All Entries in the "Women and Money" Category
Learn to Be a Rich Woman
Robert Kiyosaki, the best selling author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, is well known to anyone who has visited the personal finance section in any bookstore. The shelves are typically full of his books. Kiyosaki has come under great criticism over the last few years particularly from John T. Reed who has challenged many of [...]
A Business Without Sales is a Hobby
My first business failed, because I had no clue about Marketing and Sales. I had the “Field of Dreams” mentality. If I build it – they will come. That’s a common trait amongst many first-time entrepreneurs, especially ones with technical backgrounds. Graduating with a Bachelor and Master Degree in engineering, I believed that the world [...]
Women Face Uphill Challenges in Keeping Their Financial Strength
According to the article below, women should learn to invest whether you want to or not. You never know when that responsibility may get dumped in your lap. source: Boston Globe by Linda Stern As the French like to say (though they say it in French): The more things change, the more they remain the same. [...]
Women Spend Like There’s No Tomorrow – Credit Card Debt a Major Issue
Women don’t get mad at me. That headline is taken directly from the Oppenheimer Funds Annual 2006 Survey. It states that The majority of women surveyed — 60% — have over $5,000 in household debt and nearly 30% said they have over $20,000. When asked what type of debt women carry, 60% listed credit card [...]
Inspirational Words of Wisdom from a Billionaire
We learn from those who have achieved. Here are some words of wisdom from Oprah Winfrey. The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you’re willing to work. If you believe you can only go so far, it is an obstacle. Take five [...]
Oprah’s Success Factors
The fastest way to accomplish a goal is to find someone else who has achieved your goal and do what they do. Simply copying is not sufficent. You must understand the process behind the sucess. Let’s take a look at Oprah’s process. Source: Motivation and Strategies for Entrepreneurs Oprah’s success has not come easily, but [...]
Grant Opportunities Available for Women Business Owners
Source: Woman Owned . com Most start-ups run out money, before they run out of ideas…. Here are some funding sources specifically targeting women entrepreneurs? Small Business Administration (Office of Women’s Business Ownership)www.sba.gov/womeninbusiness Count-Me-In http://www.count-me-in.org/ – This is a new fundraising organization that raises money from women for women. Loans are given from $500 to $10,000 (for [...]
Business Start-up Quiz
Each week I feature an article specific to women’s Financial Freedom challenges. Quite frankly most financial issues are gender independent – we just address them from different perspectives. I found this Business Start-up quiz at Woman Owned . com It appears to be a good resource. The questions below are questions that men and women [...]
One Income, Two Retirements
One Income, Two Retirements – seems to be a thing of the past. Most families need both husband and wife working to make ends meet. The concept, however, is still applicable as spouses move in and out of the workforce for numerous reasons. Source: Business Week Online IRAs for nonworking spouses let you build your own [...]
Funding Issues and Options for Women Entrepreneurs
Source: Ladies Who Launch . com by Victoria Colligan Traditional Venture Capital Problem: it is an old boy’s network and access to it is limited. The traditional Venture Capital (VC) structure is not conducive to women’s businesses which tend to be passion-driven, and less focused on exit strategies requiring high returns in short periods (5 [...]
