Women's Business Blog

Women Entrepreneurs: WATCH OUT - Here They Come Again..

I have been writing about, profiling, speaking about and spreading the news about women entrepreneurs for more than 20 years and yet not a day goes by that I don't read an article somewhere that suggests women have just begun their entrance into entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurial women have been around since the beginning of time... better said the beginning of owning/starting one's own business. However, it is only in the last 30 years that they have begun to gain media attention. Why? The media is fixated on defining roles for genders, for ethnicities, for age and even religion. Anytime one of these groups seems to act out in a way that doesn't follow their definition, the media enters into expose mode to uncover the oddity. Of course, there really is nothing odd about extraordinary people acting in "get out of my way" mode (I believe I can do it my way and create a better life.). The mantra in the media now is that women are starting businesses at three times the rate of others (presumably that means men - your guess is as good as mine). The most important take away for women entrepreneurs is that they are not alone. They are following a long line of sisters that have thrown out stereotypes generations ago and focused on getting what they want in business and in their career. So, if you are a women entrepreneur and you feel isolated --- by the way, isolation continues to be the number one issue concerning women in business -- combat that feeling daily by checking back on this blog and with other links that I will make available to you regularly where you can follow other entrepreneurial women like yourself. Check out Forbeswoman/entrepreneurs/