Many women business owners believe debt is “bad,” but it can be a very good thing for entrepreneurs who want to expand their reach, without giving up ownership or control to an equity investor.
Riva Richmond
Riva Richmond, the former Editorial Director for The Story Exchange, is a longtime journalist focused on technology, global business and small business. She also served as a senior editor at The Economist Intelligence Unit and has written for The New York Times, Entrepreneur.com, The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires and other national publications. Riva is passionate about travel and has traversed the Middle East, Europe, India and Central America. Formerly a dancer and then a martial artist, she now practices hatha yoga and surfs her local Rockaway break.
Posts by Riva Richmond
Scaling Up: When Cash is Queen
Laura Zander has relied on cash and cash alone to build a $9 million business. For her, getting scale has been more about honing product strategy and organizational chops than injecting capital, she says.
When Dreams of Growth Require a Business Shift
Kryshon Bratton of Houston runs a solid pool-building company, but she sees her real opportunity for profit and scale in another sort of construction business.
Creating a Company that Gives
Rebecca Thomley has established a pervasive culture of volunteerism at Orion Associates. All of its more than 2,500 employees are expected to participate in community work.
Women’s Vote Watch — The Democrats
Hillary Clinton is dominating the women’s vote in the 2016 Democratic primaries, and that edge is likely to win her the nomination.
Melissa Austria is Building the Retail Store of the Future
The feisty owner of Toronto menswear retailer Gotstyle is mixing and matching old-school service and digital technologies in a bid to survive — and thrive — in an increasingly tough industry.
Stacy Ratner is in Business to do Good
The founder of Chicago-based Open Books has built a high-impact literacy nonprofit by applying everything she learned as a serial tech entrepreneur.
Women’s Vote Watch — The Republicans
Men ruled the day in the GOP primary, but many women also got behind Donald Trump’s bid to become the party’s nominee.
This Woman Created the Uber of Legal Aid
Donna Peel founded the nonprofit Pro Bono Network to make volunteering easy for stay-at-home moms on hiatus from legal careers.
Barbara Jefts’ Flower Farm Blossoms, On Her Own Terms
The upstate New York flower farmer is creating a farm and flower business that gives her the life she wants.
This Farmer is Bringing Home the (Humanely Raised) Bacon
Heather Sandford is pursuing a three-legged strategy to grow her New York pig farm and meat business, The Piggery.
Hillary and the Women’s Vote
Could women hand Hillary Clinton the U.S. presidency?
Women’s Stories Reveal the Richness of Female Entrepreneurship
We collected and analyzed the stories of 1,000 women business owners. Our key findings paint a picture of female entrepreneurship that’s far bigger and far richer than the prevailing business culture would suggest.
Our Definitions of Success: Meaning Over Money
Women are debunking the myth that entrepreneurship is about building the next big thing and making millions. Their goals are more lofty — and arguably more difficult.
Top Challenges: Getting More Strategic, Sooner
The nuts-and-bolts work of running a business preoccupies many women entrepreneurs. Are they thinking strategically enough and soon enough to build the strongest, best companies they can?