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Eileen Fisher Likes to Share Her Company With Employees Who ‘Do All the Work’
The fashion brand founder started an employee stock ownership plan that gives workers significant shares of her company, and she encourages others to do the same.
6 Fast-Growing Women-Led Companies to Watch in 2020
These female-founded firms are growing so fast, it’s hard to keep up. Find out how how much they’ve scaled their businesses.
Top 10 Stories About Women Entrepreneurs in 2019 – The Story Exchange
Here’s a look at all your favorite articles, from words of inspiration to truly motivational startup success stories.
First She Founded Jumia. Now, Her VC Fund Aims to Invest $66 Million in African Women Entrepreneurs
Fatoumata Ba, the Senegalese founder of Janngo Capital, is now investing in other startups that are owned by or benefit women.
She Once Sold $250,000 in Ugg Boots During a Single Holiday Season. Here’s What Online Retailers Advise for Black Friday
These business owners share their insider tips for optimizing holiday season sales.
This Founder Was Having a Bad Day When She Got a Surprise Phone Call — and $100,000
After taking home the grand prize in a competition — and praise from Padma Lakshmi — Hannah Hong will put the seed money toward building her startup.
She’s Built an Innovative Jewelry App, Thanks to Social-Media Stars and Augmented Reality
Nadia Lee’s Kollectin has signed up 5,000 influencers and shipped 10,000 units of product.
5 Tips and Tricks on How to Start an Ecommerce Business, From Those Who Did It
Thinking of launching an online business? First, get some advice from those who are virtually – and literally – thriving in the ecommerce world.
She’s in the $4 Million Business of Bringing People Together
Event producer extraordinaire Anna Rembold is making connections – and profits – through her fast-growing event planning firm.
Microfinance Nonprofit Kiva Hits $1 Billion Mark for Female Entrepreneurs
The San Francisco-based online platform has funneled $1 billion in loans to more than 2.7 million women across the globe.
Even Rent the Runway Suffers From Growing Pains
The billion-dollar startup is warning customers that it can’t deliver for a few weeks.
Forever 21: Can This Daughter Help Save Her Family’s Now-Bankrupt Business?
Linda Chang, whose parents founded the fast-fashion chain, saw the company flourish in the early aughts. But the rise of online shopping and the decline of malls have proven too challenging.
How to Prepare Your Small Business for the Holiday Rush
Keep these critical dates in mind as you begin now for a successful holiday shopping season.
An Immigrant Founder Uses Food to Lift Up Her Latino Community
Paty Funegra of La Cocina VA has raised $2 million to turn her community kitchen into an incubator, a café and a place of hope for struggling immigrants.