Women's Business Blog

Topics: small business owner, entrepreneur, woman's small business

It is critical for every small business owner to reflect on the past year's successes and failures. If you don't know what you did right how will you know to do it again. And, more important, if you don't know what you did wrong how will you know not to do it again.

Topics: small business owner, women entrepreneurs, women entrepreneur

Topics: small business owner, women entrepreneurs, women entrepreneur

No one argues that women tend to care for everyone on their list before taking care of themselves. Children, pets, husband (significant other), parents, in-laws (out-laws), friends, community, and the list goes on. Women entrepreneurs (small business owners) add employees, customers, and vendors to the list. And way down at the bottom of the list -- if added at all is - Me.

Topics: small business owner, women entrepreneurs, entrepreneur

For many small business owners and entrepreneurs it has been a difficult year - a year of uncertainty about customer budgets and employee benefits. Cash flow has been irregular and return on investment scarce, but the 2012 finish line is in sight and confidence for a banner 2013 is starting to blossom.

Topics: small business owner, women entrepreneurs, women entrepreneur

Topics: small business owner, women entrepreneurs, women entrepreneur

All entrepreneurs are confronted daily by difficult people. They are male and female, customers, employees and vendors, and they can make every small business owner's life a living HELL.

Topics: small business owner, women entrepreneurs, entrepreneurs

Starting a business is much easier than selling a business. An entrepreneur with a good idea with staying power and who is well funded can be successful. Having a business plan that maps out what product/service is being sold, who will buy it, what will they pay for it, how will the customers find out about it and what will it cost is only the beginning. It is even more important to create the plan for the exit: when is it time to sell, who will be the buyer and what is the fair market value.

Topics: small business owner, exit strategy, entrepreneur