Attention all womenablers – updated intelligence on the state of women-owned businesses in the US is now available. The 2012 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report, commissioned by American Express OPEN and prepared by Womenable, reveals that: As of 2012, it is estimated that there are over 8.3 million women-owned businesses in the United States, generating [...]
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New Statistics on Economic Clout of Women-Owned Firms in US
Posted in business, statistics, women business owners, women's business development, women's business ownership, women-owned business, tagged statistics, women's business development, women's enterprise, women-owned business, Womenable on March 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Navigating the Federal Procurement Maze Pays Off for Many Women Entrepreneurs
Posted in business, federal procurement, women business owners, women's business ownership, women's enterprise development, women's business research studies, tagged American Express OPEN, procurement, women's business development, women's enterprise, women's entrepreneurship, women-owned business, Womenable on March 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Accessing new markets is an important avenue for business growth for all businesses, large and small. For many women business owners, federal agencies provide an excellent opportunity for market expansion and business growth. As many are aware, the U.S. government is the world’s largest single purchaser of goods and services, spending just over $535 billion [...]
Women’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Posted in business, International development issues, women's business development, women's business ownership, women's business research studies, tagged innovation, UNCTAD, women's empowerment, women's entrepreneurship, Womenable on January 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I’m just back from an event at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, where the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) held a series of meetings focused on innovation policy. One item on the agenda was a discussion of women’s entrepreneurship and innovation – more specifically the sharing of the results of a [...]
Federal Contracts Requiring Larger Investment for Small Businesses
Posted in business, federal procurement, tagged American Express OPEN, business, federal procurement, women's business development, Womenable on December 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A new survey conducted among small business owners who are active federal government contractors finds that their investment of time and money seeking contracting opportunities has increased by 21% over the past year, as federal contract spending has declined 12%. This and other facts come from Trends in Federal Contracting for Small Businesses, a new [...]
A Womenabling Manifesto
Posted in business, high growth entrepreneurship, political advocacy, women's business development, women's business ownership, women's enterprise development, women-owned business, tagged empowering women, Julie Weeks, women's business development, women's empowerment, women's enterprise, women's entrepreneurship, women-owned business, Womenable on November 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, during Global Entrepreneurship Week, I kicked off the FastTrac Global Women’s Summit at the Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City with an opening address focused on the key global and domestic trends in women’s entrepreneurship today. So, naturally, I touched on some of the most recent knowledge from the World Economic Forum’s 2011 Global [...]
