Why do women entrepreneurs feel so isolated in business? What is it that makes so many of them cringe at the loneliness? Don't they know that every woman entrepreneur feels exactly the same way?

Yes, you gotta have a friend....end...lalala la lalala  ...

Going it alone in business is, not only frightening, but so isolating that you begin to believe you are all alone in the world.

BUT, the good news is you have a lot of company if you would just reach out to a women's group or organization in your community. I promise you will meet someone just like you and all of a sudden you will feel like you belong! Belong to what? Well, of course, to the growing world of women entrepreneurs!

According to Babson College there were 126 million women entrepreneurs in 67 economies around the world in 2012, which means you don't need to look very hard to find someone like your - running or starting - a woman-owned business.

As a business coach, I encourage all of my clients to reach out to other women entrepreneurs on a regular basis to share stories, frustrations, dreams, failures and successes. Most important are the frustrations and failures as we all learn from our experiences and when we share them with others they may be able to alert them before they fall prey also.

Of course, this does not mean that as a woman entrepreneur you can't learn a lot from your male counterparts. Men have a lot to share about their business experience as well. But, it is not always easy to relate to the majority of male business stories, particularly if they have a strong spouse support system at home taking care of all the family and household issues. And, yes, I am aware that some women do have stay-at-home spouses and have the ability to focus 110% on their business, but the world, particularly the American business world, is still a male-dominated arena and that are a lot of unwritten rules that apply that eventually take every woman in business by surprise. These are some of the frustrations that women entrepreneurs need to learn to share with their female business friends.

In my experience, as a woman entrepreneur, my spouse was often the friend I relied on as my greatest fears overwhelmed me at 2 a.m. He learned to listen and not talk and remind me that everything would look better at sunrise. It always did.

But, I also know how important it was to talk to other women in business. To say 'misery loves company' is accurate when it comes to feeling less than secure in your business. Knowing that other women have similar thoughts about similar issues is a powerful elixir. It is the medicine every woman needs to get up every day and continue to learn how to be the best she can be as a business person.

Successful business people know that great businesses are built by people who are willing to fail and then get back up again and try again. As the saying goes, "If you haven't failed you haven't tried hard enough". But, knowing that others feel as you do and have survived is important to keep you going.

So, if you don't have a friend to share your business ups and downs with make it your New Year's resolution to get one. You gotta have a friend ...end...lalalala lalala.....