Women's Business Blog

Women In Business MUST Celebrate International Women's Day

Today, March 8th, is International Women's Day! Women, and especially women in business, should be celebrating. As they say..."we've come a long way baby..." and although we have 'miles and miles to go before we sleep' women must respect the struggles and obstacles the women before us have conquered. The U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy reports that exporting businesses owned by women and minorities export more intensively than those owned by non-minority men: 50% Hispanic-owned; 42.9% Asian/Pacific Islander/Aleutian Eskimo-owned; 28.6% African American-owned; 30% women-owned; 21.9% men-owned and 18.1% Caucasian owned. National Foundation of Women Business Owners (NFWBO) reports that acrosss the world women-owned firms comprise as much as one-third of all businesses and that the number of women-owned companies is growing faster than the economy in many countries (and not just industrialized countries). Yes, women all over the world understand the power in running their own business and are learning to take charge of their lives and earning potential. The picture of what a village of 100 people would look like if we shrunk the Earth's population is: 57 Asians, 21 Europeans, 14 North and South Americans and 8 Africans. 70 people would be non-white and 30 white; 70 would be non-Christian and 30 Christian. 50% of the world population would be in the control of just 6 people...all of whom would be citizens of the U.S. These numbers provide the basis for opportunities for international trade. If you are a woman in business you can celebrate International Women's Day by exploring the feasibility of taking your company international. Regardless of the globally instability there is a market waiting for you and your product and/or service. Check into one or more of the many organizations supporting international trade and see if your business has an opportunity to capture an international market. The world is waiting for you.