes things in life just make sense. They happen at just the right place at just the right time. It’s like this month’s NAWBO ONE theme of embracing change. First off, it comes at a time when we’re getting ready to install the new NAWBO National Board of...
If you’re not growing, you’re dying. You’ve probably heard that saying before in business and in life. And while growth can be uncomfortable and scary and invigorating and fun—often all at the same time—it is important for women-owned businesses to actively embrace...
What would you do if you had less taxes to pay and more money to spend? Would you save it? Or spend it on a home improvement, a vacation or some smaller luxuries? For women business owners, the answer might be quite different. When women business owners have access to...
As women entrepreneurs, we’ve been on our fair share of airplane flights. And before every flight, we hear that same instruction, “In the event of an emergency, apply the oxygen mask to yourself before assisting a child or someone else in need.” The concept of taking...
When NAWBO was founded 41 years ago, there were no other business advocacy groups for women entrepreneurs, so the founders of NAWBO created their own. Decades later, we are proud to advocate on behalf of all women business owners and support others who do the same....
As individuals, we all want to feel like we are here on Earth fulfilling a unique purpose. Or as Oprah Winfrey has said so well, “There is no greater gift you can give or receive than to honor your calling. It’s why you were born. And how you become most truly alive.”...
Online auction site eBay is one of the world’s best-known firms, boasting 167 million active buyers and more than $2 billion in annual revenue. Yet when it first tried to launch in China, it failed within just two years. The difficulty of competing with local rivals...
When you think of something that is “small yet powerful,” a few things might come to mind: A computer chip, an engine, medicine, a diamond, a bullet, etc. For me, I also think about small business—the 28.8 million small businesses in the United States today to be...
Think about when you first started your business…when it was just you at your kitchen or coffee table with your big idea. Just how far did you imagine you’d go? Perhaps to the million-dollar mark or beyond? For the majority of America’s more than 10.1 million women...
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