Get Your Business Out of Your Head
Listen to the Episode Below: How much of your business is in your head? If you’re not in the picture (even for extended vacation), can your employees–or a new owner–easily pick up where you leave off? In this episode, Terena Bell talks about the systems she developed to successfully sell her translation business, and you, too, … Read More
Why Women Business Owners Have Trouble Cashing Out
Women are the fastest growing segment of business owners in the U.S. today, But they tend to have smaller companies, lower revenue and fewer employees … which makes scaling and cashing out more difficult for them. Why? To explore this, SAP Radio interviewed me, along with two other panelists, on their Game Changers Program highlighting … Read More
Where’s ‘some happy’ in your business?
The article screams “ICU Nurse Finds Joy (and Money) Launching Skin Care Line!” Alright, maybe it doesn’t scream, but it is 4am and I can’t sleep. My mind revs like a car in neutral. I go into the bathroom, where I keep my stash of light reading (“light” as in not hard news, law, or … Read More
When Women Entrepreneurs “Tip the Scale”
After reading some stats on the growth of women-owned companies, I was tempted to get depressed. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce (2010), 88% of all women business owners are sole proprietorships without employees. 80% of all women-owned businesses earn less than $50,000. (It’s not so fabulous for men-owned businesses either: 77% for ownership … Read More