Diane Ward makes custom keepsake bears and cushions through her company Bee Belles Keepsakes.
Your Stories, Your Words: The Latest From the 1,000+ Stories Project
More than 1,000 women entrepreneurs from around the world have told us about their personal business journeys. Here are their stories, in their own words. Tell us yours!
She Wanted Something Of Her Own – So She Started Her Own Business
Mandy Jane Gregory runs her mobile gift shop Lucy Locket’s Studio in a retro caravan.
She’s Helping Get Your Second Hand Clothes Straight onto The Backs of Those Who Need Them Most
Anushka Jain’s Share At Door Step collects second hand goods straight from your doorstep and gets them to NGOs across India.
She Found Purpose Again After A Life Changing Accident
Amy Searle creates colorful decorative objects through her online store Rainbow Poochy.
She’s Turning Contemporary Art Into Affordable Ready-to-Wear Jewelry
Olga Alexander is an installation artist who transforms her large works into pieces for her jewelry line Nodes Collection.
She’s Helping to Revitalize Formerly Abandoned Spaces with Socially-Conscious Businesses
Antoinette Marie Johnson’s creative agency Cohere has transformed over 8M square feet of space in communities across America with projects in real estate, hospitality and food.
She Put A Bowtie on a Llama and Transformed Her Life
Celia Gaze is the founder of the magical and quirky wedding venue The Wellbeing Farm.
She Found Her Entrepreneurial Calling Later in Life
Annette Klososky is thriving as the founder and CEO of Survey Saurus, helping organizations harness their own data.
She is Continuing Her Personal and Professional Journey by Enabling Others to Continue Theirs
Menaca Pothalingham is a survivor of the Sri Lankan Civil War who works coaching others in resiliency.
She’s Creating the Work-Life Balance She Always Wanted
Jessica Thiefels’ consulting firm gives her the freedom to design her life according to her own rules.
She’s a Musician Providing Full Scale Event and Entertainment Production
Natasha Miller’s San Francisco-based Entire Productions serves the events industry with musicians, aerialists, magicians and everything in between.
Their Dating App is Creating a Safer Environment for Women
Julie Griggs & Danielle Dietzek’s Fourplay Social dating app allows users to go on dates in groups with their other single friends.
She’s Finding Solutions to Seasonal Affective Disorder
Amber Leong’s Circadian Optics Light Therapy Lamps are bringing light therapy to cold climate dwellers coast to coast.
She’s A Professional Organizer Helping Clients Transform Their Homes
Amy Bloomer’s company Let Your Space Bloom is all about making a space fit your specific needs.
She’s Helping to Connect Users to Businesses They Wouldn’t Traditionally Find Online
Trishna Mohanty created The Lister to bring businesses without an online presence into the digital world.