Women-owned firms in the United States have grown 1. 5 times faster than the national average over the past 15 years and the greatest share of women-owned firms are in educational services, health care and social assistance, and entertainment and recreation.
The Story Exchange
The Story Exchange is a global video project empowering women to achieve economic independence through entrepreneurship. By producing and promoting video profiles of successful entrepreneurs from all walks of life and sectors we encourage others to gain economic freedom, create the lifestyle of their choosing, and uncover their full potential.
Posts by The Story Exchange
Inspiration Minute: Make Mistakes and Laugh
Without any formal business education she started Becky’s Pet Care in 1998, walking dogs with her infant son strapped to her back. Her business has grown steadily ever since and today she employs 85 people. Watch this Inspiration Minute.
Don’t Go Into Business for the Money
Whaaaaaat? We thought that was the whole point! Watch an Inspiration Minute to see why a leading entrepreneur thinks it’s a bad idea.
Bras Free Women From Sex Trafficking
What to do with those old bras stuffed in the back of your drawer? Watch how a suburban mom is using them to save women from sex trafficking.
Coping with Isolation as an Entrepreneur
Like many entrepreneurs Lysanne Tusar has faced many lonely days (and nights) while growing her business. In this Inspiration Minute she tells us how she keeps moving forward anyway.
Olympian’s Role Model
The first African-American ski racing Olympic medalist tells us how her role models helped her earn more money and improve her work-life balance.
You’re Not Doing What You Love. Here’s why.
There’s something you’d much rather be doing, than whatever you’ll do today. As kids, our future aspirations (which changed frequently) seemed so possible. Is it because we were naïve adolescents?
A Reminder from The Queen: Keep Your Sense of Humor
This video of Queen Elizabeth at the Olympic Games opening ceremony made us smile.
Choosing a business over Olympic gold
Amber Williams is so hyped up about the upcoming Summer Olympics in London that she’s put a digital countdown clock on her website. A gymnast since she was seven, Amber started her Michigan-based business Power in Motion Gymnastics and Fitness, at 21.
Book Excerpt: How Great Women Lead
In this excerpt from How Great Women Lead: a Mother-Daughter Adventure Into the Lives of Women Shaping the World authors Bonnie St. John and her teenage daughter recall the conversation that started their journey.
Woman Entrepreneur Gives Guys the Boot
Lisa Sorrell founded Sorrell Custom Boots because she loves working with her hands. She’s passed on her passion for creating her award winning boots to her 15-year-old daughter, who runs her own business designing ladies shoes (What a perk being related to someone in this family.) Sorrell’s biggest regret? Trying to keep up with the guys.
Infographic: Investing in Women
Startup coach and founder of EZebis: Winning the Venture Game for Women, Pemo Theodore sent us this interesting graphic on investing in women and venture capitalists that she created.
Is Your Startup Cool?
Author of The Coolest Startups in America, Doreen Bloch talks to The Story Exchange about the coolest startups and sheds some light about the women in the startup industry.
Startup Quiz
Do you have what it takes to run a business? Find out.
From High School Dropout to Food Entrepreneur
Elizabeth Woods persevered through unbelievable challenges and now thrives as a leading entrepreneur serving up magnificent quiche.